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In its report for the year 1918 the Board gave a general review of its work up to the end of that year, and it is unnecessary to repeat those observations here. If, however, the statistics contained in that report are completed to the end of 1919 the result and scope of the Board's work for the past ten years is shown as follows : — Table B. —Reformative-detention Cases. Total number sentenced to reformative detention .. . . .. .. .. 1,288 Released on recommendation of Board . . .. .. . . .. 920 Discharged from reformatories on completion of full sentence . . .. 49 Died while undergoing sentence .. . . .. .. . . 18 Remaining in reformatories on 31st December, 1919 . . .. .. . . 301 1,288 Total number released as above . . . . . . .. .. .. .. 969 Of whom there were — Returned to reformatories for non-compliance with conditions of release .. 52 Returned to reformatories for further offences .. .. . . .",51 Returned for offences committed after discharge or expiry of period of probation .. . . .. .. .. .. 80 Total number returned .. . . . . . . .. .. 183 Absconded and not traced . . . . . . . . . . 19 Died .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..4 Left Dominion to return to former domiciles .. . . . . ..16 Known to have been killed in action while on active service . . . . 3 Returned to Weraroa . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Committed to Rotoroa . . . . . . .. . . . . 1 Committed to mental hospital . . . . . . . . . . 2 Committed to Mount Magdala Home . . . . . . . . . . 1 Committed to Salvation Army Home . . . . . . . . . . 1 Reporting on probation at 31st December, 1919 . . . . 67 Number who have not offended since their discharge or expiration of period of probation, and presumably doing well .. .. .. .. 671 786 969 Of the number returned to reformatories 39 individuals were returned twice, 14 three times, 5 four times, and 1 five times. Table C sets out the habitual criminals dealt with during the same period as that covered by Table B. Table C. — Habitual Criminals. Total number declared habitual criminals .. . . .. .. .. .. 261 Of whom there were— Released on recommendation of Board . . . . . . . . 220 Died while undergoing sentence . . . . . . . . . . 3 Remaining in prison on 31st December, 1919 . . .. .. 38 261 Total number released as above . . .. . . .. .. . . .. 220 Of whom there were— Returned to prison for non-compliance with conditions of release. . . . 41 Returned to prison for further offences .... . . 60 Returned to prison for offences committed after their discharge from probation .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 6 Total number returned . . . . .. . . . . .. 107 Absconded and not traced . . . . . . . . .. 16 Died . . . . . . .. . . . . 7 Left Dominion to return to former domiciles . . . . . . 21 Committed to mental hospital . . . . . . . . .. 1 Reporting on probation at 31st December, 1919 . . . . 38 Number who have not offended, so far as known, since their discharge from probation, and presumably doing well .. . . .. 30 113 220 Of those returned to prison 22 returned twice, 3 returned three times, and 2 returned four times. In 1917 the Statute Law Amendment Act, by section 14, authorized the Board to deal with hardlabour cases, and the following table shows the number so dealt with since that date : — 'Table D. Hard-labour Cases. Total individual cases considered .. . . .. .. .. 175 Number discharged from prison on recommendation of Board .. .. 8 Number released on probation on recommendation of Board .. .. 30 Left the Dominion .. . . . . . . . . . . .. 3 Recommitted for other offences . . .. . . . . .. .. 1 Completed probation .. .. . . . . . . .. 11 Reporting on probation at 31st December, 1919 . . . . . . . . 15