110
and the
This stateweest is scarcely an adequate
representation of whas has
actually occurred.
Writing on the 32% of Jacen ary 1878, Ford Carnarvon expressed himself to the
effect that the Statisties of Serious Crime
in the Colony up to and including
to hem
the
year 1876 did not appear to be abnormally
large.
Jeans
: as compared with the previous 10
The Statement of the Committee is fairly
applicable to the years 1874 to 1876, and is
prouted
borne out by the Rationer at p. XII of
Appendix to their Report.
the
The Platistics however for 1877, as guien
in that Returns, and those for 1878,
which have been published in the
Government Gazettes under date 15th Feb3.
18791
show a large &
in the rumber.
large & grawing
післение
- of Offences claped as Serious,
for whereas the figures for 1876 were 1485,
they
in 1878.
rose to 1966 in 1877, and to 2611
4. Mr. Deane states in his Evidence
4.17.1
that upon.
his retire from leave
of absence early in 1878, he found the
criminals
of the Colony
had adopted the
practice of carrying Arcus to a much
greater extent, then had previously
been the case, and (p. 33/ evinced
Deta
audacity not experienced before.
While Mr. Creagh states (fr. 54.) that
he has observed of late an
increasing