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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, 1937, and Year ended 31st December, 1938 —continued.

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1937. 1938. I Increase or w tn a • Decrease in a o ""8 Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of g g $ & apprehended or summoned. Offences O O §83 (Charges against Males and Females Co™S reported. Oflences. iaj| separately.) amongst those ° ® w — committed o ■a "3 ■o "S 5 n Committed Summarily ' 0r Tria1, Sf Hi 8*1 forTrial - convkted - ' ' < * f& |& ||| — £ | | w | C | * H M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. § S Licensing Act—continued. Permitting prohibited persons to be on 4 1 1 .... 1 .. ...... .. .. 3 premises Unlawfully employing females in or 2 2 2 .... 2 about a bar Employing minors in bars .. .. 1 4 4 .... 3 .. 1 .. .. 3.. Illegally supplying liquor to Natives .. 153 101 99 .. .. 87 .. 12 .. .. .. 52 Obstructing Inspectors or refusing 5 1 1 .... 1 .. .. 4 entrance to Inspectors or constables Using bottles with labels more than once 1 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 Breaches of prohibition orders .. 517 641 636 .. .. 617 13 5 1 .. .. 124 Found on licensed premises after 2,048 1,863 1,859 .. .. 1,723 29 105 2 .. .. .. 185 closing-hours Refusing to quit licensed premises .. 15 30 30 .... 30 .. 15 Selling or exposing liquor for sale 167 107 106 .... 83 10 11 2 .. .. .. 60 without a license Found on premises where liquor was 122 75 75 .... 67 .. 7 1 . . .. .. 47 seized under a warrant Offences against provisions in force in 110 45 45 .... 45 .. .. 65 no-license districts Selling, supplying, or giving liquor to 39 57 54 .... 45 3 3 3.. .. 18 Maoris in Native licensing districts Offences against provisions of no-license 55 100 100 1 85 4 10 .. .. 45 in Native proclaimed areas Supplying liquor to Natives in pro- 98 139 139 .. .. 124 .. 15 .. .. 41 claimed districts Permitting consumption of liquor in 1 16 16 .... 7 .. 9 .. .. 15 restaurants after hours Miscellaneous. Absconding from industrial schools .. 9 23 23 .... 23 .. 14 Bankruptcy offences .. .. 7 7 7 4.. 3 4 Brothels or houses of ill fame, keeping, 6 4 4..1 1 ..2.. 1 .. 2 &c. Children, wilfully ill-treating, neglect- 2 7 6 .... 2 4 .. 5.. ing, abandoning, or exposing Deserting or absenting from His 33 43 25 .... 25 .. 10 Majesty's ships Drunk or behaving in a violent or 16 13 13 .... 12 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 offensive manner, &c., on a railway, &c. Failing to comply with conditions of 135 134 124 .. .. 116 5 3 .. .. .. 1 release under First Offenders Probation Act Habitual criminals or offenders, breach 15 13 11 .... 11 .. .. 2 of conditions of probationary license Indecent Publications Act, offences 5 26 26 .... 26 .. 21 under Opium-smoking, &c. .. .. 96 66 66 .... 62 .. 4 .. .. .. 30 Smuggling .. .. 6 2 2 .... 2 .. .... .. .. .. 4 Trespassing on railway and refusing to 24 33 33 .... 31 2 .. 9 leave, &c. Arms Act, breaches of .. .. 297 333 332 .. .. 325 1 6 .. .. 36 Second-hand Dealers Act, breaches of 7 4 4 .... 3 1 .. .. 3 Motob-vehicles Act. Causing death or bodily injury through 59 73 73 60 2 4 7 30 1 14 reckless driving Being intoxicated in charge of a motor- 634 810 806 1 .. 755 3 47 1 .. 176 vehicle Reckless or negligent driving .. 2,099 1,907 1,894 9 .. 1,650 54 177 4 8 .. 192 Other breaches of Act .. .. 6,975 11,174 11,160 5 .. 10,557 253 316 29 3 .. 4,199 '.. Totals .. .. .. 38,629 44,308 41,618 1,267 20 37,080 1,288 1,859 104 1,106 14 7,435 1756 *, J Y Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 5,679