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, 1929, and Year ended 31st December, 1930—continued.

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1929. 1930 Increase or Decrease in —— —— ———— — Number of ® g ©J Results of Cases in which Persons were Offences § a a ® M apprehended or summoned. XT , „ reported. <2 «h <2 u a (Charges against Males and Females Number of S 5 S U O separately.) Convictions Offences. O O °<3 3 amongst those as "3 «w ci a . committed cyro «wrō Committed Summarily for Trial. . 25 2-2 h a,55 for Trial. convicted, dismissed. • Sg SS 2* 3 3 S >ū ft a — ~~ — —— ® 5H gs 12 O-SSS M _ F. M. F. M. F. M. F. I I gq 2? w B Crimes and Justices of the Peace Act, etc. —continued. Offences against Bights of Property. Theft (undescribed) .. .. 5,117 6,285 4,368 158 4 3,651 256 280 19 137 .. 1,168 .. Theft, attempted .. .. .. 22 57 51 3 44 4 1 35 Theft from the person. .. .. 25 35 14 2 12 1 .. 10 Theft from the person, attempted .. 1 1 1 .... 1 Theft from dwellings .. .. 300 328 93 17 1 68 5 2 .. 16 28 .. Theft from dwellings, attempted .. 13 10 .. .... .. .. .. 3 Theft by clerks or servants .. 147 103 103 29 62 1 11 27 .. .. 44 Theft of animals (specified) .. 59 72 54 38 8 8 33 13 Theft of animals, attempted .. 1 1 1 .... .. .. 1 False pretences .. .. .. 656 831 755 104 .. 586 38 26 1 100 .. 175 .. False pretences, attempted .. 15 20 20 5 15 4 .. 5 Obtaining credit by fraud .. .. 120 183 180 3 .. 162 7 8 .. .. 63 False accounting by officials or clerks 1 22 22 22 .. 22 .. 21 Conspiracy to defraud .. .. 4 .. .. .... .. .. .. 4 Fortune-telling or practising witchcraft 7 4 4 .... .. 4 .. .. 3 Bobbery and aggravated robbery .. 2 31 23 22 1 21 .. 29 Assault with intent to rob .. .. 2 5 3 3.. .. 2 .. 3.. Demanding with intent to steal .. 2 7 7 5.. 1 1 5.. 5.. Burglary .. .. .. 28 26 9 7 2 6 .. 2 Burglary, attempted .. .. 2 3 2 1 .. .. 1 1 1 House or shop breaking, &c. .. 975 1,141 746 438 2 277 3 25 1 394 .. 166 House or shop breaking, &c., attempted 87 93 47 37 10 37 .. 6 Being found in dwellinghouse by night 16 15 15 .... 9 2 4.. .. .. .. 1 Being disguised or in possession of 7 8 8 6.. 1 1 6.. 1 housebreaking implements Receiving property dishonestly ob- 140 142 142 24 4 82 6 20 6 17 4 2 tained Forgery .. .. .. .. Ill 170 159 144 4 4 5 2 140 1 59 .. Uttering forged documents or false 35 38 37 33 1 1 2 31 1 3 certificates Uttering forged documents or false 2 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 certificates, attempted Sending false telegram .. .. 2 4 4 .... 4 .. 2.. Procuring execution of document by .. 2 2 1 1 1 .. 2 false pretences Using or possessing machinery, &e., for .. 1 1 .... .. .. 1 .. .. 1 making revenue or bank-note paper Personation .. .. .. 5 2 2 .... 2 .. .. 3 Coin, offences relating to .. 13 7 7 7 .. 4 .. 6 Arson .. .. .. .. 56 68 64 49 2 6 1 6 .. 41 2 12 .. Arson, attempted .. .. .. 13 10 7 2 2 3 2 .. 3 Wilfully placing obstruction on railways .. 2 2 .... 2 .. 2.. Placing explosive with intent to destroy 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 buildings, ships, &c. Mischief .. .. .. .. 796 787 742 9 .. 639 13 81 .. 6 .. 9 Mischief on railways and tramways .. 9 8 6 .... 6 .. .. 1 Possessing or making explosive sub- 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 stance, &c., with intent thereby to commit a crime Sending threatening letters .. 1 4 3 .... .. .. 3.. .. .. 3.. Threatening acts with intent to inti- .. 4 4 .... 3 .. 1 .. .. 4.. midate Aiding and abetting or counselling 29 48 48 7 1 29 .. 11 5 .. 19 ... the commission of an offence Police Offences Act. Breach of the peace or behaviour with 469 718 711 .. .. 659 6 43 3 .. .. 249 intent Cruelty to animals .. .. 99 115 115 .... 96 3 16 .. .. 16 Drunkenness .. .. .. 6,181 5,618 5,618 .. .. 5,359 256 3 563 Drunk while in charge of horses, &c., 249 183 182 .. .. 175 .. 7 .. .. .. 66 or loaded firearms Drunk and disorderly .. .. 382 325 325 .. .. 310 7 8 .. .. .. 57 Soliciting prostitution .. .. 10 6 6 .... .. 5 .. 1 .. .. .. 4 Exposure of person and grossly indecent 285 305 257 6 .. 232 5 13 1 2 20 acts