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Table C. Table showing the Offences and Degree of Education of Distinct Convicted Prisoners received during the Year 1927.

Table D. Table showing the Actual Number of Distinct Convicted Prisoners received into Gaol during the Year 1927, classified according to Principal Offences, Birthplace, and Age.

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nfFm)n«c Superior Able to read and Able to read Unable to Olte " oes - Education. write. only. read. Totals. . . . _ „ . Offences against the person— m. p. m. jt, j m. jr. m. f. m. , F. Convicted on indictment .. .. .. .. 81 2 ! 3 .. .. .. 84 2 Convicted summarily . . .. .. .. 104 2 .. .. .. .. 104 2 Offences against property— Theft and deceit .. .. .. 1 .. 822 27 3 .. j 6 i 832 27 Mischief .. .. 74 2 I .. .. 2 | .. 76 2 Miscellaneous offences Vagrancy* .. .. .. .. .. 298 60 .. .. 4 [ 1 302 61 Drunkenness .. .. .. 1 .. 358 16 .. .. 2 .. 361 16 Others .. .. .. . . 1 .. 808 24 ; 3 ... 6 .. 818 ' 24 Totals .. .. 3 .. 2,545 133 9 .. 1 20 1 2,577 134 Maoris included above .. .. .. .. 130 .. 3 8 .. 138 5 1 I ' I I- * Including importuning, consorting with rogues, &c.

Offences against the Offences against Person. Property. Miscellaneous. Totals. ° n 0 n Summarily Theft and Mischief VaTancv * Drunkenness t Other Indictment. evicted. Deceit. Mischiet. \agranc S . Drunkenness, t offences. Birthplaces— M. r. m. f. ' m. j f. m. f. m. if. m. f. m. if. m. f. England and Wales .. 17 .. 24 .. 146 j 4 12 1 61 4 82 2 152 ! .. 494 11 Scotland .. .. 5 10 .. ; 35 .. 2 23 1 47 1 43,; 1 165 3 Ireland .. .. 3 5 31 3 26 4 48 1 28 2 144 7 New Zealand .. 50 2 57 2 539 1 21 55 1 153 47 138 | 12 473 20 1,465 105 Australia .. .. 4 4 53 2 2 22 5 21 .. 49 1 155 8 Other British posses- 1 12 ; .. 1 5 .. 5 ; 8 32 sions China .. 1 | . j 1 .. .. .. . .. 29 31 Other countries .. 4 4 13 I . < i .. 12 .. 19 .. 34 86 At sea .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. i .. Not stated .. 2 .. 1 j 2 5 Totals .. 84 2 104 2 I 832 I 27 76 2 302 61 361 1 16 818 24 2,577 134 1 —.— _ _ U—_,—_J Ages— 10 and under 12 years .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 „ 15 „ i I 15 ,, 20 „ 7 8 1 124 6 21 .. 6 9 .. 37 6 203 22 20 „ 25 „ 17 .. 12 .. : 164 4 17 .. 13 5 8; 119 1 350 10 25 ,, 30 17 1 21 .. 150 4 9 .. 26 5 21 125 4 369 14 30 „ 40 „ 14 .. 35 201 5 12 1 65 15 86 9 236 6 649 36 40 „ 50 „ 17 .. 21 128 6 8 1 77 18 109 3 187 6 547 34 50 ,, 60 ,, 10 1 5 1 53 2 7 .. 81 7 108 2 77 1 341 14 60 and over 2 2 10 2 33 2 29 2 35 113 4 Not stated .. 2 I 1 .. .. .. 2.. 5 ! : Totals .. 84 2 104 { 2 j 832 [ 27 j 76 J 2 302 j 61 361 ! 16 818 24 2,577 134 Maoris included above .. 6.. 6 | 1 69 3 8.. 7 1 5 I .. 37.. 138 5 | I ___! ! * 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.