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Drunkenness. There has been an increase of 988 in the number of prosecutions for drunkenness during the year as compared with the previous year. The number charged with drunkenness in 1919 was 8,216 (7,758 males and 458 females), whereas in 1918 the number was 7,228 (6,733 males and 495 females). The following return shows the number of prosecutions for drunkenness in each police district during the year 1919 as compared with 1918 : —

From the following table it will be observed that 35\32 per cent, of the males and 6004 per cent, of the females had previous convictions recorded against them, and 10' 1 per cent, of the males were not permanent residents of the Dominion.

Return showing the Number of Persons charged with Drunkenness during the Year 1919, 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 1918 and 1919, the Number convicted, the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with (Males and Females shown separately), and the Increase or Decrease in Arrests.

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Police Distriot. Number of Prosecutions, 1918. I I Number of Prosecutions, 1919. Increase. Decrease. Auckland .. Hamilton .. Napier Wanganui .. Palmerston North. Wellington.. Greymouth.. Christchurch Timaru Dunedin Invercargill 1,159 515 724 454 389 2,050 123 875 226 554 159 1,610 631 702 500 394 2,240 154 912 336 542 195 451 116 46 5 190 31 37 110 22 12 36 Totals 7,228 8,216 1,022 34

Not pre- One Pre- Two Pre- Three Pre- Four Pre- Five Pre- Over Five viousiy vious Con- vious Con- vious Con- viousCon- vions Con- Previous convicted, viction. victions. victions. victions. victions. Convictions. Totals. o w *» <*-< > goo « a n 5-h Mm Police District. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Auokland Hamilton Napier Wanganui Palmerston North.. Wellington Greymouth Christchurch Timaru.. Dunedin Invercargill 903 508 379 322 275 1,456 117 419 188 303 148 42 18 15 15 6 70 1 8 191 47 84 74 40 259 14 97 37 68 15 21 8 3 5 35 1 10 118 30 70 37 20 123 4 58 19 46 7 18 2 2 1 11 77 11 46 22 9 62 5 67 15 81 3 11 21 39 3 28 9 5 40 4 30 11 12 4 9 "i 15 25 4 26 5 4 37 3 25 6 4 3 5 2 127 10 43 11 25 106 5 152 59 56 13 24 6 *8 1,480 613 676 480 378 2,083 152 848 335 520 193 130 18 26 20 16 157 2 64 1 22 2 224 17 4 297 16 118 13 84 11 '8 7 "s o 18 1 6 6 2 *5 8 i i Totals 5,018 183 926 83 532 45 348 40 185 37 142 12 607 58 7,758 458 784

Number arrested, 1918. Number arrested, 1919. Number Number discharged or • 4 j imn otherwise convicted, 1919., deaU with) 1919. Increase in Arrests. Decrease in Arrests. Centre. M. P. M. P. M. F. M. P. M.andF. M.andF. Auckland and suburbs ... Wellington and suburbs Christchurch and suburbs Dunedin and suburbs ... 612 1,549 511 383 55 180 57 45 898 83 1,742 154 525 51 400 21 897 1,741 522 398 83 154 51 21 1 1 3 2 314 167 8 "*7 Totals ... 3,055 337 3,565 309 3,558 309 489