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Table E. Previously-convicted Prisoners received during the Year 1896.

Table F. Previously-convicted Prisoners for Five Years, 1892-96.

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

Table H. Crimes of Prisoners sentenced to Hard Labour for Twelve Months and upwards during the Year 1896.

Prisons. Ouce. Twice. Thrice or oftener. Total. Auckland Dunedin Hokitika Invercargill .. Lyttelton Napier Nelson New Plymouth Wanganui Wellington .. Minor gaols .. M. 55 24 4 9 73 22 2 13 14 76 67 F. 13 9 1 1 8 1 1 1 4 1 M. 34 23 6 3 39 10 1 3 6 30 36 p. 6 4 i G 1 i 5 M. 184 74 13 12 123 59 ■ 2' 9 43 109 101 F. 101 101 7 4 88 17 3 4 89 10 M. 273 121 28 24 235 91 5 25 63 215 204 F. 120 114 8 6 102 1 19 .4 6 98 11 Total 359 40 j 191 24 729 424 1,279 I 488

Year. Once. Twice. Thrico or oftener. Total. .892 .893 .894 .895 .896 M. 411 391 375 317 359 F. 50 42 39 47 40 M. 191 228 213 199 191 F. 38 34 37 27 24 M. 774 808 817 742 729 F. 509 462 384 405 424 M. 1,376 1,427 1,405 1,258 1,279 F. 597 538 460 479 488

Prisons. 31st December, 1895. iilst December, 1896. Increase. Decrease. Auckland 3unedin 3okitika invercargill jyttelton Napier .. kelson .. Jew Plymouth (Vanganui Wellington 16 I 28 1 20 2 2 4 29 1 18 1 i 14 *2 1 56 54 "2 Total 127 109 1 19 Net decrease 18

ibduction Assault causing bodily harm irson abortion, Procuring of, &o. breach of Probation Act liigamy Burglary Uarnally knowing, &o. Demanding money by threats, &o. Embezzlement and fraud Escaping from legal custody ?oloniously receiving .. ?orging and uttering .. Horse- and cattle-stealing rlousebreaking, and possessing implements for indecent assault indecent oxposure jarccny 1 2 2 1 2 3 8 2 1 3 1 2 19 19 25 6 2 19 Lareony from the person „ from a dwelling Malicious damage Manslaughter Obtaining goods by false protences Rape Kape, attempted Bobbery „ with violence Shoop-stealing Shooting at Sodomy Stealing post letters Vagrancy Wounding 5 9 1 1 i 2 2 6 1 i 1 1 2 .. 13 1 Total .. 171