H.—l6.

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, 1939, and Year ended 31st December, 1940 —continued.

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1039. 1940. Increase or m oa a . Decrease in 8 o '"9 Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of S S $02 apprehended or summoned. Offences S 5 I (Charges against Males and Females r nn 3nri B reported. O O qfvna rat,*»Iv Offences. ta jg g sepa aTei "-> amongst those * <& ° S £ committed "6 V o-£ Committed Summarily r) lamigsed for Trial. M-e for Trial. convicted. dismissed. . || || ||| . | 1 | a P S J * 9 M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. if !a & . a a Post and Telegraph Act. Illegally opening or delaying postal ] 7 7 .... 6 1 .. 6 packets Stealing postal packets, mail-bags, &c. 81 34 32 .... 28 .. 4 . . . . .. 47 Stealingmoney,&c.,frompostalpackets 7 35 34 1 31 .. 2 1 .. 28 Unlawfully opening mail-bags .. .. 2 1 .... .. .. 1 .. .. 2 Injuring post-office pillars or boxes .. 45 20 8 .... 8 . . .... .. .. . . 19 Damaging telegraph equipment .. 49 17 16 .... 15 1 .. . . 32 Posting indecent post-cards or letters 13 4 3 .... 2 1 .. . . . . 9 Destitute Pebsons Act. Failing to maintain wife or children .. 1,570 1,280 1,217 .. .. 999 1 217 .. .. .. .. 290 Failing for fourteen days to pay main- 2,595 2,210 2,108 .. .. 2 428 1 .. .. .. 385 tenance moneys Offences by husbands while separation 35 13 13 .... 13 . . .. 22 orders are in force Offences prescribed in sections 52 to 58 2 .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. 2 of Destitute Persons Act Shipping and Seamen Act. Misconduct endangering his ship or lives .. 3 3 .... 3 .. .... .. .. 3.. of persons thereon Ship-desertion .. .. .. 219 117 73 .... 00 .. 13 .. .. .. 102 Absent without leave .. .. 10 17 17 .... 17 .. 7 Offences against discipline .. .. 1 5 5 .... 5 .. 4.. Harbouring deserters . . .. 1 .. .. .... .. . . . . ] Stowing away .. .. .. 51 4 4 .... 4 .. .. 47 Licensing Act. Permitting drunkenness or violent con- 8 4 4 .... 2 .. 2.. .. .. .. 4 duct Selling or supplying liquor to intoxi- 12 4 4 .... 4 .. .. 8 cated persons Keeping disorderly houses .. .. 1 .. .. .... . . .. .. 1 Permitting gaming, gambling, &c. .. 2 2 2 .... 2 Selling or supplying liquor, or exposing 767 736 736 .. .. 544 35 150 7 .. .. .. 31 for sale, or opening or keeping open premises at unauthorized times Supplying liquor to persons under 73 32 32 .... 23 2 7 .. .. . . 41 twenty-one years Selling or supplying liquor to prohibited 12 9 9 .... 8 1 .. .. 3 persons Permitting prohibited persons to be on 2 2 2 .... 2 premises Employing minors in bars .. .. 2 3 3 .... 2 .. 1 .. .. 1 Illegally supplying liquor to Natives .. 183 105 104 .... 98 3 3 .. .. . . 78 Obstructing Inspectors or refusing 5 1 1 .... .. .. 1.. .. .. .. 4 entrance to Inspectors or constables Having or purchasing labels for bottling 1 2 2 .... 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 contrary to Act Breaches of prohibition orders .. 603 440 439 .. .. 414 20 5 .. .. .. 163 Found on licensed premises after 2,268 2,165 2,164 .. .. 2,005 50 100 9 .. .. .. 103 -closing-hours Refusing to quit licensed premises .. 13 12 12 .... 10 1 1 .. .. .. 1 Selling or exposing liquor for sale 158 175 171 4 .. 136 16 12 3 4 17 without a license Found on premises where liquor was 118 185 183 . . . . 137 23 15 8 .. .. 67 seized under a warrant Offences against provisions in force in 70 43 43 .... 42 .. 1 .. .. .. 27 no-license districts Selling, supplying, or giving liquor to 25 27 27 .... 27 .. 2 Maoris in Native licensing districts Offences against provisions of no-license 90 51 51 .... 49 .. 2 .. .. .. 39 in Native proclaimed areas Supplying liquor to Natives in pro- 138 176 176 .. .. 172 .. 4 .. .. 38 claimed districts Permitting consumption of liquor in 21 1 1 .... 1 .. .. 20 restaurants after hours In possession of liquor in vicinity of 70 1,110 1,109 .. .. 1,051 7 47 4 .. .. 1,040 dance-halls, &c.