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1944. 1945. Offences. Number of Number of Number of Offences in Offences Offences which Arrests reported. reported. or Summonses resulted. Licensing Act —continued Found on premises where liquor was seized under a warrant 20 6 6 Offences against provisons in force in no-license districts .. 13 45 45 Selling, supplying, or giving liquor to Maoris in Native 9 5 5 licensing districts Offences against provisions of no-license in Native pro19 20 20 claimed areas Supplying liquor to Natives in proclaimed districts 364 455 446 Permitting consumption of liquor in restaurants after hours 16 11 11 In possession of liquor in vicinity of dance-halls, &c. 941 1,218 1,207 Unlawful consumption or removal of liquor 118 118 Supplying liquor without a signed order 7 7 Consuming liquor on a train, &c. 6 6 Innkeeper failing to provide a meal for travellers 4 4 Motob-vehicles Act Causing death or bodily injury through reckless driving .. 25 35 34 Being intoxicated in charge of a motor-vehicle 197 222 221 Reckless or negligent driving 273 290 286 Other breaches of Act 4,914 4,279 4,225 Miscellaneous Absconding from State Institutions 26 30 30 Bankruptcy offences 15 7 7 Brothels or houses of ill fame, keeping, &c. 17 1 Children, wilfully ill-treating, neglecting, abandoning, or 11 9 8 exposing Deserting or absenting from His Majesty's ships 30 63 60 Drunk or behaving in a violent or offensive manner, &c., 18 42 40 on a railway, &c. Failing to comply with conditions of release under 130 113 102 Offenders Probation Act Habitual criminals or offenders, breach of conditions of 3 5 5 probationary license Indecent Publications Act, offences under 7 7 Opium-smoking, &c. 99 31 31 Smuggling .. 1 7 7 Trespassing on railway and refusing to leave, &c. 120 67 65 Arms Act, breaches of 275 289 284 Second-hand Dealers Act, breaches of .. 47 22 22 Distillation Act, breaches of .. 14 2 2 Totals 31,960 33,744 27,965 Increase 1 ~y —' ,784