H.—l6.

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 i Decrease in ® ® Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of § 2 apprehended or summoned. xT , , Offences ® ® a> £ a (Charges against Males and Females Number of reported. g « separately.) Convictions Offences. ~ 2 3 - - amongst, those "a . >~xiB committed *e **hn3 °.2 m* Committed Summarily n! n for Trial. °S £i! *3=1 for Trial. convicted. Dismissed. 6 o SJH g £ <o £ Ju £ 1 « c3 II l|i 1 g ; ; i 1 1 £ §* d* M. F. 1 M. j F. M. F. M. F. § 2. _ £ £ I I | m Q Licensing Act —continued. Obstructing Inspectors or refusing en- 6 5 5 .... 3 .. 2 .. . . 1 trance to Inspectors or constables Having or purchasing labels for bottling 1 .. . . .... .. .. . . 1 contrary to Act Using bottles with labels more than once 4 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. 4 Breaches of prohibition orders .. 815 792 790 .. .. 717 46 27 .. .. .. 23 Found on licensed premises after closing- 1,422 1,788 1,778 .. .. 1,564 2 211 1 .. .. 366 hours Refusing to quit licensed premises .. 50 41 41 .... 40 .. 1 .. .. . 9 Selling or exposing liquor for sale with- 81 67 67 .... 40 4 20 3 .. .. 14 out a license Found on premises where liquor was 5 12 12 .... 7 .. 5.. .. .. 7.. seized under a warrant Offences against provisions in force in 95 70 70 .... 59 .. 11 .. .. .. 25 no-license districts Selling, supplying, or giving liquor to 13 5 5 .... 5 . - .... .. .. .. 8 Maoris in Native licensing districts Offences against provisions of no-license 101 127 126 .... 87 1 38 .. . . 26 in Native proclaimed areas Supplying liquor to Natives in pro- 37 51 51 .... 44 .. 7 .. .. 14 claimed districts Permitting consumption of liquor in .. 3 3 .... 1 1 1 .. . . 3 restaurant after hours Failing to provide accommodation .. 1 1 1 .... . . .. .. 1 Miscellaneous. ♦ Absconding from industrial schools .. 51 63 61 .... 58 3 .. 12 Bankruptcy offences .. .. 23 27 27 22 5 .... 9 4 Children, wilfully ill-treating, neglecting, 17 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 abandoning, or exposing Deserting or absenting from His 24 51 11 .... 11 .. .... .. .. 27 Majesty's ships Drunk or behaving in a violent or offen- 59 123 123 .. .. 11.7 .. 6 .. .. .. 64 sive manner, &c., on a railway, &c. Failing to comply with conditions of 135 143 127 1 1 111 11 3 1 1 8 release under First Offenders' Probation Act Habitual criminals or offenders, breach 6 5 5 .... 5 .. .... .. .. .. 1 of conditions of probationary license Indecent Publications Act, offences 2 under Opium-smoking, &c. .. .. 44 35 33 .... 28 5 9 Smuggling .. .. .. 2 1 1 .... 1 .. . . 1 Trespassing on railway and refusing to 40 19 19 .. .. 19 .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 leave, &c. Arms Act, breaches of .. .. 582 500 497 .. .. 467 7 23 .. .. .. 82 Chattels Transfer Act, breaches of .. 9 I 1 .. .. .... 1 .. 9 totals .. .. .. 26,119 27,025 25,048 1,290 85 20,835 996 1,749 93 1,084 62 2,150 1244 Increase .. .. 906 j