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1947. 1948. Offences. Number of Number of Number of Offences in Offences Offences Which Arrests Reported. Reported. or Summonses Resulted. Crimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. —ctd. Offences against Rights of Property Theft (undescribed) 7,939 8,682 5,388 Theft, attempted 59 43 30 Theft from the person 27 23 9 Theft from the person, attempted 2 Theft from dwellings 502 466 168 Theft from dwellings, attempted 39 14 8 Theft by clerks or servants 31 47 47 Theft by clerks or servants, attempted.. 1 1 Theft of animals (specified) " 40 35 28 Theft of animals, attempted 1 4 2 Bringing stolen property into New Zealand 1 False pretences 725 956 "898 False pretences, attempted 17 14 12 Obtaining credit by fraud 75 95 89 False accounting by officials or clerks .. 2 2 Conspiracy to defraud 46 46 Robbery and aggravated robbery 22 33 30 Robbery and aggravated robbery, attempted 1 1 Assault with intent to rob 13 14 12 Extortion by threats 1 1 Burglary 39 90 64 Burglary, attempted 7 10 3 House or shop breaking, &c. 1,814 1,519 802 House or shop breaking, &c., attempted 139 152 50 Being found in dwellinghouse by night 4 7 7 Being disguised or in possession of housebreaking implements 4 3 3 Receiving property dishonestly obtained 234 215 214 Forgery 88 223 218 Uttering forged documents or false certificates 25 117 115 Procuring execution of document by false pretences 1 Personation 3 4 4 Arson 22 33 32 Arson, attempted 2 3 3 Wilfully placing obstruction on railways 4 5 2 Mischief 604 723 528 Mischief on railways and tramways 7 11 10 Possessing or making explosive substance, &c., with 1 1 intent thereby to commit a crime Sending threatening letters 2 Threatening acts with intent to intimidate 1 2 2 Breach of Secret Commissions Act 2 2 Police Offences Act Breach of the peace or behaviour with intent, &c. 625 776 770 Cruelty to animals 21 26 25 Drunkenness 2,315 2,949 2,949 Drunk while in charge of horses, &c., or loaded firearms .. 9 7 6 Drunk and disorderly 140 139 139 Exposure of person and grossly indecent acts 194 243 203 Using profane, indecent, or obscene language .. 321 335 324 Vagrancy (idle and disorderly persons, rogues, and vaga283 300 299 bonds, and incorrigible rogues) Assaulting, obstructing, or resisting constables, &c. 101 143 142 Intimidation to restrict lawful acts 3 Inciting violence, disorder, or lawlessness 6 2 2 Unlawfully using horses, motor-cars, &c. 1,138 1,013 748.