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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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1988. 1030. — Increase or <6 <8 ~ A T , ,, . Decrease in O O -a Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of 3 3 8 co apprehended or summoned. at v, f Offences § § a 8 . (Charges against Males and Females reported. 0iIe » ces - a separately.) amongst those c<s « « ~~ ~~ committed — li :i sr ssra ,orTrlal - II |i ff§ I p | M I" | s 9 M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. | I Licensing Act—continued. Found on licensed premises after 1,863 2,268 2,266 .. .. 2,131 45 82 8 .. .. 405 closing-hours Refusing to quit licensed premises .. 30 13 13 .... 11 .. 1 l .. .. 17 Selling or exposing liquor for sale 107 158 158 .. .. 127 18 13 .. 51 without a license Found on premises where liquor was 75 118 116 .... 97 .. 12 7 .. .. 43 seized under a warrant Offences against provisions in force in 45 70 70 .... 62 .. 8 .. .. 25 no-license districts Selling, supplying, or giving liquor to 57 25 25 .... 23 1 1 .. .. 32 Maoris in Native licensing districts Offences against provisions of no-license 100 90 90 .... 84 2 4 .. .. .. 10 in Native proclaimed areas Supplying liquor to Natives in pro- 139 138 138 .. .. 128 5 5 .. .. 1 claimed districts Permitting consumption of liquor in 16 21 21 .... 17 1 3.. .. .. 5 restaurants after hours In possession of liquor in vicinity of .. 70 70 .... 69 .. 1 .. .. 70 dance-halls, &c. Miscellaneous. Absconding from industrial schools . . 23 31 30 .... 30 .. 8 Bankruptcy offences .. .. 7 11 11 8 3 7 .. 4 Brothels or houses of ill fame, keeping, 4 6 6.... 2 4 .. 2 &c. Children, wilfully ill-treating, neglect- 7 11 11 .... 8 3 .... .. .. 4 ing, abandoning, or exposing Deserting or absenting from His 43 36 29 .... 29 .. .. 7 Majesty's ships Drunk or behaving in a violent or 13 20 20 .... 18 .. 2 .. .. 7 offensive manner. &c., on a railway, &c. Failing to comply with conditions of 134 165 142 .. .. 128 9 5 .. .. 31 release under First Offenders Probation Act Habitual criminals or offenders, breach 13 12 9 7 1 1 .. ,, 1 of conditions of probationary license Indecent publications Act, offences 26 9 9 .... 6 3 .. .. 17 under Opium-smoking, &c. .. .. 66 26 26 .... 25 .. 1 .. .. ,, 40 Smuggling .. .. .. 2 .. .. '' ' [ 2 Trespassing on railway and refusing to 33 46 46 .... 43 2 1 .. .. 13 leave, &e. Arms Act, breaches of .. .. 333 308 308 .. .. 298 .. 10 .. .. .. 25 Second-hand Dealers Act, breaches of 4 5 5 .... 5 ., 1 .. Motor-vehicles Act. Causing death or bodily injury through 73 49 48 38 1 .. .. 9 27 .. 24 reckless driving Being intoxicated in charge of a motor- 810 756 754 .. .. 683 4 67 .. .. .. 54 vehicle Reckless or negligent driving .. 1,907 1,734 1,732 4 .. 1,589 26 108 5 3 .. .. 173 Other breaches of Act .. .. 11,174 11,185 11,170 12 .. 10,631 261 239 27 8 .. il . . Totals .. .. .. 44,308 46,378 43,162 1,534 32 38,299 1,254 1,930 112 1,339 23 3,820 1750 Increase .. .. .. .. .. ., ,. ., .. ,, , _ _ _ _ _ 2^070