H.—26.

Return showing the Number of Offences Reported, Persons Apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1891, and Year ending 31st December, 1892— continued.

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1891. 1892. Offences. 35 Hi O s gild So o Committed for Trial. Persons apprehended or summoned, a> mftSrt Summarily Dis-' s 8 S 2 to Trial. Convicted. charged. O O ft" M. F. M. P. M. F. s o Summarily Convicted. Number of Convictions amongst those Committed for.Trial. O H O a w i S3 •H o M. F. M. F. M. F. North Island— continued. Masters and Apprentices Act, breaches of Murder Murder, accessory to .. Murder attempted Naval deserters and stragglers .. Neglected and criminal children Obscene and profane language .. Obstructing and resisting police Obstructing railway-lines Pawnbrokers Act, breaches of .. Perjury Personating electors Poison-laying.. Police Offences Act, minor offences Post Office Act, breaches of Prisons Act, offences against Public Works'Act, breaches of .. Rape Eape, attempted Receiving stolen property Refusing to quit licensed premises Registration of Births, &c, Act, breaches of Robbery under arms Selling indecent pictures ., Sending threatening letters Sheep-stealing Shipping and Seamen's Act, breaches of Shooting with intent Shooting, inciting to .. Sly grog-selling Suicide, attempted Sureties of the peace Trespass Vagrancy Wife-desertion 4 3 1 31 19 211 69 4 3 4 1 163 3 3 26 8 1 7 4 2 5 7 2 1 24 43 168 67 2 "io 325 4 57 Q 3 8 15 1 3 1 1 4 1 1 2 3 24 20 111 54 263 4 38 21 28 7 2 2 2 1 2 21 9 6 42 14 2 1 1 6 2 1 *7 2 13 •2 5 7 2 1 24 43 167 65 1 10 325 4 56 3 2 8 15 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .. 4 .. 2 .. 7 24 .. .. 43 2 2 .. 4 7 .. A i 1 162 .. 3 1 .. 31 .. A i 1 .. 1 .. 11 .. ■1 '7 48 2 4 "i 1 3 'I 2 8 1 1 *2 1 1 "\ 3 1 3 7 58 1 2 1 5 1 2 3 58 3 .. 1 .. 3 .. "7 37 2 53 2 21 .. 1 1 13 9 25 14 236 32 1 1 1 13 9 25 14 236 21 1 .. 1 .. i .. 2 18 .. 8 82 .. 16 .. 9 11 7 22 154 16 1 12 10 149 11 3 2 4 1 51 9 4 6 3 27 10 1 2 3 "9 Totals 6,814 7,295 220 9 4,789 756 826 166 6,766 117 4 818 337 Inc. 481 South Island. Absconding from Industrial Schools Abusive and threatening language Animals Protection Act, offences against Arson Arson, attempted Assaults, common Assaults, indecent Assaults on police Assault and robbery Assaults, violent Bankruptcy, fraud Breaches of the peace Branding Act, breaches of Burglary, breaking into shops, dwellings, &c. Cattle- and horse-stealing Cattle-maiming Cemeteries Act, breaches of Child-desertion Children's Protection Act, breaches of Coinage offences Concealment of birth Conspiring to defraud Contempt of Court Cruelty to animals Cruelty to children Customs offences Cutting and wounding.. Damaging police uniform Default of penalties, &c. Defence Act, breaches of 4 66 5 22 4 228 8 43 17 8 15 155 87 7 61 7 22 209 16 32 17 7 2 116 3 63 3 4 7 8 3 12 2 '4 6 36 3 144 4 30 1 1 83 16 1 i '5 1 14 4 1 53 1 2 12 1 17 3 4 9 2 1 "2 6 60 7 4 204 12 32 15 8 1 105 3 39 2 "2 5 1 1 10 1 4 3 .. 6 2 .. 4 .. 19 8 .. .. 11 1 .. 13 .. 39 3 .. .. 24 13 1 1 2 1 15 2 8 10 1 2 .. 1 1 r> 1 1 2 "2 '2 2 2 1 .. 3 1 1 2 1 76 2 6 4 ■2 7 2 2 1 .. 1 .. A 2 "l 5 48 '2 2 1 76 2 6 4 2 5 2 1 55 i 20 4 28 .. 2 .. 2 2 .. '4 1 i 5 1 1 5 2 1 2 1 1 "l 4 2 2 6 2 1 1 1 ..