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Return showing Particulars of Offences in the Period 1st April, 1930, to 31st March, 1931, as presented by the Police before the High Court, Apia, the Native Branch of High Court, Mulinu'u, and at Fagamalo, Savai'i.

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Note.—In last year's report, for reasons then explained, the statistics were for the period 1st January, 1929, to 31st March, 1930. 1029-80. 1930-31. I 0flence8 j j dismissed or Offences. Offences Offences' w nmK .,, Number convicted. withdrawn. repotted reported ! . (Fifteen (Twelve | I I I Months). Months).| 8ummone ■ Males. Females. Males.jFemales Misleading justice— Escape from lawful custody .. .. 34 14 12 12 .. .... Contempt of Court .. .. .. .. 144 425 j 425 398 .. 27 Sedition .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. .. ... Offences against morality— Adultery .. .. .. .. .. 4 12 12 8 3 1 j .. Abduction, carnally to know .. .. .. 10 15 15 14 .. 1 .. Carnal knowledge .. .. .. .. 1 3 3 2 .. 1 ! Offences against the person — Assault, common .. .. .. .. 64 98 95 74 2 j 18 | 1 Assault, indecent .. .. .. .. 3 7 7 4 3 Assault causing actual bodily harm .. .. 3 10 10 6 ..14.. Assault causing grievous bodily harm .. .. 8 9 9 6 j 2 | 1 Rape .. .. .. .. .. 2 | 2 2 2 j • - I Murder .. .. ".. .. .. .. 1 I 1 .. j 1 Threatening to kill .. .. .. .. 5 1 1 1 .. .... Manslaughter .. .. .. .. 4 1 1 .. .. 1.. Attempted suicide .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 .. .. .. Libel, defamatory .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .... Insulting words .. .. .. .. 3 1 1 1 .. .... Bigamy .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1.. .... Administering dangerous drug .. .. .. .. 3 I 3 .. 3 j Gaming offences— Conducting a common gaming-house .. .. 1 • • I • • • • • • • • j Breaches of Arms Ordinance — Unlawfully possessing arms .. .. .. 10 23 23 21 .. 2 Selling without vendor's license .. .. .. 8 j .. .. .. .. Presenting firearms at person .. .. .. 1.. .. .. Deceiving the police .. .. .. .. 1 I .. .. .. j .. Unlawfully possessing explosives .. 1 7; 7 7 .. j .. Offences against property rights— Burglary .. .. .. .. .. 9 J 11 7 7 ..[.. Thefts from dwellings .. .. .. .. 3 2 2 2 Thefts, attempted .. .. .. .. j .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. Theft .. .. .. .. .. 68 107 94 77 4 13 Trespass .. .. .. .. .. 22 16 ' 16 13 .. 3 Trespassing cattle .. .. .. .. • • 1 1 1 .. I..!.. Wilful mischief .. .. .. .. | 6 6 5 .. 1 Forgery and uttering .. .. .. .. 6 2 2 2 .. .... Uttering a forged document .. .. .. 1 j j .. .. .. Receiving stolen property .. .. .. 6 5 5 3 1 1.. Unlawfully in dwellinghouse at night .. .. 4 3 3 3 .. .... Police offences — Threatening behaviour .. .. .. ..j 1 1 1 Insulting language .. .. .. .. .. j 3; 3 3 Provoking a breach of the peace .. .. 5 j 8 8 6 .. 2 .. Disorderly conduct .. .. .. .. 50 43 41 22 13 6 j Drunkenness .. .. .. .. .. 28 12 12 10 .. 2 I ' .. Throwing stones .. .. .. .. 2 3 3 1 1 1 J .. Unlawfully converting animals or vehicles to own use j 4 4 31.. 1 .. Resisting the police .. .. .. .. i 20 .. .. .. | Cruelty to animals .. .. .. .. 3 9 9 9 .. ...» Vagrancy .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. .. .. Indecent acts .. .. .. .. Ill 1 .... 1.. Obstructing the police .. .. .. 8 6 7 4 1 2.. Wandering animals .. .. .. .. 4 1 1 1 .. .... Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 7 7 4 3.. Opium offences — Opium-smuggling .. .. .'. 1 1 1 1 Possessing opium .. .. .. .. I 2 I 1 1 1 .. .... Liquor offences— Manufacturing liquor .. .. .. ...4 1 1 1 .... Liquor found on premises .. .. .. i 7 9 9 7 .. 2.. Possessing liquor .. .. .. 3 15 15 13 2 Unlawful importation .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1.. Selling liquor .. .. .. .. .. 3 1 1 1 .. .... Possessing prohibited imports .. .. .. .. 2 2 2 I Samoans consuming liquor .. .. .. 3 4 4 4 ...... By-law breaches— Driving without license .. .. .. 54 47 47 46 .. 1 Driving without lights .. .. .. . 30 38 38 32 3 3 Driving unlicensed vehicles .. .. .. 11 13 13 12 .. 1 Negligent driving .. .. .. .. 8 Dangerous driving .. .. .. ..14 13 13 13 .. .. Driving on footpath .. .. .. .. 14 4 4 3 I 1 .. Obstructing traffic .. .. .. .. 16 2 2- 2 ! ..