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Criminal Offences in the Period 1st April, 1933, to 31st March, 1934—continued.

1932-33. 1933-34. «J «S Offences. g> -a g« Number Arrested or Summoned. Convicted in High Court. Dismissed or Withdrawn. £ g g| g.| : j O g § & § & Samoans. Chinese. ' Europeans. Samoans. Chinese. Europeans. Samoans. Chinese. Europeans. Police offences— continued — m. i\ m. v. m. r. M. v. m. v. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. Exposing indecent document .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Casting offensive matter .. ..I.. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Threatening police constable .. ..[.. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Dangerous drugs (opium)—Opium offences .. 11 2 1 7 .. 1 .. 2 .. 5 .. 1 .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. 11 Liquor offences— Supplying liquor to Natives Other offences .. .. ..17 10 2 2 .. .. 4 2 2 2 .. .. 4 2 7 Arms Ordinance, breaches of 12 3 2 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Road Traffic Ordinance .. .. 136 .. .. .. .. .. - Driving unlicensed .. .. .. .. 12 8 .. .. .. 4 j .. 8 .. .. .. 4 Overloading public vehicles .. .. .. 51 39 12 .. 34 10 .. 5 2 Driving without lights .. .. .. 5 3 2 .. 3 2 Failing to give name to traffic officer .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 Using unlicensed vehicles .. .. .. 8 2 .. .. .. 6 .. 2 .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. Driving without number plates .. .. 5 1 .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. .. 4 Failing to stop when called .. .. .. 13 10 3 | .. 8 j 3 .. 2 Negligent driving .. .. .. .. 6 6 .. .. .. .. .. 6 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .: Failing to equip public vehicle .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. .. 9 Parking outside parking-area .. .. ! .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 j .. Failing to keep to right side of road .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. Driving without rear light .. ..!.. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 Carrying passenger without license .... 4 4 .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 Bicycles with no lights .. .. .. 17 11 .. 1 .. 5 .. 10 .. 1 .. 5 .. 1 j Parking on wrong side .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 Driving on wrong side .. .. .. 4 1 .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 Failing to stop after an accident .. .. 3 3 .. .. .. .. .. 3 Driving while intoxicated .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 Dangerous driving .. .. .. .. 1 . . .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Miscell aneous— Failure to pay personal tax ■.. 197 10 10 6 .. .. 4 .. 187 Immigration Order .. .. .. 1 6 6 .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Maintenance of Authority in Native Affairs 8 18 j 17 1 .. 4 .. .. 13 1 .. 10 Order Seditious Organization Regulations .. .. 32 16 [ 12 .. 15 4 I .. 9 .. 32 Native Titles Protection Order .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. • • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Breach of Shops Ordinance .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 3 1 .. .. .. .. 3 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Breaches of Port Control Ordinance .. .. 2 2 2 2 Overseas Permits Ordinance .. .. .. 4 3;.. .. .. 1 .. 3 ..!.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Breach of section 240, Samoa Act .. .. 1 1!.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Labour Ordinance, 1933 .. 42 38 3 .. 35 3 .. i 33 2 4 Overseas Labour Control Ordinance .. .. 2 .. .. 2 ,. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Overseas Contract Ordinance .. .. .. 3 2 1 .. .. .. .. 21 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Dogs Registration Ordinance .. 20 15 13 .. 1 .. 1 .. 12 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 5 Burying body on land not approved by .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..' 1 Chief Medical Officer : , . . j " Totals .. .. .. 865 678 467 j 34 55 ..101 7 411 31 51 .. 87 7 64 2 4 .. 7 .. 202 389 Net decrease .. . . I .. .. I .. I I .. I .. .. I .. I .-. ..!..! .. I 187