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APPENDIX A—continued. Return showing the Number of Offences reported, the Number of Offences for which Persons were apprehended or summoned, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ended 31st December, 1923, and Year ended 31st December, 1924—continued.

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1923. 1924. Increase or Decrease in S © ©.2© Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of 2 § 2»® apprehended or summoned. >T , ,, unences © © © J g (Charges against Males and Females ot i sported. W w separately.) Convictions Offences. 2 2 °<1 9 amongst those 9 committed •JO ■"« °o s « Committed Summarily ™ HrnlfiBell for Trial. . £-S 22 S3®® for Trial. convicted. dismissed. g o v a 03 H ofe s c6 «S <2 O O O r" t> j-J © © §S I £ .ass M. F M. F. M. F. M. F. § | a a g Q Chimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. —continued. Offences against Rights of Property-—etd. Tlieft from dwellings .. .. 221 265 158 30 3 111 10 3 1 30 1 44 Theft from dwellings, attempted .. 5 6 3 2.. .. .. 1 2.. 1 Theft by clerks or servants .. .. 205 139 131 104 1 18 4 4 100 1 .. 66 Theft of animals (specified) .. 52 52 43 20 19 1 3 20 Theft of animals, attempted .. 2 1 1 1 ■ • • ■ .... .. .. .. 1 False pretences .. .. .. 507 516 467 114 .. 256 70 26 1 108 .. 9 False pretences, attempted . . . . 41 17 17 2 8 5 2 2 .. 24 Obtaining credit by fraud . .. 21 34 34 3 13 17 1 .. 3 13 False accounting by officials or clerks 3 .. .. .... . . .. .... .. .. .. 3 False statements by officials or public .. 1 1 1 . . 1 • • 1 officers Conspiracy to defraud .. . . 15 23 18 18 . . 14 .. 8 Fortune-telling or practising witchcraft 1 . . .. .... . . . . .... .. .. .. 1 Robbery and aggravated robbery .. 10 3 3 .... . . .. 3 .. .. .. 7 Assault with intent to rob .. .. 7 2 2 2.. .. 2 .. .. 5 Extortion by threats .. .. 1 1 1 . ■ 1 • ■ .. .... . ■ 1 Burglary .. .. .. 109 41 21 17 .. 3 1 .. 8 .. 68 Burglary, attempted .. .. 8 1 .. •• •• 7 House or shop breaking, &c. .. 595 455 267 172 8 79 2 6 148 7 .. 140 House or shop breaking, &c., attempted 31 15 6 5 1 2 .. .. 16 Being foimd in dwellinghouse by night 9 3 3 1 2 .. .. 6 Being disguised or in possession of 1 2 2 2.. 2 .. 1 housebreaking implements Receiving property dishonestly obtained 121 86 73 31 2 21 13 5 1 25 2 35 Forgery .. .. .. .. 200 152 150 117 27 3 2 1 113 27 .. 48 Uttering forged documents or false cer- 42 61 58 42 10 2 3 1 40 10 19 tificates Sending false telegram .. .. 7 .. .. .... .. .. .. 7 Possessing forged bank notes .. .. 2 2 2.. .. 1 .. 2.. Personation .. .. .. 12 4 4 .... 3 .. 1 8 Arson .. .. • • 8 19 16 13 1 .. .. 2 8 1 11 Arson, attempted .. .. .. 2 1 .. .... .. .. .. 1 Wilfully placing obstruction on railways 1 8 8 .... 8 .. 7.. Placing explosive with intent to destroy .. 1 .. • • 1 buildings, ships, &c. Mischief .. .. ■. 542 577 555 5 1 497 16 36 .. 4 35 .. Mischief on railways and tramways .. 11 11 9 .... 9 Possessing or making explosive sub- 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 stance, &c., with intent thereby to commit a crime Sending threatening letters .. .. 1 1 1 .... 1 Threatening acts with intent to intimi- .. 1 • .... .. .. .... .. .. 1 date Counselling the commission of an offence 1 13 13 .... 11 .. 2 .. .. 12 Destroying Government documents .. 3 .. .. j .. .. .. 3 Police Offences Act. Breach of the peace or behaviour with 476 512 506 .. .. 443 19 44 .. .. 36 intent Cruelty to animals.. .. •• 208 182 182 .. .. 153 1 28 .. .. .. 26 Drunkenness .. .. •• 6,547 6,922 6,922 .. .. 6,586 329 7 375 .. Drunk while in charge of horses, &c., 182 208 208 .. .. 195 5 8 .. .. 26 or loaded firearms Drunk and disorderly .. • • 306 339 340 .. .. 328 7 5 .. .. 33 Soliciting prostitution .. •• 11 12 12 11 .. 1 .. .. 1 Exposure of person and grossly in- 232 211 204 11 .. 183 5 3 2 6 .. 21 decent acts Using profane, indecent, or obscene 649 640 640 2 .. 589 25 23 1 .. .. .. 9 language Vagrancy (idle and disorderly persons, 649 617 617 1 .. 476 60 62 18 .. .. 32 rogues and vagabonds, and incorrigible rogues) Assaulting, obstructing, or resisting 183 253 253 .. .. 247 .. 6 .. .. 70 constables, &c. Intimidation to restrict lawful acts .. 8 .. .. .... .. .. .. 8 Inciting violence, disorder, or lawless- 11 5 5 .... 5 .. .... .. .. .. 6 ness Unlawfully using horses, motor-cars, &c. 124 | 208 202 1 1 .. 182 I 19 1 ..I