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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, 1938, and Year ended 31st December, 1939—continued.

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1s) 38. 1939. I — | Increase or §w p i Decrease in o "" | Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of I I lL Number of ~s • ° ° ill 8ePafately " ) amongst those a £ I t committed "8 'S S 5 M Committed Summarily . , ' or Trial. Sf Sf S.gl for, Trial. convicted. dismissed. g . !§• |& all 1 — 1 ; I S | J I I M - F - M . IF - M. F - M. F. | | Crimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. —continued. Offences against Rights of Property—ctd. Obtaining credit by fraud .. .. 127 188 172 5 .. 150 3 7 1 5 01 False accounting by officials or clerks 3 12 ]2 12 .. 12 0 False statements by officials or public I .. .. .. J officers Conspiracy to defraud .. .... 2 2 2.... o Fortune-telling or practising witchcraft 12 5 5 .... r> " " " " "7 Robbery and aggravated robbery .. 14 17 14 13 I 12 3 Assault with intent to rob .. .. 5 .. . '' '' '' r Demanding with intent to steal .. 2 4 1 I 1 ' "9 Burglary .. .. .. 76 107 74 58 ' i 'is " !' 58 "l 31 Burglary, attempted .. .. 15 13 6 1.. 2 3 1 "2 House or shop breaking, &c. .. 1,004 1,394 887 536 1 323 3 24 " 518 1 390 House or shop breaking, &c., attempted 111 89 45 24 19 2 18 ' 22 Being found in dwellinghouse by night 6 6 6 6 . ' Being armed with intent to break or 2 1 .. .! ], .. .. " " 1 enter Being disguised or in possession of house- 5 2 2 2 3 breaking implements Receiving property dishonestly obtained 98 176 175 13 134 10 18 7 78 rui geiy /■ * * •• . •• 85 95 91 63 3 20 1 4 61 "s io :: Uttering forged documents or false certi- 33 35 34 25 3 4 I ] 25 3 2 ficatos Sending false telegram .. .. 3 4 4 .... 31 1 Procuring execution of document by 1 1 1 1 .. . . ' ' " | false pretences Personation ...... 5 3 3 3 0 Coin, offences relating to .. 3 ., ,. .... ' '' 3 Arson .. .. .. .. 15 15 13 io !.' 3 " !! !! "9 " Arson, attempted .. .. .. 2 8 7 3.. 3 1 3 6 ' ' Setting fire to crops, attempted .. .. 1 1 I . . 1 I Wilfully placing obstruction on railway 2 10 5 .... 5 8 Mischief .. .. .. 838 895 845 i !! 793 io 39 "2 1 " 57 Mischief on railways and tramways .. 18 10 1 .... \ 7.. .. "s Possessing or making explosive sub- 3 1 1 I . . '' . . .. 1 2 stance, &c., with intent thereby to commit a crime Sending threatening letters .. .. 3 ........ 3 Threatening acts with intent to intimi- 1 . . .. .... '' '' 1 date Police Offences Act. Breach of the peace or behaviour with 712 738 731 655 9 65 2 26 intent Cruelty to animals.. .. .. 47 64 62 .... 53 5 4 17 Drunkenness .. .. .. 5,202 5,683 5,683 .. .. 5,533 142 7 i !! 481 Drunk while in charge of horses, &c., or 18 20 20 .... 19 ] 2 loaded firearms Drunk and disorderly .. .. 226 232 232 .... 223 4 5 (S Soliciting prostitution .. .. 7 2 2 .... 2 "5 Exposure ofperson and grossly indecent 222 242 204 7 .. is4 2 il !. 5 20 acts Using profane, indecent, or obscene 542 520 518 .. .. 483 21 13 1 22 language Vagrancy (idle and disorderly persons, 309 377 375 15 .. 260 40 54 6 8 .. 68 rogues and vagabonds, and incorrigible rogues) Assaulting, obstructing, or resisting 163 180 180 1 167 3 9 17 constables, &c. Intimidation to restrict lawful acts .. .. 1 1 1 .... ] Inciting violence, disorder, or lawless- 16 5 5 .... 5 .. .. .. .. 11 ness Unlawfully using horses, motor-cars, &c. 916 1,087 898 51 .. 820 3 23 1 49 171 Unlawfully on premises at night with- 147 221 220 .... 199 I 20 . '' 74 out criminal intent Sunday trading .. .. ..163 85 85 .... 67 15 2 1 78 False allegation re commission of offence I 6 8 8 ,,,,1 7 . I 1 . .. '' 2