H. 16.

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

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1935. 1936. — — Increase or » to a i Decrease in 8 o S llesults of Cases in which Persons were Number of S g apprehended or summoned. Wlimho . n . Offences S 5 § brA (Charges against Males and Females reported. Offences, f ° *§S| separately.) a^ftSe "3 c8 ° § ——— committed — O'S "S'S Committed Summarily Dismissed for Trial - *■£ m-§ n-« for Trial. convicted. . jgs si a s I a® fig a-gā I I £ § g I jg * 9 M. F. M. I F. M. F. M. F. J | Police Offences Act—continued. I j i Unlawfully using horses, motor-ears, &c. 454 694 633 2 .. 604 . . 27 j . . 2 I . . 240 Unlawfully on premises at night with- 125 124 124 . . . . 103 8 13 i .. .. . . . . 1 out criminal intent Sunday trading .. .. .. 235 266 272 .. .. 189 65 17 i 1 .. .. 31 False allegation, re, commission of 1 9 9 .... 9;.. .. .. .. .. 8.. offence Gaming Act. Common gaming-house, keeping or 131 135 135 .. .. 116 ; 6 13 : . . .. .. 4 managing, &c. Found in a common gaming-house .. 239 347 347 .. . . 333 . . II . . . . j 108 Gaming with instruments .. .. 10 8 8 .... 8 . . .... . . .. .. 2 Publishing advertisements relating to 2 . . .. .... . . j 2 betting on horse-races Lotteries, unlawfully establishing or 39 13 13 .... 7 3 3 . . .... 26 conducting, &c. Betting, unlawful .. .. .. 33 39 39 ... . 35 1 3 . . . . 6 Following the occupation of bookmaker 63 68 68 ... . 62 5 1 . . . . 5 Publishing betting charts .. .. 6 4 4.... 4.. .... .. .. .. 2 Trespass on racecourse .. .. 57 56 55 '. . .. 55 .. .... .. .. .. 1 Post and Tblegkaph Act. Posting packet containing explosive, &c. 1 .. . . . . . . . . .. .... . . . . .. [ Putting explosive, &c., into post-office, 2 .. . . .. .. j .. . . . . .. 2 &c. Illegally opening or delaying postal 5 11 11 .... 9 1 ,.il .. .. 6.. packets Stealing postal packets, mail-bags, &c. 55 30 29 10 15 4 10 .. 25 Stealing money, &c., from postal packets 21 4 4 .... 4 .. .. 17 Unlawfully opening mail-bags .. .. 2 2 .... 2 .. .. j .. .. .. 2.. Fraudulently secreting or detaining 11 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 misdelivered mail-bags, &c. Injuring post-office pillars or boxes .. 32 31 25 .... 24 1 .. j .. . . . . .. J Damaging telegraph equipment .. j 103 134 124 .... 119 .. 4 1 .. .. 31 Posting indecent postcards or letters 3 3 3 . . . . j 2 .. 1 .. .. False statement re posting postal packet 1 2 2 1 1 I . . 1 Destitute Pebsons Act. Failing to maintain wife or children .. 1,563 1,759 1,673 .. . . 1,369 22 269 13 .. .. 196 Failing for fourteen days to pay main- 2,188 1,963 1,890 .. .. ' 1,568 19 289 | 14 .. .. .. 225 tenance moneys Offences by husbands while separation 13 90 90 .... 1 83 .. 7 .. . . 77 orders are in force Offences prescribed in sections 52 to 58 5 11 8 .... 7 . . 1 . . . . 6 of Destitute Persons Act Shipping and Seamen Act. Ship-desertion .. . . . . 16 61 47 .... 46 . . I .. j . . 45 Absent without leave .. . . 38 17 17 .... 17 | . . .. 21 Offences against discipline .. .. 26 1 1 .... 1 1 .. . . .. 25 Embezzling cargo .. .. .. .. 4 4 .... 4 .. ..[.... ., 4.. Harbouring deserters .. .. 1 . . . . .... . . ! • • • • • • 1 Stowing away .. .. .. 30 22 22 .... 20 . . 1 1 I .. 8 Licensing Act. Permitting drunkenness or violent con- 2 4 4 .... 1 1 2 i .. .. .. 2.. duct Selling or supplying liquor to intoxi- . . 8 8 3 .. 5 . . . . 8 cated persons Permitting gaming, gambling, &o. .. 3 . . . . . . . . .. .. .... . . . . .. 3 Selling or supplying liquor, or exposing 662 687 687 . . . . 400 50 220 17 . . . . 25 for sale, or opening or keeping open premises at unauthorized times Supplying liquor to persons under 12 27 27 .... 21 . . 4 2 . . .. 15 twenty-one years Selling or supplying liquor to prohibited 26 9 9 .... 7 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 17 persons j L Permitting prohibited persons to be on 1 .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . 1 premises 1 '