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Since 1917 the Board has dealt with the following hard-labour cases : — Table C. —Hard-labour Cases. Total individual cases considered .. .. .. .. .. 779 Number discharged from prison on recommendation of Board .. 147 Number released on probation on recommendation of Board .. .. 240 Left the Dominion . . .. .. .. . . .. 14 Absconded .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Recommitted for other offences .. .. .. .. 8 Completed probation .. .. . . .. .. .. 160 Reporting on probation at 31st December, 1923 .. .. .. ..32 Offenders Probation Act, 1920. During the year twenty-four applications for discharge from probation were considered by the Board, and of the number received eighteen were granted.

Table D.—Showing Releases and Discharges, etc., effected each Month.

GENERAL SUMMARY. The following table shows the cases considered year by year by the Board over the last decade :■ —

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Since 1917 the Board has dealt with the following hard-labour cases : — Table C. —Hard-labour Cases. Total individual cases considered .. .. .. .. .. 779 Number discharged from prison on recommendation of Board .. .. 147 Number released on probation on recommendation of Board .. .. 240 Left the Dominion . . .. .. .. . . .. 14 Absconded .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Recommitted for other offences .. .. ... .. 8 Completed probation .. .. . . .. .. .. 160 Reporting on probation at 31st December, 1923 .. ,. .. ..32 Offenders Probation Act, 1920. During the year twenty-four applications for discharge from probation were considered by the Board, and of the number received eighteen" were granted. Table D.—Showing Releases and Discharges, etc., effected each Month. Released on Probation. Discharged from Prison. Discharged from Probation. p* U ®aS jirtlo 3 1923. | ,S |.| | .-a || o $| || Mi Total. *$ s-lsigss ili Hi ti Hi III 111 fl III 111 ii ill ill ii Sis i||ll|s, -g! W W i« H M p3 ' w w I« , o : Total. January ..8 7 13 9 1 3 1 1 4 1 48 February .. 15 4 21 3 .. 3 2 48 March ' .. 8 4 17 3 .. 6 .. 1 2 .. .. 41 April .. 7 .. 4 2 1 14 May.. ...10 4 21 2 1 5 2 .. 1 4 .. 50 June .. 6 1 18 7 .. 12 .. 1 45 July .. 2 1 14 3 .. 6 .. 1 .. 1 I 29 August .. 9 1 16 7 .. 2 35 September 11 5 .. 3 2 1 1 6 2 31 October .. 1 .. 10 10 .. 3 24 November .. 4 2 14 3 .. 4 .. 2 -.. 2 .. 31 December ..10 4 26 8 .. 3 1 .. 52 48 48 41 14 50 45 29 35 31 24 31 52 Totals .. 80 28 185 62 2 50 5 6 5 18 7 448 448 i l GENERAL SUMMARY. The following table shows the cases considered year by year by the Board over the last decade :■ — Table E. I , ll "' ' i PrnVia.finnpn'c fnr Probatio Discharj Proba iners for ge from ition. W M* .1 Habitual tr ° m Habitual t> t .■ ri ■ ■ i x Probation. , T n • • i j Reformative -a j t _ i. Criminals for „ . , Year. Criminals and t-. , .. Hard Labour. . . Totals. Offenders. Detentl0n - „TJ u' Crimes Offender Habitual Criminals for remission, Hard Labour. Totals. Year. Crimes Amendment Act. Offender Probationers. a " Amend- Probament Act. tioners ment act. tioners. 1914 .. 117 332 .. .. .. .. 449 1915 .. 101 273 .. .. .. .. 374 1916 .. 102 322 .. .. .. .. 424 1917 .. 95 329 14 .. .... 438 1918 .. 87 201 ■., 92 .. .. .. 380 1919 .. 97 471 115 .. 18 .. 701 1920 .. 74 467 75 .. 32 .. 648 1921 .. 75 564 167 .. 18 17 841 1922 .. 93 594 271 .. 19 30 1,007 1923 .. 74 671 304 4 16 24 1,093 1914 .. 1915 .. 1916 .. 1917 .. 1918 .. 1919 .. 1920 .. 1921 .. 1922 .. 1923 .. 18 32 18 19 16 449 374 424 438 380 701 648 841 J ,007 1,093 17 30 24 4 Totals 915 4,224 1,038 4 103 71 6,355 Totals 4 103 71 6,355 Owing to the growth of the Board's work, meetings have of necessity to be held more frequently than hitherto, and during the year, as will be observed, the Board sat on some fifteen occasions. Owin: than hithe have of necesf ie Board sat o sity to be m some fi: held mo 'teen occ; re frequently -sions.

Since 1917 the Board has dealt with the following hard-labour cases : — Table C.—Hard-labour Cases. Total individual cases considered .. .. .. .. .. 779 Number discharged from prison on recommendation of Board .. .. 147 Number released on probation on recommendation of Board .. .. 240 Left the Dominion . . .. .. .. . . .. 14 Absconded .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Recommitted for other offences .. .. ... .. 8 Completed probation .. .. . . .. .. .. 160 Reporting on probation at 31st December, 1923 .. ,. .. ..32 Offenders Probation Act, 1920. During the year twenty-four applications for discharge from probation were considered by the Board, and of the number received eighteen" were granted. Table D.—Showing Releases and Discharges, etc., effected each Month. Released on Probation. Discharged from Prison. Discharged from Probation. p* U ®aS jirtlo 3 1923. | ,S |.| | .-a || o $| || Mi Total. *$ s-lsigss ili Hi ti Hi III 111 fl III 111 ii ill ill ii Sis i||ll|s, -g! W W i« H M p3 ' w w I« , o : Total. January ..8 7 13 9 1 3 1 1 4 1 48 February .. 15 4 21 3 .. 3 2 48 March ' .. 8 4 17 3 .. 6 .. 1 2 .. .. 41 April .. 7 .. 4 2 1 14 May.. ...10 4 21 2 1 5 2 .. 1 4 .. 50 June .. 6 1 18 7 .. 12 .. 1 45 July .. 2 1 14 3 .. 6 .. 1 .. 1 I 29 August .. 9 1 16 7 .. 2 35 September 11 5 .. 3 2 1 1 6 2 31 October .. 1 .. 10 10 .. 3 24 November .. 4 2 14 3 .. 4 .. 2 -.. 2 .. 31 December ..10 4 26 8 .. 3 1 .. 52 48 48 41 14 50 45 29 35 31 24 31 52 Totals .. 80 28 185 62 2 50 5 6 5 18 7 448 448 i l GENERAL SUMMARY. The following table shows the cases considered year by year by the Board over the last decade :■ — Table E. I , ll "' ' i PrnVia.finnpn'c fnr Probatio Discharj Proba iners for ge from ition. W M* .1 Habitual tr ° m Habitual t> t .■ ri ■ ■ i x Probation. , T n • • i j Reformative -a j t _ i. Criminals for „ . , Year. Criminals and t-. , .. Hard Labour. . . Totals. Offenders. Detentl0n - „TJ u' Crimes Offender Habitual Criminals for remission, Hard Labour. Totals. Year. Crimes Amendment Act. Offender Probationers. a " Amend- Probament Act. tioners ment act. tioners. 1914 .. 117 332 .. .. .. .. 449 1915 .. 101 273 .. .. .. .. 374 1916 .. 102 322 .. .. .. .. 424 1917 .. 95 329 14 .. .... 438 1918 .. 87 201 ■., 92 .. .. .. 380 1919 .. 97 471 115 .. 18 .. 701 1920 .. 74 467 75 .. 32 .. 648 1921 .. 75 564 167 .. 18 17 841 1922 .. 93 594 271 .. 19 30 1,007 1923 .. 74 671 304 4 16 24 1,093 1914 .. 1915 .. 1916 .. 1917 .. 1918 .. 1919 .. 1920 .. 1921 .. 1922 .. 1923 .. 18 32 18 19 16 449 374 424 438 380 701 648 841 J ,007 1,093 17 30 24 4 Totals 915 4,224 1,038 4 103 71 6,355 Totals 4 103 71 6,355 Owing to the growth of the Board's work, meetings have of necessity to be held more frequently than hitherto, and during the year, as will be observed, the Board sat on some fifteen occasions. Owin: than hithe have of necesf ie Board sat o sity to be m some fi: held mo 'teen occ; re frequently -sions.