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Return showing the Number of Persons arrested for Drunkenness on Sundays within each Principal Centre during the Years 1912 and 1913 (Males and Females shown separately).

The following table shows the convictions for drunkenness per ten thousand of the population for each year from 1908 to 1912, in Australia and New Zealand : — 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912. Commonwealth ... 119-5 1194 • 1260 133-2 143-5 New Zealand... ... 1123 110-1 117-0 1123 111-0 Prosecutions against Hotelkeepers. The number of prosecutions (229) against hotelkeepers during the year shows a decrease of 26 as compared with the preceding year.

Return showing the Number of Prosecutions against Hotelkeepers in each District during the Year 1913 as compared with 1912, the Number convicted, and the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with.

Return showing the Number of Prosecutions against Hotelkeepers within each Principal Centre during the Year 1913 as compared with 1912, the Number convicted, and the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with.

Sly-gro« Selling. There were 136 prosecutions during the year for sly-grog selling, resulting in 109 convictions, against 113 prosecutions and 69 convictions during the preceding year. The fines imposed on sly-grog sellers during the year 1913 amounted to £1,714, as against £1,440 10s. m 1912.

Number arrested, 1912. Number arrested, 1913. Number convicted, 1913. Number discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1913. Centre. M. P. M. P. M. M. P. M. P. lUckland and suburbs ... Wellington and suburbs... ihristchurch and suburbs )unedin and suburbs 37 32 19 5 2 5 1 31 63 20 5 2 10 1 1 31 63 20 5 2 10 1 1 Totals ... 93 119 14 119 11

District. Proseoutions, Prosecutions, 1912. 1913. Convictions, 1913. Discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1913. Auckland Hamilton Napier Wanganui ... Wellington ... Greymouth ... Christchurch Dunedin 23 21 15 39 ■15 50 36 15 5 30 28 18 25 52 35 17 17 7 14 21 9 15 17 21 8 8 2 16 7 9 10 35 14 9 9 5 Invercargill... Totals ... 255 229 115 114

Centre. Prosecutions, 1912. Prosecutions, 1913. Convictions, 1913. Discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1913. .uckland and suburbs Wellington and suburbs Ihristehureh and suburbs lunedin and suburbs 15 22 1 18 26 9 5 9 1 3 2 9 22 6 3 Totals ... 38 58 18 40