AnnualReport-1932 — Page 324

NATURE OF OFFENCES.

– K 24

-

Table V.

B. MINOR OFFENCES.

PERSONS

PERSONS

CONVICTED.

DISCHARGED.

Charge cases.

Cases without

charge.

Total cases.

Charge cases.

Cases without

charge.

Total cases.

1931.

1932.

% Charge cases to total.

Europeans.

Indians.

Chinese.

Europeans.

Indians.

Chinese.

VALUE OF PROPERTY STOLEN.

VALUE OF PROPERTY RECOVERED

*A-

$

Assault,

311

311

341

:

341 100%

4

369

2

49

Damage to Property,.

36

36

13

13 100%

3

7

Dangerous Goods,

28

28

24

24 100%

23

7

Drunkenness,...

22

22

19

19 100%

12

3

5

Forestry Offences,

169

169 273

273) 100%

Ι 351

7

...

Gambling,

607

607

386

386 100%

2,023

84

:

Hawking Offences,

8,984

8,984 8,699

8,699 100%

8,699

225

Lottery Offences,

217

217

223

223 100%

229

21

Mendicants,

391

391

395

395 100%

463

8

Merchant Shipping Ordinance,

689

689

386

386 100%

744

15

...

Morphine,

2

2

15

15 100%

13

2

:

Nuisances,

1,139

1,139

394

394 100%

400

16

Opium,

759

759

825

825 | 100%

1

962

76

Revenue,

565

565

606

606 | 100%

1

615

18

Rogue and Vagabond,

51

51 78

78 100%

80

11

:

Stowaways,

46

46

22

22 100%

со

8

彀痛

75

2

2

Unlawful Possession,

270

270

294

294 100%

258

Vagrants,

31

31

30

30 100%

25

6

Vehicles and Traffic,

1,305

1,305

803

803 | 100%

2

806

:

Women and Girls,

278

278 384

384 100%

370

Other Miscellaneous Offences,

1,544

1,544 1,154

1,154 100%

13

19 1,684

1

3 931

15.228

57

20

26

+

Total,..

17,444

17,444 15,364

15,364

68

32 18,146

5

3

739

Grand Total,.....

20,229 | 2,499 20,229 18,597|| 2,474 21,071

96

32 21,328

9

51,068 714,205.52 | 85,836.29