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Offences Return.—Canterbury Division Return showing the Number of Offences Reported, Persons Apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1878, and Year ending the 31st December, 1879.

T. Broham, January 4th, 1880. Superintendent of Armed Constabulary.

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Persons Apprehended, 1878. Persons Apprehended, 1879. Offences. Number of all Offences reported Committed for TrialJ Summarily Convicted. Discharged Number of Number of all Offences reported Committed for Trial. Summarily Convicted. Discharged! Number of Persons Increasei Decrease Remarks. Persons Apprehended. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. hended. Arson Assaults, common Assaults, indecent Assaults on police Assaults, violent .... Attempted suicide Attempted poisoning Assault with intent to rob Assault and robbery with violence Attempting to commit a felony Attempted buggery Bestiality .... Breach of the peace Burglary .... Breaking into and stealing from a dwelling Breaking into and stealing from a public dwelling .... Births, Death, and Marrage Act . Coinage Act .... Cattle stealing .... 8 133 16 125 2 1 ■• o 3 1 8 1 . . I i 86 4 114 1 1 1 ' 3 •• ' ' i 3 20 4 10 ' 1 •• 3 i G 119 16 125 2 i i i i 23 72 15 56 8 5 4 2 2 2 1 69 5 38 4 ' '8 ' '2 1 2 1 2 33 3 51 3 5 .. I 1 ' '4 •• i • • I 32 ' 5 3 1 3 7 72 11 56 S 5 1 2 1 15 5 3 4 2 2 61 69 ••_ 1 1 ••_ ' 1 1 60 2 23 2 6 55 2 ' -2 i l 60 2 15 ' ~8 50 1 9 19 1 1 1 69 2 18 9 3 15 9 2 1 1 •• 6 2 1 •■ 3 4 1 !•• ** ' '2 2 i 1 ' 3 * • 3 6 •• •• 3 2 3 1 5 •" 3 Carried Forward . 384 26 1 261 5 ! 46 I 354 317 28 i 158 4 253 4 ' 253 66 134