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, 1926, and Year ended 31st December, 1927—continued.

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1926. 1927. Increase or Decrease in ® <§ Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of a a apprehended or summoned. Offences <2 ® jh o (Charges against Males and Females Number of reported. 2 S * pj separately.) Convictions Offences. ~ ~ ~ amongst those d d n G I committed "g-e <s«d o r ?-d Committed Summarily DismifiRpd for Trial. . £-2 2-2 ffl for Trial. convicted. j Uismis sed. d ( g -9 2 : : , g 5 12 a® s-So2 M. j F 1,1. P. M. P. M. F. | I * 5 J ! ° I Q | I Gaming Act. Common "gaming-house, keeping T or ! 57 112 110 .. j .. 85 2 j 23 .. .. .. 55 managing, &c. | [ Found in a common gaming-house .. I 88 190 190 .. j .. 169 .. ; 21 .. .. .. 102 Gaming with instruments .. .. 52 62 60 .... 56 .. j 4 .. .. 10 Publishing advertisements relating to I 11 6 6 .... 4 .. : 2 .. .. .. f 5 betting on horseraces Lotteries, unlawfully establishing or 89 92 92 .... 53 13 | 26 .. .. 3 conducting, &c. Betting, unlawful .. .. .. 50 174 173 6 .. 152 5 J 10 1 .. 124 Following occupation of a bookmaker 10 }2 2 .. .. .. .. j 2.. .. .. .. J 8 Trespass on racecourses .. .. 67 38 37 .... 35 1 j 1 .. .. .. 29 ■ ' 1 Post and Telegraph Act. Posting packet containing explosive, &c. .. 1 .. .... .. .. 1 Putting explosive, &c., into post-office, .. 1 1 .... 1 .. 1 &c. Illegally opening or delaying postal 12 5 5 1 2 .. 2.. .. .. ., 7 packets Stealing postal packets, mail-bags, &c. 35 32 31 16 13 f 1 1 16 .. .. [ 3 Stealing money, &c., from postal packets 22 10 10 7 2 .. I 1 7 .. 12 Receiving property sent by post and .. 2 2 2.. .. ...... 2 .. 2.. stolen Fraudulently secreting or detaining .. 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 misdelivered mail-bags, &c. Injuring post-office pillars or boxes .. 12 14 9 j 6 3 .. .... 6 .. 2 Damaging telephones .. .. 7 .. j .. .. .. 7 Damaging insulators .. .. 12 7 7 ! 2 .. j 5 .. .. .. 5 Posting indecent post-cards or letters.. 2 .. .. .... .. .. j .. .. 2 False statement re posting postal packet .. 1 1 j 1 •• .. .... .. 1 1.. Fraudulently using postage-stamps .. 1 .. .... .. .. .. | .. j 1 Destitute Persons Aot. Failing to maintain wife or children .. 2,066 2,128 2,065 .. .. 1,849 33 168 15 .. .. 62 Failing for fourteen days to pay main- 2,220 2,300 2,187 .. .. 2,037 25 116 9 .. .. 80 tenance moneys Offences by husbands while separation 51 22 22 .... 22 .. .. 29 orders are in force Offences prescribed in sections 52 to 58 19 7 I 4 .. I .. 4 .. .. .. 12 of Destitute Persons Act Shipping and Seamen Act. Ship-desertion .. .. .. 85 49 35 .... 34 .. 1 .. .. .. 36 Absent without leave .. .. 30 12 9 .. 1 .. 9 .. .... .. .. .. 18 Offences against discipline .. .. 52 35 35 | 34 .. 1 .. .. .. 17 Embezzling cargo .. .. .. 16 12 j 9 I .. j .. 9 .. .. .. 4 Stowing away .. .. .. 32 . 46 46 .... 45 .. 1 .. .. 14 .. Licensing Aot. Permitting drunkenness or violent con- 15 11 11 .... 6 .. 5.. .. .. .. 4 duct Selling or supplying liquor to intoxi- 21 10 10 .... 9 .. 1.. .. .. .. 11 cated persons Keeping disorderly houses .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 .. .. 1 Permitting gaming, gambling, &c. .. 6 1 I .... .. .. 1 .. .. .. 5 Selling or supplying liquor, or exposing 435 499 499 .. .. 271 32 172 24 .. .. 64 for sale, or opening or keeping open premises at unauthorized times Supplying liquor to persons under 36 58 58 .... 34 7 14 3 .. .. 22 twenty-one years Selling or supplying liquor to prohibited 58 41 41 .... 38 .. 3 .. .. .. 17 persons Permitting prohibited persons to be on 3 1 1 .... . . .. 1 .. .. .. 2 premises Unlawfully employing females in or 6 5 5 .... 4 1 .. .. 1 about a bar Employing minors in bars .. .. 4 1 I 1 .. .. .... 1.. .. ..;.. 3 Illegally supplying liquor to Natives .. 42 46 46 .. .. | 39 .'. 7 .. .. 4 Selling adulterated liquor .. .. 2 • • | • • • ■ I • ■ 2