1642
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 51

such moneys, valuable security, or thing in any manner, and who fraudulently or dishonestly deals with it in any other manner or fails to deal with it in accordance with such obligation.

155. Every one who by means of any fraud or false pretence dishonestly obtains for himself or for any other person (whether directly or through the medium of any contract procured by such fraud or false pretence) anything capable of being stolen is guilty of stealing the thing so obtained, and shall be liable accordingly.

156. (1.) Every one who destroys, cancels, conceals, or obliterates in whole or in part any document for any fraudulent or dishonest purpose is guilty of having stolen that document, and is liable to three years’ imprisonment.

(2.) Every one who in this or any other manner steals a testamentary instrument is liable to ten years’ imprisonment.

157. Every one who receives any stolen property knowing it to have been stolen is guilty of having stolen such property, and is liable accordingly.

158. (1.) Robbery is theft accompanied by violence or threats of violence to any person or property, used to extort the property stolen or to prevent or overcome resistance to its being stolen.

(2.) Every one who commits robbery is liable to ten years’ imprisonment.

(3.) Every one who assaults any person with intent to rob him is liable to five years’ imprisonment.

159. (1.) Every trustee who with intent to defraud, and in violation of his trust, converts anything of which he is a trustee to any use not authorized by the trust is guilty of criminal breach of trust, and is liable to five years’ imprisonment.

(2.) For the purpose of this clause an executor or administrator shall be deemed to be a trustee of the property subject to his administration.

(3.) Nothing in this clause shall be so construed as in any manner to limit the foregoing definition of the offence of theft, and if any act of a trustee is both theft and a criminal breach of trust he may be convicted of either of those offences.

160. Every one is liable to two years’ imprisonment who with menaces demands from any person, either for himself or for any other person, anything capable of being stolen, with intent to steal it.

161. Every one is liable to six months’ imprisonment who pretends to exercise or use any kind of witchcraft, sorcery, enchantment, or conjuration, or undertakes to tell fortunes.

162. Every one is liable to six months’ imprisonment who in incurring any debt or liability obtains credit by means of any fraud.

163. Every one is liable to five years’ imprisonment who,—

(a.) With intent to extort or gain anything from any person, accuses or threatens to accuse either that person or any other person of any criminal offence, whether the person accused or threatened with accusation is guilty of that offence or not; or

(b.) With such intent as aforesaid, threatens that any person shall be so accused by any person; or

(c.) Causes any person to receive a document containing such accusation or threat, knowing the contents thereof.

164. Every one is liable to three years’ imprisonment who conspires with any other person by deceit or falsehood or other fraudulent means to defraud the public or any person ascertained or unascertained.

165. Every one is liable to three years’ imprisonment who by any false pretence causes or induces any person to execute, make, accept, endorse, or destroy the whole or any part of any valuable security.

166. (1.) Every one is guilty of burglary and is liable to five years’ imprisonment who by day or night breaks and enters a building with intent to commit a criminal offence therein.

(2.) “To break” means to break any part, internal or external, of a building, or to open by any means whatever any door, window,