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APPENDIX A. 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, 1929, and Year ended 31st December, 1930.

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1929 - 198 °- Increase or -— ā Decrease in ® Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of a § 2 © w apprehended or summoned. I Offences a§ s2 «2 * a (Charges against Males and Females Number of reported. Offences, ° § S«§ aSZgstZL ——- a . *3 . fl committed o% o'S Committed Summarily Dismi „ sfid for Trial. 2-2 P-2 >-£02,2 for Trial. convicted. uismissea. . 3 & Sij ® £ £ m 2 .O £ .O ?> ,Q 3 o3 03 rj ft a ft d 03 © © B K g n 3-Sok m. p. m. p. m. p. m. p. § S 2j jzj W Q Obimbs and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. Taking part in a riot .. .. .. 5 5 5.. .. 5 .. 5 Misleading Justice. Perjury and false oaths .. .. 9 13 13 10 2 .. 1 6 2 4 Ealse statements and declarations .. 13 21 21 6.. 12 .. 3.. 3 .. 8 Conspiring to bring false charges .. .. 1 1 1.. .. 1 j Corrupting juries or witnesses .. 2 .. .. .... .. .. .. "2 Escapes and Rescues. Breaking prison .. ,. .. I I .. .... Escaping from prison or lawful custody 17 15 14 5 9 5 .. '' "2 Escaping from prison or lawful custody, .. 1 1 .... 1 1 attempted Offences against Religion. Disturbing public worship .. .. 6 5 5 .... 5 .. .. 1 Offences against Morality. Unnatural offence .. .. 11 6 6 3.. .. .. 3.. 3.. .. 5 Unnatural offence, attempted .. 1 2 2 .... .. .. 2.. .. .. 1 Indecently assaulting a male .. 36 40 38 34 2 2 26 '.. 4 Indecently assaulting a male, attempted 1 .. .. .... .. ,. .. 1 Incest .. .. .. .. 7 3 2 2.. .. 2 .. 4 Incest, attempted .. .. 1 .. .. .... .. ., j' X Indecent acts .. .. .. 23 21 18 1 13 1 3 _ [ ° ] 2 Offences against the Person, die. Murder .. .. .. .. 6 7 7 5.. .. .. 11 3.. 1 Murder, attempted .. .. 5 3 2 2.. .. 1 )' "o Manslaughter .. .. .. 3 11 11 9 1 .. .. 1 4.. 8 Suicide, attempted .. .. 96 98 98 .... 75 17 4 2.. .. 2 Concealment of birth .. .. 4 3 3.. 1 .. .. 11.. 1.. 1 Disabling or stupefying with intent to .. 1 .. .... .. .. 1 commit a crime Wounding with intent to do grievous 4 1 1 1 .. 1 __ _ _ 3 bodily harm Endangering safety of persons on rail- 2 .. .. .... .. ., ,, 2 ways or tramways Putting explosive substances in places 3 .. .. .... .. .. .. 3 with intent to do bodily harm Administering poison or other noxious .. 1 1 .... .. 1 .. things with intent to injure or annoy Assault causing actual bodily harm .. 23 9 9 2 2 .. 5 .. .. .. 14 Causing actual bodily harm under cir- 3 1 1 1 .. 1 '' 2 cumstances that, if death had been caused, would be manslaughter Assault, indecent .. .. .. 93 127 107 51 39 .. 13 4 39 34 Assault with intent to commit a crime 4 12 10 3 6 1 3 .. 8 Assault .. .. .. .. 652 624 606 1 .. 497 11 95 2 1 !! .. 28 Rape .. .. .. ., 16 10 10 10 6 !! !! ~6 Rape, attempted .. .. .. 11 7 6 3.. 3 2.. .. 4 Carnally knowing girls under sixteen 47 68 68 38 21 9 23 21 years Carnally know girls under sixteen years, 19 8 8 8.. .. 2 .. .. 11 attempts to Defilement of women or girls, procuring, 1 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. ., 1 permitting, or conspiring to induce,&e. Abortion, procuring .. .. 4 4 4 22 .. 2 2 Abortion, supplying means of procuring 2 1 1 1 .. ] ,, _ _ j Bigamy .. .. .. .. 13 8 8 71 6 "l " 5 Abduction .. .. .. 2 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 Stealing children under fourteen years 3 .. .. .... .. .. ,. 3 Aiding and abetting or counselling the • • 3 3 .... 3 .. 3 commission of an offence , '