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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, 1935, and Year ended 31st December, 1936.

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1935. 1936. Increase or w «2 a , Decrease in 8 % | Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of § g $£ apprehended or summoned. Number nf Offences £ W • (Charges against Males and Females reported. 0 O senantplv Convictions Offencea. _ so jg § p - *' amongst those "5s os ° — committed "S« "8 J Committed Summarily ni , mi8 ,ed for Trlal - f. -p u -2 u, © for Trial. convicted. © a? II Is .sis I I SgSo S-Sg 1 I I M - F - M - F - M - r. M. . r. § g Crimes and Justices of the Peace etc. Misleading Justice. Perjury and false oaths .. .. 2 .. .. .... i .... .. .. .. 2 False statements and declarations .. 31 94 94 5 1 76 I 2 10 4 1 63 Escapes and Rescues. Breaking prison .. .. .. 1 3 3.. .. 3 .. 2.. Escaping from prison or lawful custody 10 19 14 3 11 .... 3 9 Assisting or aiding escape from prison 1 4 4 .... 3 1 .. 3.. or lawful custody Offences against Beligion. Disturbing public worship .. .. 1 1 .. .... . . Offences against Morality. Unnatural offence .. .. .. 7 16 16 12 4 11 .. 9 Unnatural offence, attempted .. 1 8 7 7.. .. 7 .. 7.. Unnatural offence, assault with intent 7 2 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 5 to commit Indecently assaulting a male .. 47 66 65 59 3 .. 3 51 .. 19 Incest .. .. .. .. 21 13 12 10 .. 1 1 .. 6 .. 8 Indecent acts .. .. .. 32 11 10 1 9 1 .. .. 21 Publishing obscene matter .. .. . . 1 1 .... 1 .. 1 Offences against the Person, &c. Murder .. .. .. .. 11 8 4 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .... 3 Murder, attempted .. .. 6 5 4 12 .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 Manslaughter .. .. .. 5 3 3 2 1 .. 2.. .. 2 Suicide, attempted .. .. 73 94 94 2 1 58 29 2 2 2 I 21 Suicide, aiding and abetting .. .. 2 .. .... .. .. 2 Concealment of birth .. .. 1 3 2 .. 2 .. .. .... .. 2 2.. Wounding with intent to do grievous .. 2 2 2 .. 2 .. 2 bodily harm Endangering safety of persons on rail- 2 2 2 .... 2 ways or tramways Putting explosive substances in places 3 .. .. .... .. • . . - 3 with intent to do bodily harm Administering poison or other noxious 1 2 2 .... .. .. 2.. .. .. 1 things with intent to injure or annoy Assault causing actual bodily harm .. 16 20 18 12 1 1 1 3 .. 7 1 4... Causing actual bodily harm under 1 1 . . .... .. circumstances that, if death had been caused, would be manslaughter Assault, indecent .. .. •• 130 133 118 64 44 .. 10 54 .. 3 Assault with intent to commit a crime 2 20 15 11 3 .. 1 10 .. 18 Assault .. .. .. . . 490 600 577 5 .. 507 15 44 6 3 110 .. Rape .. .. . . • . 13 .. .. .... .. • • • • 13 Rape, attempted .. .. • • 7 5 5 5.. .. 4 .. .. 2 Carnally knowing girls under sixteen 86 74 73 54 15 .. 4 47 .. .. 12 years Carnally know girls under sixteen years, 14 17 17 9.. 7 .. 1 7 .. 3.. attempts to Carnally knowing idiots or imbecile 3 .. . . .... .. • • • • 3 women Abortion, procuring .. .. 5 6 6.. 6 .. 4 1.. Abortion, supplying means of procuring 13 5 5 3 2 .. 2 .. 8 Bigamy .. 13 10 10 8 2- .. 7 1 .. 3 Abduction .. .. •• 2 1 1 .... 1 .. .. 1 Stealing children under fourteen years 4 .. .. .... .. ■ ■ . . 4