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Summary of Cases dealt with during the Year 1926. Admitted to Deferred T+ i Probation. Sentence. °a ' Number reporting on Ist January, 1926 .. .. .. .. 1,112 93 1,205 Admitted to probation during 19? fi . .. .. 656 108 764 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 1,768 201 1,969 Completed probation during the year .. .. .. .. 549 95 644 Discharged by Prisons Board .. .. .. .. .. 16 .. 16 Deceased .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 1 5 Left the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 2 19 Committed to industrial schools, Salvation Army homes, &c. .. .. 5 .. 5 Serving terms of imprisonment .. .. .. .. .. 46 4 50 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 637 102 739 Number reporting on 31st December, 1926 .. .. .. .. 1,131 99 1,230 Breaches of Conditions of Release committed during 1926. Failed to report. &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 Committed further offences .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 Absconded and not traced .. .. .. .. .. 18 Total .. .. .. .. .. 146 Costs of Prosecution and Restitution Moneys collected during the Year 1926. £ s. d. Amount of costs of prosecution-moneys collected by Probation Officers 812 6 2 Amount of restitution-moneys collected .. .. .. .. 3,537 16 3 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £4,350 2 5 Offences for which Offenders received the Benefits of the Probation Act during the Year ended 31st December, 1926. Admitted to Deferred , r , . Probation. Sentence. Theft .. .. .. .. .. .. 409 46 455 False pretences .. .. .. .. 61 9 70 Breaking, entering, and theft .. .. 46 .. 46 Forgery .. .. .. .. 29 .. 29 Unlawful conversion of property .. .. 17 5 22 Wilful damage .. .. .. .. 14 5 19 Vagrancy .. .. .. •. 12 6 18 Attempted suicide .. .. .. .. 1 16 17 Obscene language .. .. .. ..9 5 14 Common assault .. .. .. .. 9 5 14 Receiving stolen [property.. .. .. 8 .. 8 Carnal knowledge .. .. . . 5 1 6 Illegally on premises .. .. . . 3 3 6 Indecent assault .. .. .. .. 5 .. 5 Indecent exposure .. .. • • 4 .. 4 Offences under Bankruptcy Act .. .. 4 .. 4 Drunkenness . . .. .. • • .... 3 3 Concealment of birth . . .. . . 3 .. 3 Disobedience of maintenance orders .. .... 2 2 Sheep and cattle stealing .. .. .. 2 .. 2 Assault causing actual bodily harm.. .. 2 .. 2 Refusing to pay railway fare .. .. 2 .. 2 Reckless driving of vehicles .. .. .. 2 .. 2 Unlawful use of an instrument .. .. 1 .. 1 Permitting the use of an instrument .. 1 .. 1 Arson .. .. .. • • • • • ■ 1 - • • 1 Grossly indecent act .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Drunkenness whilst in charge of a vehicle .. 1 .. 1 Cruelly ill-treating a child. . .. .. 1 .. 1 Offensive behaviour .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Abduction .. .. .. .. 1 • ■ 1 Bookmaking .. .. .. ■ • .... 1 1 Ship-desertion .. .. .. .. .... 1 1 Released under section 15 (in lieu of bail) .. 1 .. 1 Totals .. .. .. .. 656 108 764

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