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, 1937, and Year ended 31st December, 1938—continued.

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1937. 1938. Increase or cp n a • Decrease in o o § Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of § g See apprehended or summoned. nF Offences 5 5 § rA (Charges against Males and Females p ® E reported. O O go-g flAnaratplv Convictions * Offences. separately.) amongst those <* 03 committed ots o§ Committed Summarily TMa»ninoft* fOT Tria1, „£ for Trial. convicted. Dismissed. . Sa , ob tC 2 || 11 ||g I g I M 3? I a M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 1 I S5 55 Zi fl p Police Offences Act—continued. Exposure of person and grossly indecent 222 222 214 8 .. 194 3 8 1 7 acts Using profane, indecent, or obscene 468 542 538 .. .. 511 17 10 .. .. 74 language Vagrancy (idle and disorderly persons, 231 309 308 .. .. 244 37 20 7 .. .. 78 rogues and vagabonds, and incorrigible rogues) Assaulting, obstructing, or resisting 88 163 162 .. .. 146 7 8 1 .. .. 75 constables, &c. Inciting violence, disorder, or lawless- 2 16 16 .... 15 .. 1 .. .. 14 ness Unlawfully using horses, motor-cars, &c. 786 916 752 68 .. 664 2 18 67 .. 130 Unlawfully on premises at night with- 158 147 147 .. .. 129 2 16 .. .. .. 11 out criminal intent Sunday trading .. .. .. 270 163 163 .. .. 125 33 3 2 107 False allegation re commission of offence 6 6 6 .... 5 1 Gaming Act. Common gaming-house, keeping or 112 119 119 .. .. 106 .. 13 ., .. 7 managing, &c. Found in a common gaming-house .. 332 207 207 .. .. 201 .. 6 .. .. .. 125 Gaming with instruments .. .. 50 61 61 .... 59 .. 2 .. .. 11 Publishing advertisements relating to 1 1 1 .... 1 .. .... betting on horse-races Lotteries, unlawfully establishing or 24 10 10 .... 7 12.. .. .. 14 conducting, &c. Betting, unlawful .. .. .. 23 19 19 .... 15 .. 4 .. .. .. 4 Following the occupation of bookmaker 76 120 120 .. .. 106 6 8 .. .. 44 Publishing betting-charts .. .. 36 7 7 .... 4 .. 3 .. .. .. 29 Trespass on racecourse .. .. 30 55 54 .... 50 4 .. 25 Post and Telegraph Act. Illegally opening or delaying postal 1 5 5 .... 5 .. 4.. packets Stealing postal packets, mail-bags, &c. 53 14 12 7 4 1 6 .. 39 Stealing money, &c., from postal packets 8 2 2 .... 2 .. .... .. .. .. 6 Unlawfully opening mail-bags .. 1 3 2 .... .. 2 .. 2.. Fraudulently secreting or detaining mis- .. 3 3 .... 3 .. 3.. delivered mail-bags, &c. Injuring post-office pillars or boxes .. 11 23 23 .... 23 .. 12 Damaging telegraph equipment .. 73 59 56 ., 54 .. 2 .. .. .. 14 Posting indecent postcards or letters .. 2 1 1 .... 1 .. .. 1 False statement re posting postal packet 1 1 1 .... 1 Destitute Persons Act. Failing to maintain wife or children .. 1,895 2,057 1,875 .. .. 1,683 9 179 4 .. .. 162 Failing for fourteen days to pay main- 2,241 2,594 2,451 .. .. 2,219 17 215 .. .. .. 353 tenance moneys Offences by husbands while separation 25 30 30 .... 25 .. 5 .. .. 5 orders are in force Olfences prescribed in sections 52 to 58 6 3 3 .... 3 .. .. 3 of Destitute Persons Act .. Shipping and Seamen Act. Ship-desertion .. .. .. 112 178 101 .... 93 .. 8 66 .. Absent without leave .. .. 13 18 11 .... 11 .. .... .. .. 5 Ofiences against discipline .. .. 2 2 2 .... 2 Embezzling cargo .. .. .. 2 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. 2 Stowing away .. .. .. 30 32 32 .... 29 .. 2 1 .. .. 2 Licensing Act. Permitting drunkenness or violent 7 1 1 .... 1 .. .. 6 conduct Selling or supplying liquor to intoxi- 6 3 3 .... 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 cated persons Permitting gaming, gambling, &c. .. 1 .. . . .... .. .. .. 1 Selling or supplying liquor, or exposing 661 661 661 .. .. 446 42 161 12 for sale, or opening or keeping open premises at unauthorized times Supplying liquor to persons under 54 48 48 .... 31 1 16 .. .. .. 6 twenty-one years Selling or supplying liquor to prohibited 12 15 15 .... 14 .. 1 .. .. 3 persons