HC Deb 18 November 1957 vol 578 c9W
Mr. Creech Jones

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the total contribution of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust to the Mining Benefit Fund from 1934; what is its annual contribution; how much has been dispensed since the Fund was inaugurated and for what purposes; and what share in the disbursements Kono has received.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

I am asking the Governor of Sierra Leone for information

CRIMES OF VIOLENCE KNOWN TO THE POLICE IN ENGLAND AND WALES
Offence 1938 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
1. Murder 116 171 136 139 132 146 143 146 135 156
2. Attempted murder 79 191 167 183 126 155 129 176 169 162
4. Manslaughter 172 138 131 176 176 233 158 138 122 142
5. Felonious wounding 388 646 625 976 1,078 1,027 981 1,048 1,042 1,227
8. Malicious wounding 1,602 3,547 3,705 4,201 4,445 4,873 5,111 5,425 5,884 7,039
9. Indictable assaults 30 31 46 81 96 80 95 113 150 167
19. Rape 99 252 233 314 335 260 295 294 340 329
34/1. Robbery with violence 287 978 860 812 633 790 754 604 577 730
34/2 and 3. Robbery and assaults with intent to rob 123 130 209 167 212 226 208 246 235
Total 2,773 6,077 6,033 7,091 7,188 7,776 7,892 8,152 8,665 10,187