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APPENDIX A—continued. Return showing the Number of Offences reported, the Number of Offences for which Persons were apprehended or summoned, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ended 31st December, 1936, and Year ended 31st December, 1937 —continued.

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1936 1937. Increase or w w pi • Decrease in 0 § " H I Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of § S 8 m „ apprehended or summoned. isr™w Offences § § hi (Charges against Males and Females re P orted - Offences. amongst those ™ - ol — committed — "S'g "Stj "sS® Committed Summarily n . . , for Trial. hI for Trial. convicted; Dismissed. S ° o o n o 3 2 as a& a& a|s g s 1 I" I S H M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. | | Police Offences Act—continued. Unlawfully using horses, motor-cars, &c. 694 786 718 34 .. 633 3 48 .. 32 .. 92 .. Unlawfully on premises at night with- 124 158 156 .. .. 136 8 11 1 .. .. 34 out criminal intent Sunday trading .. .. .. 266 270 270 .... 175 89 4 2.. .. 4 .. False allegation re commission of 9 6 6.... 5 1 .. .. 3 offence Gaming Act. Common gaming-house, keeping or 135 112 112 .... 101 3 8 ........ 23 managing, &c. Pound in a common gaming-house .. 347 332 332 .. .. 313 14 5 .. .. .. 15 Gaming with instruments .. .. 8 50 50 .... 50 .. 42 Publishing advertisements relating to .. 1 1 .... 1 .. 1 betting on horse-races Lotteries, unlawfully establishing or 13 24 24 .. 21 .. 3 .. .. 11 conducting, &c. Betting, unlawful .. .. .. 39 23 23 23 .. .. 16 Following the occupation of bookmaker 68 76 73 69 2 2 .. .. 8 Publishing betting charts .. .. 4 36 36 | 35 .. 1 .. ! .. .. 32 .. Trespass on racecourse .. .. 56 30 30 ! .. 29 1 .. .. 26 Post and Telegraph Act. , Illegally opening or delaying postal 11 1 1 I .. 1 .. .. 10 packets Stealing postal packets, mail-bags, &c. 30 53 53 27 26 27 23 Stealing money, &c., from postal- 4 8 8 .... 8 .. 4.. packets Unlawfully opening mail-bags .. 2 1 1 1.. .. 1 .. .. 1 Injuring post-office pillars or boxes .. 31 11 7 I .... 7 .. .. 20 Damaging telegraph equipment .. 134 73 54 .... 48 1 5 .. .. .. .. 61 Posting indecent post-cards or letters 3 2 2 .... 2 .. .. 1 False statement re posting postal 2 1 1 .... 1 .. .. 1 packet Destitute Persons Act. Failing to maintain wife or children .. 1,759 1,895 1,802 .. .. 1,495 26 277 4 .. .. 136 Failing for fourteen days to pay main- [ 1,963 2,241 2,130 .. .. 1,903 8 218 1 .. .. 278 .. tenance moneys Offences by husbands while separation 90 25 25 .. .. i 22 .. 3 .. I .. .. .. 65 orders are in force Offences prescribed in sections 52 to 58 11 6 5 .... 4 .. 1 .. .. .. 5 of Destitute Persons Act Shipping and Seamen Act. Ship-desertion .. .. .. 61 112 77 .... 73 .. 4 .. .. .. 51 Absent without leave .. .. 17 13 11 .... 11 .. .. 4 Offences against discipline .. .. 1 2 1 .... 1 .. 1.. Embezzling cargo .. .. .. 4 2 2 .... 1 .. 1.. .. .. ,. 2 Stowing away .. .. .. 22 30 30 .... 29 1 ....(.. .. 8 Licensing Act. Permitting drunkenness or violent con- 4 7 7 .... 3 .. 4,.!.. .. 3.. duct Selling or supplying liquor to intoxicated 8 6 6 .. .. } 6 I .. .. .. 2 persons Permitting gaming, gambling, &c. .. j .. 1 1 .. ..! 1 .. 1.. Selling or supplying liquor, or exposing | 687 661 661 .. .. 439 36 167 j 19 . . | .. .. 26 for sale, or opening or keeping open j premises at unauthorized times Supplying liquor to persons under 27 54 54 .. .. j 38 2 14 .. .. 27 twenty-one years Selling or supplying liquor to pro- 9 12 12 .. .. 10 .. 2 .. .. 3 hibited persons Permitting prohibited persons to be on .. 4 4 .... 4 .. 4 premises Unlawfully employing females in or 2 2 2 1 .. .. 1 about a bar Employing minors in bars .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1.. Illegally supplying liquor to Natives 60 153 153 .. .. | 140 1 11 1 .. .. 93 Obstructing Inspectors or refusing 4 I 5 5..... 2 .. 3 .. i .. 1 entrance to Inspectors or constables 1