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Offences for which Offenders received the Benefits of the Probation Act during the Year ended 31st December, 1945

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Offence. Admitted to Probation. Deferred Sentence. Total. Theft 498 52 550 Breaking, entering, and theft 62 62 Unlawful conversion of motor-vehicles 58 i 59 Vagrancy 47 i 46 False pretences and fraud 31 4 35 Indecent assault 25 25 Mischief and wilful damage 14 li 25 Common assault 19 4 23 Trespassing 12 3 15 Carnal knowledge and attempted carnal knowledge 14 14 Receiving stolen property 14 14 Ship desertion 14 14 Forgery and uttering 13 13 Indecent exposure 10 10 Obscene and indecent language 6 1 7 Attempted suicide 6 1 7 False statements and false declarations 6 1 7 Bigamy 5 5 Arson and attempted arson 3 3 Concealing dead body of child 2 2 •Stowing away on ships 2 2 Bookmaking 2 2 Breach of maintenance order 2 2 Breach of probation (Crimes Amendment Act) 2 2 Robbery with violence 2 2 Failing to report for military service 2 2 Breach of Bankruptcy Act 1 i 2 Perjury 1 Wilfully neglecting a child 1 Abandoning a child 1 Attempted buggery 1 Assault with intent to commit rape 1 Fortune-telling 1 Unlawfully wearing uniform 1 Cruelty to animals 1 Unlawfully assuming a name 1 Manslaughter 1 Breach of War Pensions Act i Breach of Oil Fuel Regulations 1 Breach of Motor-vehicle Regulations 1 Released under section 15 (in lieu of bail) I ' Breach of Man-power Regulations i Unlawfully carrying firearms i Reckless driving i Resisting police i Failure to enrol child on school register i Failure to render assistance to person injured in motori accident Totals 886 86 972