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Table E. Previously-convicted Prisoners received in 1885.

Table F. Previously-convicted Prisoners for Five Years, 1881-85.

Table G. Number of Convicts (Prisoners sentenced to Penal Servitude) in the different Prisons.

Table H. Cbimes of Peisonebs sentenced to Penal Sebvitude or Haed Laboue for Twelve Months and over during 1885. Assault causing bodily harm .. .. .. 3 Larceny, as a bailee .. .. .. .. 2 Arson.. ' .. .. .. .. .. 4 „ from the person .. .. 20 Abortion, procuring of, &c. .. .. .. 2 „ from a dwelling .. .. 16 Bigamy .. .. .. .. .. 1 Malicious damage .. .. .. .. 1 Burglary .. .. .. .. .. 3 Murder .. .. .. .. .. 1 Conspiring to defraud .. .. .. .. 2 Obtaining goods by false pretences '.. .. 5 Escaping from legal custody .. .. .. 2 Perjury .. .. .. .. .. 3 Embezzlement and fraud .. .. .. 6 Bape, attempted .. .. .. .. 1 Forging and uttering .. .. .. 10 Bobbery .. .. .. .. .. 3 Horse- and cattle-stealing .. .. ...11 „ with violence .. .. .. .. 5 „ shooting .. .. .. 1 Sheepstealing .. .. .. .. .. 3 Housebreaking, and having implements for .. 12 Shooting at .. .. .. .. 2 Indecent assault .. .. .. .. 2 Sodomy .. .. .. ... 1 „ exposure .. .. .. .. 2 Stealing Post-letters .. .. .. ..' 1 Insulting language .. .. .. .. 5 Vagrancy .. .. .. .. .. 6 Larceny, not otherwise described .. .. 17 Wounding .. .. .. .. .. 3 Total, 156. N.B. —In Table A the total number received on sentences of twelve months and over is 135. The twenty-one additional here shown are among the prisoners for trial and remand from previous year, and, though sentenced in 1885, were received in 1884.

Prisons. Once. Twice. Thrice or oftener. Total. Addington Auckland Dunedin Hokitika Invercargill Lyttelton Napier Nelson New Plymouth Timaru Wanganui Wellington (Mount Cook) „ (Terrace) .. Minor gaols M. 33 105 33 5 12 39 22 5 2 31 19 1 70 85 p. 8 16 13 4 2 h 2 6 4 *9 3 M. 21 66 25 3 14 15 10 5 2 23 11 3 35 46 F. 4 13 10 5 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 M. 62 277 55 9 22 26 15 7 10 39 62 6 37 130 p. 94 171 167 24 12 6 2 4 5 19 48 25 M. 116 448 113 17 48 80 47 17 14 93 92 10 142 261 p. 106 200 190 33 15 *8 5 6 14 25 60 30 Total 462 69 279 47 757 576 1,498 692

Year. Once. Twice. Thrice or oftener Total. .881 .882 .883 .884 .885 M. 411 393 479 483 462 p. 58 67 93 81 69 M. 235 255 279 282 279 p. 55 51 69 65 47 M. 656 723 798 720 757 p. 425 440 655 597 576 H. 1,090 1,245 1,556 1,485 1,498 p. 532 553 827 743 692

Prisons. 31st Decomber, 1884. 31st December, 1885. Increase Decrease. \_ddington Auckland Dunedin .. rfokitika.. invercargill lyttelton Napier STelson .. Slew Plymouth Cimaru .. /Vanganui Wellington (Mount Cook) .. (Terrace) 4 41 26 1 47 1 3 38 20 1 52 1 5 1 3 6 2 1 3 i i 62 14 60 20 6 2 Total 199 198