Table IV.
RETURN of Minor Offences reported to the POLICE, during the 10 Years ending 1906, showing Number of Frisoners Arrested, Convicted and Discharged.
ASSAULT.
GAMBLING.
MISCELLANeous.
DRUN-
NUIS
No
LIGHT
ALL MINOR OFFENCES.
KENNESS. ANCES.
OR PASS.
YEAR.
Cases
reported.
No. of Persons
convicted.
No. of Persons
discharged.
Total No.
arrested.
Cases
reported.
No. of Persons
convicted."
No. of Persons discharged.
Total No.
arrested.
Cases reported,
No. of Persons
convicted.
No of Persons
discharged.
Total No arrested.
Cases
reported.
No. of Persons
convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Total No.
arrested.
1897,
1,404 | 1,795
287
2,082
145
666
66
1898,
1899,
1900,
1901,
1,765 | 2,380 212 1,414 1,595 281 1,531 | 1,891 314 1,620 | 2,034 297
2,622 265 1,876 199 2,235 324
1,077
661
1,564
35
2,331 265
1,617 42
83289
732
4,122
4,538
412
4,950
132
780
150
6,733 | 6,999 765
7,764
1,132
4,531 5,412 307 5,719
161
939
7,661 8,869 604
9,473
70
731
1,599
3,170 3,265 3,625 375 4,000
3,434 320 3,754
133
715
5,631 | 5,690
671
6,361
182
1,039
6,341 7,080 754 7,834
1,559
3,267
3,841 390 4,231
150
466
5,768 | 7,396 729
8,124
Total,.
7,734 9,695 1,451
11,1461,198 5,485 268 5,753
18,355
20,853 | 1,804 22,657
758
3,939
150
1902,
1,287 1,667 271
1,938 259
1,378 17
1,395
3,653
1908,
1,169 | 1,539
269
1,808 204
1904,
1,160 | 1,575
269
1,844 166
1905,
1,239 | 1,823 165
1,101
890 1,988 178 1,404 87
44
25
1906,
1,136 1,705 172
1,877 299
2,460 44
2,504
4,562 571 5,133
1,145 4,134 4,475 440 4,915 160 915 5,466 6,074 497 6,571 1,491 5,842 6,663 5,085 5,589
167
1,057
723
191
1,297
405 | 7,068
161
1,113
472 | 6,061
112
1,179
32,134 36,033 3,523 | 39,556
6,423 7,607 859 8,466 6,390| 7,115 753 7,869 8,280 8,539 791 9,330 9,533 9,890 657 | 10,547 7,811❘ 9,754 688|10,442
Total,
5,991 8,309 | 1,146
9,455 | 1,106
7,233
217
7,450
24,180
27,363 2,385 29,748
791
5,369
37,437 42,905 3,74846,653
Average of 1st period,... 1546.8 1939.0 | 290.2 Average of 2nd-period,... 1198.2 1661.8 229.2
- 202 —
2229.2 | 239.6
1891.0221.2
1097.0 53.6 1150.6 3671.0 1446.6 43.4 1490.0 4836.0
4170.6360.8 4531.4 151.6
787.8
30.0
6426.8 7206.6704.67911.2
5472.6477.0 5949.6 158,2 1073.8
7487.48581.0749.69330.6