AnnualReport-1909 — Page 175

Appendix I.

REPORTS OF THE CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE AND OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE BRIGADE.

The total of all cases reported to the Police was 9.819 as against 9,562 in 1908 being an increase of 257 or 2·68 per cent.

In the division of these cases into Serious and Minor Offences, there appears an increase, as compared with 1908, of 103 cases or 3:17 per cent.. in the former, and of 154 cases, or 243 per cent., in the latter.

The increase, as compared with 1908 in Serious Offences of 103 is shown as follows:--

Increase

Robbery,

11

Assault with intent to rob,

1

Larcenies,

273

285

Decrease

Murder.

6

Burglary or Larceny from dwelling 35 Kidnapping and Protection of

Women and Children,

Unlawful Possession,

Other Felonies,

Net Increase,

33

388888

20

182

103

2. Table I shows the number and character of the Serious and Minor Offences reported to the Police during 1908 and 1909 and number of person's convicted and discharged in connection with these offences.

1

MURDER.

3. Nine murders were reported to the Police during the year as against 15 in 1908.

In connection with three of these reports no arrest was made. In the remaining six cases arrests were made as follows:-

In one case

1 Discharged

1 Convicted

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15

MANSLAUGHTER.

4. Three cases were reported to the Police.

In one case no arrest

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and discharged.

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