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Drunkenness. There has been an increase of 1,482 in the number of persons prosecuted for drunkenness during the year as compared with the previous year. From the following table it will be observed that 39-64 per cent, of the males and 66-55 per cent, of the females had previous convictions recorded against them, and 7'l per cent, of the males were not permanent residents in the Dominion :—

Return showing the Number of Persons charged with Drunkenness during the Year 1914, and the Number of Previous Convictions against them, so far as is known.

Return showing the Number of Persons arrested for Drunkenness within each Principal Centre during the Years 1913 and 1914, the Number convicted, the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with (Males and Females shown separately), and the Increase or Decrease in Arrests.

Return showing the Number of Persons arrested for Drunkenness on Sundays within each Principal Centre during the Years 1913 and 1914 (Males and Females shown separately).

The following table shows the convictions for drunkenness per ten thousand of the population for each year from 1909 to 1913 in Australia and New Zealand : — 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. Commonwealth ... 119-4 126-0 133-2 143-5 139-5 New Zealand... ... 110-1 117-0 112-3 1110 1085

District. Auckland Hamilton Napier .. Wanganui Wellington Greymouth Christehurch Dunedin Invercargill Totals Not pre- One F viously vious ( convicted, victic I M. P. M. .. 1,109 62 230 .. 605 8 116 686 19 191 973 17 268 .. 1,911 123 570 232 4 44 .. 1,003 47 210 628 26 118 252 5 50 .. 7,399 3111,797 i * I 're- Two PreDon- vious Con}n. victions. F. . F. Three Pre- Four Pre- Five Pre- Over Five vious Con- vious Con- vious Con- Previous victions. victions. vietions. Convictions. Totals. O co .J oS.2oo i-nflJo CJSm F H ffiSI M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. _L 16 107 18 2 42 .. 6 130 1 5 110 3 45 261 53 2 20 1 17 97 10 4 62 1 107 42 130 110 261 20 97 62 17 18 1 3 53 1 10 1 76 20 59 51 148 14 39 32 12 10 3 24 1 10 1 64 4 22 2G 89 13 22 15 3 7 85 63 14 14 29 100 4 17 14 8 17 1 66 460 13 80 47 96 11 410 166 12 75 2 2 50 2,109 814 1,132 1,504 3,175 338 1,798 1,035 354 205 13 28 28 896 8 182 68 7 183 9 13 2 499 25 45 86 9 '5 2 3 1 90 28 2 17 .. 97 846 87 846 87 451 49 258 49 263 88 1,245 249 12,259 930 871 The number c. in 1914 the num.be harged wi ir was 13,1 ith dn .189 (1 unkc 2,25' :tmesi i in ] 913 id 9, was 10 fc: 1,701 laics' (.10,940 taL >S and 767 femal »), 'hereas 9 ma !es a .

Centre. Number Number arrested, 1913 arrested, 1914. Number „.u discharged or Number ,, ° • ■ t i inn otherwiso convicted, 1914.' , ,, . f , dealt with 1914. Incroase in Arrests. Decrease in Arrests. Auckland and suburbs ... Wellington and suburbs Christehurch and suburbs Dunedin and suburbs ... M, F. 1,472 160 2,272 283 612 104 655 73 M. 1,283 2,587 973 810 121 380 168 60 F. M. 1,283 2,587 970 809 F. 121 380 167 60 | M. 3 1 P. M. and F. 412 425 142 M. andF. 228 1 Totals... 5,011 620 5,653 729 5,649 728 4 979 228 'et increase, 751.

Number arrested, 1913. Number arrested, 1914. Number convicted, 1914. Number discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1914. Centre. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Auckland and suburbs ... Wellington and suburbs... Christchurch and suburbs Dunedin and suburbs 31 68 20 5 2 10 1 1 23 50 14 7 "4 1 23 50 13 7 "4 1 1 Totals ... 119 14 91 93