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Table C. Table showing the Offences and Degree of Education of Distinct Convicted Prisoners received during the Year 1924.

Table D. Table showing the Actual Number of Distinct Convicted Prisoners received into Gaol during the Year 1921, classified according to Principal Offences, Birthplace, and Age.

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I Superior Able to read and I Able to read Unable to I 0fle " oes - ' Brtuoation. write. ! only. read. j Totals ' Offences against the person — M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M, F. Convicted on indictment .. .. .. .. 103 .. .. .. 2 .. 105 Convicted summarily ... .... .. 97 2 . . .... .. 97 2 Offences against property — Theft and deceit .. .. .. 1 . . 007 37 2 2 4 I 614 40 Mischief .. .. .. .. .. 48 3 .. .. .. .. 48 3 Miscellaneous offences — Vagrancy* .. .. .. .. . . 187 27 .. .. 1 .. 188 27 Drunkenness .. .. .. 1 . . 451 26 .. .. .. .. 452 26 Others .. .. .. 7(59 25 2 .. 6 1 777 26 Totals .. .. 2 .. 2,262 120 4 2 13 2 2,281 | 124 Maoris included above .. .. .. .. 101 2 .. .. 2 .. 103 | 2 * Including importuning, consorting with rogues, &e.

Offences against the Offences against Person. Property. Miscellaneous. Totals. Convicted Summarily Theft and Mischief Vaaranev » Drunkenness t 0ther Indictment. convicted. Deceit. Miscniei. \ a„rancy. Drunkenness.? offences. Birthplaces— M. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. England and Wales .. 14 .. 31 .. 109 5 9 34 8 116 1 205 3 518 17 Scotland .. .. 4 .. 4 .. 35 1 3 . 17 2 51 1 55 1 169 5 Ireland .. .. 7 .. 2 .. 19 2 3 .. 21 60 4 38 150 6 New Zealand .. 72 .. 40 2 395 28 28 3 83 13 163 18 383 22 1,164 86 Australia .. .. 7 7 41 4 2 13 2 32 .. 37 139 6 Other British posses- 1 2 5 1 4 3 2 16 32 2 sions China .. 1 1 .. . . 10 12 Other countries 10 7 2 .. 15 2 22 .. 32 88 2 At sea .. .... .. 1 1 Not stated .. .... 2 1 .. 4 .. 1 8 Totals .. 105 .. 97 2 014 40 48 3 188 27 452 26 777 26 2,281 124 Ages —• 10 and under 12 years .. .. 12 and under 15 years 15 and under 20 years 7 4 1 76 8 3 1 3 .. 15 3 106 15 20 and under 25 years 15 17 1 131 5 9 1 12 3 16 .. 117 1 317 11 25 and under 30 years 16 19 94 4 10 1 19 2 32 1 122 2 312 10 30 and under 40 years 28 .. 22 .. 159 6 11 1 35 4 88 6 212 5 555 22 40 and under 50 years 23 20 96 10 8 48 18 145 14' 194 12 534 54 50 and under 60 years 11 9 42 5 4 40 3 110 3 86 1 302 12 60 and over .. 5 6 16 2 3 33 4 61 2 30 2 154 10 Not stated .. .. I .. .. 1 1 Totals .. 105 .. 97 2 614 40 48 3 188 37 452 26 777 26 2,281 134 Maoris included above .. 4 5 36 .. 1 4 .. j 5 .. 49 1 103 2 * Including importuning, consorting with rogues, &c. f It must be remembered that drunkenness is punished more by fine than by imprisonment, so that the figures in the gaol tables do not represent the full number of persons punished for that offence.