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1914. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, PRISONS BRANCH: PRISONS BOARD (ANNUAL REPORT OF) FOR 1913.

/'resented to hoili Houses of Ui< General Assembly by Command of llis Excellency.

Sn:. Officeofthe Prisons Board, Wellington, 16th July, 1914. I have the honour to forward herewith the report of the Prisons Board for the year 1913 1 have. 4c, The Hon. the Minister of Justice, Wellington. Robert Stout.

REPORT. During the year 1913 the Board held seven meetings. The following table shows the dates and places of meeting, and the number of cases considered at each meeting, grouped under their particular class : —

(laees oonradered of Date. Place <>f Meeting. Habitual Criminals Persona undergoing and Reformative Offenders. Detention. Total. i V February 5 F&bruary c> and 7 February 8 and 10 Maivli I'll April I'.i April 22 April 24 April 25 April 29 May 1 (t July.-II August 2 October 21 October 25 ( Ictober 25 November 20 .. November 22 .. November 2. r ) . . [nveroargil] Dunedin .. llaiimer Wellington Wcllillgl'lll Auckland .. Kaingaroa Waipa Waikeria .. Wellington Wellington New Plymouth [nveroargill Addington Lyttelton . . Waikerin .. Kaingaroa Waipa 1 y V i j 19 125 II 3 69 20 1! 73 11 6 74 6 69 171 14 72 31 III 80 75 Totals .. 157 103 157 103 560 560