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

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1930. 1940. . Increase or ~ ~ Decrease in 8 g — 0 Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of g g J® apprehended or summoned. Number of Offences tta ia g U „• (Charges against Males and Females Convictions reported. Offences. ° 2 separately.) amongst those a « ® $ 1 committed "SjU c _ om S?itted Summarily Dl9misBed . for TriaI - _ +5 u -p m - o for Trial. convicted. a> & || || ||| 1 1 0 ® £3 4> S ■§ ca fee? 3 M 3 M B F. M. F. M. F. M. F. § ® to to to « w Miscellaneous. Absconding from industrial schools .. 31 4 2 .... 2 .. .. 27 Bankruptcy offences .. . . 11 22 22 20 2 .. .... 20 .. 11.. Brothels or houses of ill fame, keeping, 6 .. .. .... .. • ■ • ■ 6 &c. Children, wilfully ill-treating, neglect- 11 11 10 .. 2 3 4 .. 1 ing, abandoning, or exposing Deserting or absenting from His 36 27 20 .... 20 . . .. 9 Majesty's ships Drunk or behaving in a violent or 20 27 27 .... 27 .. 7 .. offensive, manner, &c., on a railway, &c. Failing to comply with conditions of 165 175 146 . . . . 132 7 6 1 .. .. 10 release under First Offenders Probation Act. Habitual criminals or offenders, breach 12 6 4 .... 4 .. .. 6 of conditions of probationary license Indecent Publications Act, offences 9 3 3 .... 3 • • • • 6 under Opium-smoking, &c. .. .. 26 47 47 .... 45 .. 2 .. .. 21 Smuggling .. .. •• 1 1 .... 1 1.. Trespassing on railway and refusing to 46 26 26 .... 24 .. 2 .. .. .. 20 leave, &c. Arms Act, broaches of .. .. 308 368 368 .. .. 356 2 9 1 .. .. 60 Second-hand Dealers Act, breaches of 5 9 9 8 1 .. 4 Motor-vehicles Act. Causing death or bodily injury through 49 53 50 43 1 .. .. 5 1 28 1 4 reckless driving Being intoxicated in charge of a motor- 756 634 633 I .. 561 5 66 1 .. .. 122 vehicle Reckless or negligent driving .. 1,734 926 918 4 .. 841 17 55 1 4 .. 808 Other breaches of Act .. .. 11,185 10,523 10,493 23 1 9,897 304 255 13 19 .. .. 662 Totals .. .. •• 46,378 45,009 41,621 1,449 53 36,762 1,199 2,055 101 1,304 34 3,020 4389 y Decrease .. .. .. .. • • • • .... .. • • 1,369