NATURE OF OFFENCES.
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Table V.
B. MINOR OFFENCES.
PERSONS CONVICTED. PERSONS DISCHARGED. Charge cases. Cases without charge. Total cases. Charge cases. Cases without charge. Total cases. 1931. 1932. % Charge cases to total. 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% 1 351 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% ... 8 ... 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 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