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Table IV.

RETURN of Minor Offences reported to the POLICE, during the 10 Years ending 1906, showing Number of Frisoners Arrested, Convicted and Discharged.

ASSAULT.

GAMBLING.

MISCELLANeous.

DRUN-

NUIS

No

LIGHT

ALL MINOR OFFENCES.

KENNESS. ANCES.

OR PASS.

YEAR.

Cases

reported.

No. of Persons

convicted.

No. of Persons

discharged.

Total No.

arrested.

Cases

reported.

No. of Persons

convicted."

No. of Persons discharged.

Total No.

arrested.

Cases reported,

No. of Persons

convicted.

No of Persons

discharged.

Total No arrested.

Cases

reported.

No. of Persons

convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Total No.

arrested.

1897,

1,404 | 1,795

287

2,082

145

666

66

1898,

1899,

1900,

1901,

1,765 | 2,380 212 1,414 1,595 281 1,531 | 1,891 314 1,620 | 2,034 297

2,622 265 1,876 199 2,235 324

1,077

661

1,564

35

2,331 265

1,617 42

83289

732

4,122

4,538

412

4,950

132

780

150

6,733 | 6,999 765

7,764

1,132

4,531 5,412 307 5,719

161

939

7,661 8,869 604

9,473

70

731

1,599

3,170 3,265 3,625 375 4,000

3,434 320 3,754

133

715

5,631 | 5,690

671

6,361

182

1,039

6,341 7,080 754 7,834

1,559

3,267

3,841 390 4,231

150

466

5,768 | 7,396 729

8,124

Total,.

7,734 9,695 1,451

11,1461,198 5,485 268 5,753

18,355

20,853 | 1,804 22,657

758

3,939

150

1902,

1,287 1,667 271

1,938 259

1,378 17

1,395

3,653

1908,

1,169 | 1,539

269

1,808 204

1904,

1,160 | 1,575

269

1,844 166

1905,

1,239 | 1,823 165

1,101

890 1,988 178 1,404 87

44

25

1906,

1,136 1,705 172

1,877 299

2,460 44

2,504

4,562 571 5,133

1,145 4,134 4,475 440 4,915 160 915 5,466 6,074 497 6,571 1,491 5,842 6,663 5,085 5,589

167

1,057

723

191

1,297

405 | 7,068

161

1,113

472 | 6,061

112

1,179

32,134 36,033 3,523 | 39,556

6,423 7,607 859 8,466 6,390| 7,115 753 7,869 8,280 8,539 791 9,330 9,533 9,890 657 | 10,547 7,811❘ 9,754 688|10,442

Total,

5,991 8,309 | 1,146

9,455 | 1,106

7,233

217

7,450

24,180

27,363 2,385 29,748

791

5,369

37,437 42,905 3,74846,653

Average of 1st period,... 1546.8 1939.0 | 290.2 Average of 2nd-period,... 1198.2 1661.8 229.2

- 202 —

2229.2 | 239.6

1891.0221.2

1097.0 53.6 1150.6 3671.0 1446.6 43.4 1490.0 4836.0

4170.6360.8 4531.4 151.6

787.8

30.0

6426.8 7206.6704.67911.2

5472.6477.0 5949.6 158,2 1073.8

7487.48581.0749.69330.6