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Table I.-Continued.

YEARLY RETURN OF CRIME FOR THE WHOLE COLONY FOR THE YEAR 1928.

Charged cases. Cases without charge. Total cases. ('harged cases. Cases without charge. Total cases. 1927. 1928. % Charged cases to total. PERSONS CONVICTED. Europeans. Indians. Chinese. PERSONS DISCHARGED. Europeans. Indians. Chinese. #e VALUE OF PROPERTY STOLEN. VALUE OF PROPERTY RECOVERED. C. $ Assault, 332 332 291 291 100% 3 5 331 I 69 Damage to Property, 13 13 28 28 100% 7 1 21 Dangerous Goods, 25 25 31 31 100% 31 *** 3 Drunkenness,.. 24 24 Forestry Offences, 334 334 335 20 335 100% 10 4 10 487 22 Gambling, 503 503 364 364 100% 1,769 173 *** T Hawking Offences, 9,109 9,109 8,988 8,988 100% 8,869 254 Lottery Offences, 288 288 245 245 100% 291 2 31 Mendicants, 13 .13 74 74 100% 86 1 - Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 273 273 349 349 100% 6 726 14 Morphine, 7 7 17 17 100% 12 9 Nuisances, 248 248 239 239 100% 251 15 Opium, 5,855 5,855 624 624 100% 624 101 Revenue, 183 183 228 228 100% 1 233 17 Rogue and Vagabond, 47 47 20 20 100% 24 4 Stowaways, 26 26 27 27 100% 10 1 32 3 Unlawful Possession, 326 326 332 332 100% 318 38 Vagrants, 39 39 47 47 100% 45 7 1 Vehicles and Traffic, 773 773 1,078 1,078 100% 3 1,066 28 Women and Girls, 103 103 144 144 100% 135 21 Other Miscellaneous Offences, 1,370 1,370 928 928 100% 23 32 1,252 3 127 Total,..... 19,891 19,891 14,409 14,409 108 51 16,568 9 4 934 478,020.98 74,702.63 Grand Total,..... 22,285 2,159 24,444 17,124 2,486 19,610 124 56 19,091 16 7 1,433

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