2.—Return of Minor Offences reported to the POLICE, during the 10 Years ending 1891, showing Number of Prisoners Arrested, Convicted and Discharged.
YEAR.
Cases
reported.
No. of Persons
ASSAULT.
convicted.
GAMBLING.
MISCELLANEOUS.
DRUNKEN- NE88.
NO LIGHT
NUISANCES.
on Pass.
1882,
754
1,089
317
1,406
261
693
147
840
1,750
1,820
382 2,202
276
263
424
1883,
730
852
299
1,151
86
858
166
524
2,629
2,804
559 3,363
158
527
1,135
1884,
1,118
1,513
397
1,910
104
594
124
718
2,441
2,636
581 8,217
202
790
2,896
1885,
753
973
273
1,246
255
736
58
794
1,901
1,998
426
2,424
323
690
387
1886,
1,031
1,486
225
1,711
248
762
31
793
3,735
4,209
416 4,625
373
470
479
Total,...
4,386
5,913 1,511 7,424
954
3,143
526
3,669 12,456 13,467
2,361 15,831
1,332
2,740
5,321
1887,
1,101
1,425
335
1,760
99
766
211
1888,
958
1,187
329
1,516
62
489
1889,
1,212
1,484
470
1,954
69
140
1890,
1,032
1,055
500
1,555
· 29
62
1891,
1,335 1,723
247
1,970
523
1,623
25528
977
3,941 4,119
668 4,787
231
340
192
67
556
51
191
10
72
65 1,688
3,905 4,096 2,807 3,952 8,890 5,656 5,971
709
4,805
229
399
125
2,905
610
3,515
165
252
63
703 4,593
150
111
50
361 6,335
133
140
88
Total,.......... 5,638
6,874
1,881 8,755
782
3,080
404 3,484
20,261 20,984
3,051 24,035
908
1,242
518
Average of 1st period,.
877.2
1182.6
302.2 1484.8
190.8
628.6
105.2
733.8 2491.2
Average of 2nd period,. 1127.6
1374.8
376.2 1751.0
156.4
616.0
80.8
2693.4 472.8
696.8 4052.2 4196.8 610.2 4807.0
3166.2
266.4
548.0
1061.2
181.6
248.4
103.6
(Y7)