H.—IB.

Return showing the Number of Offences Reported, Persons Apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1879, and Year ending 31st December, 1880— continued.

H. E. Readee, Commissioaer.

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Offences. 4> a -3 ° s Committed I for Trial. Persoi is Apprehended, 1879. Summarily Convicted. Discharged. -a if J* I O-e o & s Committed tor Trial. Persons Apprchendt Summarily Convicted. :d, 1880. Discharged. of II 1! M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. s 8 Q Sotjth Island — continued. lotteries Act, breaches of... Halicious injury to property Manslaughter Merchant Shipping Act, breaches of Masters and Apprentices Act, breaches of Masters and Servants Act, breaches of Malicious attempt to upset a train ... Medical Practitioners Act, breaches of Municipal Corporations Aot, breaches of llurder Murder, attempted Municipal Police Act and Ordinances, breaches of Neglected and criminal children Neglecting to maintain children Obscene and profane language )bstructing and resisting police )bstructing railway-lines )ld Metal and Marine Store Dealers Act, breaches of )yster Fisheries Act, breaches of ... Pawnbrokers Act, bieaches of 'erjury Jolice Ordinance, Dunedin, breaches of Police Ordinance, Christchurch, breaches of Protection of Animals Act, breaches of 'risons Act, breaches of .. JublichouseOrdinance,breaches of... 'ublic Works Act, breaches of 3ublie Health Act, breaches of 1 222 1 318 1 1 2 324 5 7 188 1 261 63 1 1 2 7 no 168 61 I 146 i'76 I 1 2 253 12 9 58 5 42 47 "60 2 '5 1 !5 2 3 2 5 2 1 203 1 223 1 1 2 324 4 7 188 1 190 63 222 10 121 4 1 283 4 1 9 142 9 219 68 4 7 3 1 1 '59 "69 1 1 1 251 5 84 6 140 62 42 1 57 !9 3 24 1 3i 3 27 4 4 12 14 5 1 1 4 2 8 1 209 10 100 4 1 1 281 8 1 9 142 9 219 68 9 3 1 1 2 8 1 197 1 1 41 46 42 5 1 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 15 5° 10 15 49 n 95 4 1 "82 4 8 1 10 95 5 2 "36 4 45 4 1 11 93 59 5 18 83 97 72 5 15 5 97 4 5 2 7 6 7 1 38 82 33 74 1 5 4 1 38 8l 6 37 81 3 34 61 2 1 6 37 81 5 1 1 3 1 3 1 tape tape, attempted tailway by-laws, breaches of Registration of Births, &c, Act, breaches of teceiving stolen property... tescuing prisoners from police tescuing goods from a bailiff Jiot Sale of Food and Drugs Act, breaches of Sacrilege Salmon and Trout Act, breaches of... Sheep-stealing Shipping and Seamen's Act, breaches of Shooting with intent to do bodily harm slaughterhouse Act, breaches of ... Smuggling Soliciting alms Sodomy Stamp Act Sureties of the peace Suicide Suicide, attempted Suffering a prisoner to escape threatening language tramways Act, breaches of trespass on lands J ttering counterfeit coin ... Vagrancy heights and Measures Act, breaches of iVife-desertion tVounding with intent forking on Sunday 12 4 83 3 6 1 7' 1 5 3 10 II 4 82 1 ,! 3 92 7 1 "68 5 "8 2 1 3 88 1 9 4 1 9 1 12 2 6 1 2 6 8 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 8 1 1 12 29 7 32 10 10 10 10 42 10 41 10 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 5 2 2 2 4 3 5 3° 1 27 1 ... 1 28 1 4 1 2, [ 9 3 I 3 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 1 3 7 3 8 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 1 4 4 1 2 7 10 3 2 5 I 1 1 3 5 3 7 3 8 1 2 7 10 1 2 2 '"(> 1 4 2 3 27 1 2 4 : I 1 34 1 5 33 "48 3" 3 2 15 1 "48 14 4 1 I 1 4 4 I 528 8 267 8 172 "65 24 528 8 1 609 46 35° 33 '53 7° 13 "36 609 46 1 81 38 12 6 3 16 9 5 6 3 3 9 9 4 9 9 "18 18 18 1 "18 Totals 9,283 25' 22 6,063 953 1,013 144 8,446; 9,3i7 268 12 6,072 984! i MS* 8,644 667 '52 701