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APPENDIX A. Return showing the Number of Offences reported, Persons apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1909, and Year ending 31st December, 1910.

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1909. 1WU. % % £ £« j Pereone apprehended or summoned. . -j| Con^otfon'e I *§« fe |« «1|| £§■§£ amongst ||| ||| I J S; i J .gg i iS'SS »-3B ■- .g-sg;" — £ o c gjjjg M. F. M. F. M. F. £ *5 M. I F. Abandoning children .. .. 2 .. .. .... .. .. .... Abduction I 2 2 2 1 1 2 Abetting attempted rape .. .. 2 2 2 2 .. .. 2 Abortion, procuring .. .. 4 2 2..2 2.. 1 .. Abortion, attempt to procure .. 2 1 1 1 .. .. .. .... 1 1 Absconding from apprenticeship 4 .. ....... .. .. .... Absconding from bail.. .. 2 1 I 1 1 .. .. 1 1 Absconding from industrial schools 7!) 129 113 .... 112 1 .... 113 .. .. 50 Abusive and threatening language; 217 203; 203 .. .. 135 9 47 12 203 Administering drug to facilitate ' 1 .. .. .... .. .. .... the commission of a crime Arson .. .. .. 28 29 23 15 1 2 .. 4 I 23 8 11 Arson, attempted .. .. 7 5 5 3.. 2 5 1 Assault, aggravated .. .. .. 2 2 2 2 1 2 Assaults, common .. .. 935 804 797 2 .. 580 16 174 25 797 Assaults, indecent .. .. 55 57 54 46 1 .. 7 .. 64 33 2 Assaults occasioning bodily harm 52 39 39 23 .. 11 .. 5 .. 39 9 Assaults on bailiffs .. .. 1 ] 4 j 4.... 2 1 1 I .. 4.. .. 3 Assaults on police .. . . 81 68 68 2 . . 58 1 7 . . 68 1 .. Assault and robbery .. . . 57 39 38 33 . . I .. 4 .. 38 19 .. Assisting prisoner to escape from [ 2 .. .. .... . . custody Attempts to commit crimes .. 10 10 7 3 1 2 .. 1 7 3 1 .. Bankruptcy offences .. .. j 30 '! 14 12 10 .. 2 12 I Being in possession of house- ."> 3 3 2 .. .. .. 1 3 2 .. breaking implements Being in possession of sheep-skins ■ ■ 1 1 .... 1 . . .... 1 .. .. 1 with the ears cut off Begging .. .. .. 26 : 28 2S .... 26 1 1 . . 28 .. 2 Bestiality .. .. .. 2 1 1 1 1 1 .. Bigamy .. .. .. 8 4 4 II 1 .... I 4 1 1 Boarding tram while in motion .. 2 2 .. .. - 2 .. .. 2 Breaches of the peace .. 629 579 578 .. .. 4!)1 9 76 2 578 Burglary, breaking into shope, 364 461 359 283 8 34 1 T.i .. 369 235 8 97 dwellings, &c. Carnally knowing girls .. IK 22 21 19 .. . . , .. 2 .. 21 8 .. 4 Carnally knowing girls, attempted 7 3 :( 2 .. .. .. I .. 3 1 .. Cattle-maiming .. . . .. r> 4 2 2 .. 4 1 .. 5 Coinage offences .. .. 8 2 2|l 1 .. 2 1 Concealment of birth .. .. 1 3 2 .. 2 2.. 1 Conspiring to defeat the course L , .. .. .... . . .. .... of justice Conspiring to defraud .. 5 .. .. ... . . .. .... Contempt of Court .. .. 4 4 4 | .... .'! 1 .... 4 Counselling the commission of an i 8 19 L9 .... 14 ... 5 19 .. .. 11 offence Cruelty to animals .. .. 230 273 273 l .... 214 1 57 1 273 .. 43 Cruelty to children .. .. 7 14 14 .. 1 8 6; 2 2 14 17 Cutting and wounding .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. Damaging police uniform .. 21 41 41 .... 39 .. 2 .. 41 .. .. 20 Deserting and failing to provide 618 695 H18 436 12 170 .. 618 .. .. 77 for wives and children Deserters and stragglers from 60 48 35 .. .. : 34 .. . 1 .. 35 H.M. ships Deserters and absentees from 93 | 148 94 .... 91 . . 3 .. 94 .. .. 55 merchant vessels Detaining postal packets .. r> S 5 4 .. 1 I .. .... 5 4 Discharging firearms .. . . 44 j 47 47 1 . . i 43 .. I 3 .. 47 .. .. 3 Disobeying orders on board ships 42 43 43 .... 39 | . . 4 4:{ .. .. 1 Disobeying orders of Court and 780 772 691 .. ..I 502; 3 181 5 691 summonses Disobeying terms of release under 11 9 8 4.. 3.. 1 .. 8 4.. First Offenders' Probation Act Disorderly and riotous conduct 261 j 278 278 .... 255 6 17 .. 278 •.. .. 17 Dissuading a witness from giving I • • 2 2.... .. .. 11 2.. .. 2 evidence Disturbing meetings and congre- ! 33 24 22 .. .. [ 20 .. 2 .. 22 gations Drunkenness .. .. 10,657 11,718 11,718 .. .. 10,843 817 55 3 11,718 .. .. 1061 Education Act, breach of (dis- .. 1 1 .... 1 1 .. .. 1 turbing school) Escaping from custody . . 17 15 15 7 .. 7 .. 1 .. 15 6 Failing to support parents and j 324 360 330 .. .. 213 6 95 16 330 .. .. 36 near relatives False declarations .. . . 24 23 23 2 3 12 5 1 23 1 3 False pretences .. .. 241 j 256 237 35 .. 162 12 26 2 237 26 15 Fish, illegally taking .. .. 56 j 77 77 .... 70 .. 7 .. 77 .. .. 21 Forgery and uttering .. .. 186 142 130 116 1 3 .. 9 1 130 102 1 Fortune-telling .. .. 23 .. .. .... .. Found armed by night, with 1 .. .. .... .. felonious intent Found by night disguised, with 3 .. .. .... .. intent to commit a crime Furious riding and driving .. 95 117 116 < .... 105 .. 11 .. 116 .. .. 22 1910. I P ii .. 1 1 .. 2 .. . 13 2 .. 1 3 .. 1 1 '. i 1 .. 2 .. 2 .. t 7 .. 4 .. 5 .. i '.'. 3 .. 7 .. 6 .. 7 .. . 1 5 .. 3 '.'. 1 . . 7 .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 6 .. 5 .. 1 .. 4 2 2 .. 2 "l ■ 2 1 4 1 50 1 1 1 2 2 \%\ 2 i3 3 13 18 2 1 ' * lr, 2 1 2 1 2 I 2 5(1 8 97 4 5 4 "l 6 1 2 ."> ii ' 1 43 7 20 77 r> 12 55 ■ ■ 3 1 3 5 8 2 6 i 17 2 9 817 3 1061 1 <5 ie 36 l> 3 12 i 2 3 is 21 I i i 44 23 1 1 3 22