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OFFENCES.

Table II,-Continued.

LIST of OFFENCES, ETC.,--Continued.

NUMBER
OF
CASES. No. of
PRI-
SONERS. OFFENCES. NUMBER
OF
CASES. No. of
PRI-
SONERS. Brought forward.......... 586 650 Brought forward, 3,803 5,868 Dogs Ordinance-5 of 1893,-
Contraventions of 27 27 Gambling Ordinance-2 of 1891,-
Contraventions of and Offences under 672 2,355 Education Ordinance-26 of 1913,-
Part 1 (Sections 1-6) 10 5 Employers and Servants Ordinance-45 of 1902,- 1 Gunpowder and Fireworks Ordinance-14 of 1901,-
Contraventions of and Offences under 5 5 Proceedings under Ferry Ordinance-28 of 1917 1 Fisheries (Dynamite) Ordinance-4 of 1911 3 3 Fire Investigation Ordinance-8 of 1895 1 Importation and Exportation Ordinance-12 of 1922 60 Interpretation Ordinance-31 of 1911 Larceny Ordinance-5 of 1865,-
Simple Larceny 1,230 1,328 Larceny of cattle and other animals, (Sections 9—17).. 6 2 of things attached to or growing on land, (Sections 22-28) 315 346 Forgery Ordinance-11 of 1922,--
Forgery of documents with intent to defraud (Sections 4-6)...... 25 28 Uttering forged bank notes, (Sections 8-10) .... Forts Protection Ordinance-3 of 1891 1 Sacrilege, Burglary and house breaking, (Sections 38-47) 438 496 Larceny in dwelling houses, (Sections 48-49), 59 68 Larceny from the person and similar Offences, (Sections 29-37) 47 95 in ships, Wharves. &c., (Sections 50–53) or embezzlement by clerks, servants, &c., (Sections 54-60) 10 10 Forest Officers Ordinance--32 of 1923 3 Frauds by bankers, agents, &c., (Sections 62–74) .... 34 35 Obtaining property by false pretences, (Sec. 75-78)... 9 11 Receiving stolen property, (Sections 79–87) 69 83 177 220 Carried forward................... 710 780

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