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Table IV.

RETURN of MINOR OFFENCES reported to the POLICE, during the 10 Years ending 1907, showing Number of Prisoners Arrested, Convicted and Discharged.

ASSAULT.

GAMBLING.

MISCELLANEOUS.

DRUN-

NUIS-

KENNESS., ANCES.

No

LIGHT

OR PASS.

ALL MISOR OFFENCES,

arrested.

Cases

reported.

No. of Persons

convicted.

No. of Persous

discharged.

Total No.

Cases

reported.

No. of Persons

convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Total No.

arrested.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons

convicted.

1898,

1,765 | 2,880

242

2,622

235

1,077

56

1,132

4,531

5,412 307

161

5,719

939

1899,

1900,

1901,

1902,

1,414| 1,595 281 1,876 199 1,531 | 1,891 344 2,235 324 1,620 | 2,034 297 2,331 265 1,287 1,667 271 1,938 259

661

70

731 3,170 3,434 320 3,754 BB 1,564 85 1,599 3,265 8,625 375 4,000 182 1,517 42 1,559 3,267 3,841 390 4,234 150 1,878 17 1,395 3,653 4,562 571 5,133 167

715

1,039

466

1,0.37

7,661 | 8,869 | 5,681| 5,090 6,341| 7,080 5,768 | 7,395 6,423 | 7,607

604 9,473

671

754 7,834

6,361

729

8,124

859

8,466

YEAR.

Total,..

7,617 | 9,567! 1,435

11,002 |1,312

6,197 210 6,416

17,886

20,877 | 1,983 |22,840||

793

4,216

(31,824 36,641 3,617 40,258

128

1903,

1904,

1905,

1906,

1907,

1,169 1,539 269 269

1,160 | 1,575 1,239| 1,823 165 1,136| 1,705 172 1,119 | 1,708 163

1,808 204 1,844 166 1,988 178 1,877 299

1,101

44

1,145

4,134

890

25

915

5,166

1,404

87

1,491

1,871 315

4,475 410 4,915 160 6,074 497 6.571 191 5,842 6,663 105 7,068 161 2,460 44 2,504 5,0-5 6,589 472 6,061 112 2,498 87 2,535 0,177 6,785 315 6,100 118

723

1,297

6,390| 7,1151 753 8,280 8,589 791 9,330

7,869

1,113

9,533 | 9,890

65710,547

1,179

7,811| 9,754

688 10,442

1,505

8,234 | 9,991

515 10,506

Totul,

5,623 | 8,350|1,038

9,388 |1,162

8,353 237

8,590

25,704

28,586 | 2,129 29,815

742

5,817

39,248 45,289 3,404 | 48,693

Average of 1st period,.......1523.4 |1913,4 | 287.0 Average of 2nd period.......... 1164.6|1670.0|207.6

2200.4 |262.4

1877.6232.4

1239.4 48.8 1283.2

1670.6 47.4 1718.0

3577.2

5140.8

4175.4392.6 4568.0 158.6

843.2

6364.8 7328.2 723.4 8051.6

6717.2 | 425,8 5963.0 148.4 1163.4

7849.6 9057.8 680.89738.6

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