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Offences. 1948. 1949. Number of Offences -Reported. | Number of | Offences | Reported. Number of Offences in Which Arrests or Summonses Resulted. Crimes and Justices op the Peace Acts, etc. —ctd. Offences Against Rights of Property 7,925 4,723 Theft (undescribed) 8,682 Theft, attempted 43 23 31 25 Theft from the person 16 7 Theft from dwellings 466 397 182 Theft from dwellings, attempted 14 16 4 Theft by clerks or servants .. .. - 47 91 88 Theft by clerks or servants, attempted 1 Theft of animals (specified) 35 36 3 35 2 Theft of animals, attempted 4 Bringing stolen property into New Zealand 956 1 1 False pretences 855 28 790 False pretences, attempted .. ( 14 28 Obtaining credit by fraud 95 123 11& False accounting by officials or clerks 2 7 7 Conspiracy to defraud 46 12 12 Fortune-telling or practising witchcraft 8 8 Robbery and aggravated robbery 33 1 13 9 Robbery and aggravated robbery, attempted 1 1 Assault with intent to rob 14 Demanding with intent to steal 1 1 Extortion by threats 1 9 2 Burglary 90 107 75 Burglary, attempted 10 4 House or shop breaking, &c. 1,519 1,424 898 House or shop breaking, &c., attempted 152 174 73 Being found in dwellinghouse by night 7 16 13 6 Being disguised or in possession of housebreaking implements 3 6 Receiving property dishonestly obtained 215 131 131 Forgery . ■ • • • • • • 223 100 94 Uttering forged documents or false certificates .. 117 27 26 Sending false telegram 1 1 Procuring execution of document by false pretences 4 5 5 Personation 1 1 Arson 33 28 23 Arson, attempted .. Wilfully placing obstruction on railways 3 5 4 5 4 3 Mischief 723 700 i>88 Mischief on railways and tramways 11 9 8 Possessing or making explosive substance, &c., with intent 1 thereby to commit a crime 4 Threatening acts with intent to intimidate 2 4 Breach of Secret Commissions Act % Police Offences Act Breach of the peace or behaviour with intent, &c. 776 487 479 Cruelty to animals 26 l'X 14 Drunkenness 2,949 3,029 3,029 Drunk while in charge of horses, &c,, or loaded firearms .. 7 20 20 Drunk and disorderly 139 150-, 150 Exposure of person and grossly indecent acts 243 211 160 Using profane, indecent, or obscene language 335 344 339 Vagrancy (idle and disorderly persons, rogues and vaga300 268 268 bonds, and incorrigible rogues) 138 138 Assaulting, obstructing, or resisting constables, &c. 143