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Return showing the Number of Persons arrested for Drunkenness on Sundays within each Principal Centre during the Years 1918 and 1919 (Males and Females shown separately).

The following table shows the convictions for drunkenness per ten thousand of the population for each year from 1914 to 1918 in Australia and New Zealand : — 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. Commonwealth ... ... 139"9 1266 102-5 930 86-1 New Zealand ... ... 120"6 117-9 97-3 783 63"5 Prosecutions against Hotelkeepers, The number of prosecutions (488) against hotelkeepers during the year shows a decrease of 127 as compared with the preceding year.

Return showing the Number of Prosecutions against Hotelkeepers in each District during the Year 1919 as compared with 1918, 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 1919 as compared with 1918, the Number convicted, and the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with.

Sly-grog Selling. There were 50 prosecutions during the year for selling liquor without a license, resulting in 41 convictions, and there were also 64 prosecutions, resulting in 45 convictions, for other offences against the provisions of the Licensing Act in force in no-license districts. The fines imposed on slyigrog sellers during the year 1919 amounted to £1,820, as against £1,396 in 1918.

Number arrested, 1918. Number arrestod, 1919. Number convicted, 1919. Number discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1919. Centre. M. W. 1V1. F. M. F. M. F. .uckland and suburbs ... Vellington and suburbs... Ihristchurch and suburbs )unedin and suburbs 21 63 8 2 2 "i 39 50 6 10 1 2 1 39 50 6 10 l 2 1 Totals ... 94 105 4 105

District. ProsecutionB, 1918. Prosecutions, 1919. Convictions, 1919. Discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1919. Auckland Hamilton Napier Wanganui ... Palmerston North Wellington ... Greymouth ... Christchurch Timaru Dunedin 56 20 35 128 24 110 123 59 49 18 65 111 35 78 58 24 11 10 29 22 7 49 53 23 51 29 19 4 7 20 27 1] 16 58 12 27 29 5 7 3 9 33 27 Invercargill... Totals ... 615 488 284 204

Centre. Prosecutions, 1918. Prosecutions, Convictions, Discharged or -Kj-iQ ig-ig otherwise dealt with, 1919. Auckland and suburbs Wellington and suburbs Christchurch and suburbs Dunedin and suburbs 19 45 17 24 22 15 9 2 8 8 6 1 14 7 3 1 Totals ... 105 48 23 25