4
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374
it will be found that of serious
there were
serious offences 6757 reported in the first.
period, and 11.354 during the second
period
or an increase of 68 per cent. whitst of minor offences there
were
28864 reported during the first period
· and 22/09 during the second or decrease of 23. 40 per cent.
The returns of the
AL
minor, it will be found that the total
number
of persons convicted of serious offences during the first period has been 4,682, and during the second
of 44.64 per
period 6.729 or an increase cent: whilst for minor offences there were 21.645 in the first against 18,987 in
the second period
per cent.
3.
mumbers
of persons convicted
give
a.
4.
total of 26.297 during the first period,
and of 25.716 during the second
or a
decrease of 2.20 per cent. Here again if
they
are
classified
as serious and
Minor
refer
a
or a decrease of 12.28
The foregoing observations
to increases or decreases shewn by comparison of the two periods of 5 years, without taking into consideration the increase of 15 per cent in the m
population