Criminal Offences Statistics




Nov. 23. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3527

APPREHENSIONS, COMMITMENTS, ETC.

TABLE showing the Number of Persons of either Sex (exclusive of Maoris) summoned or brought before Magistrates during the Year 1910, the Offences charged against them, and how the Charges were disposed of—continued.

Offences. Total Number summoned or taken into Custody. Discharged. Committed for Trial or Sentence. Summarily convicted, held to Bail, &c.
Persons. M. F. M.
VIII. OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC WELFARE —continued.
Breaches of the following Laws.
Dairy Industry .. 3 2 1 1
Defence 57 57 .. 7
Distress and Replevin 1 1 .. 1
Dentists 3 3 .. 1
Explosives 3 3 .. ..
Fencing 12 10 2 2
Friendly Societies 2 2 .. ..
Fisheries and Game 234 233 1 70
Hawkers and Pedlars 1 1 .. ..
Harbours Act 2 2 .. 1
Immigration Restriction 4 4 .. 2
Impounding 212 199 13 53
Industrial Schools 52 30 22 1
Infant Life Protection 11 5 6 1
Inspection of Machinery 3 3 .. ..
Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration 17 17 .. 2
Destitute Persons (bastardy) 310 310 .. 120
" (failing to maintain, and disobeying order of Court) 1,879 1,797 82 819
" (neglected children) 210 132 78 26
Juvenile Smokers 10 8 2 1
Land Act 6 6 .. 1
Land and Income Assessment 10 10 .. ..
Licensing (by publican) 357 329 28 170
" (by others) 2,436 2,250 186 315
Lunatics 3 3 .. 3
Motor-car 7 7 .. 1
Medical Practitioners 1 1 .. ..
Maori Councils 4 4 .. ..
Master and Apprentice 5 5 .. 3
Midwives Act 3 .. 3 ..
Municipal Corporation 16 13 3 11
Noxious Weeds 498 483 15 49
Opium Prohibition 45 45 .. 7
Orchard and Garden Pests 90 84 6 9
Pharmacy 2 2 .. 1
Poisons Act 2 2 .. ..
Post Office 9 9 .. 2
Protection of Children 4 4 .. ..
Public Works 17 16 1 3
Private Hospitals 2 .. 2 ..
Public Reserves.. 3 3 .. ..
Public Health 28 28 .. 17
Pawnbrokers 3 3 .. ..
Printers’ and Newspaper Registration 3 3 .. 1
Rabbit Suppression 28 26 2 3
Road Board 4 4 .. ..
Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages 43 33 10 2
Scaffolding Inspection 25 25 .. 1
Shearers’ Accommodation 3 3 .. 2
Second-hand Dealers 12 10 2 1
Slaughtering Inspection 23 23 .. 5
Shipping and Seamen 203 203 .. 25
Stock Act 83 80 3 3
Servants’ Registry Office.. 1 1 .. ..
Shops and Factories 346 329 17 40
Weights and Measures 16 16 .. ..
Wages Protection 7 7 .. 2
Totals 38,207 35,699 2,508 4,771
Maoris (totals)* 529 496 33 37
Grand totals 38,736 36,195 2,541 4,808
  • For details see following table.


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⚖️ Criminal Offences Statistics for 1910 (continued from previous page)

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Crime, Statistics, Offences, Magistrates' Courts, 1910