H.—2o.

Table E. PRISONS.—NEW-ZEALAND-BORN PRISONERS RECEIVED, 1927. Table showing the Number of Distinct New-Zealand-born Convicted Prisoners of each Sex (including Maoris) received during the Year 1927, classified according to Ages and Offences.

Table E1. PRISONS.—MAORI PRISONERS RECEIVED, 1927. Table showing the Number, Ages, and Offences of Distinct Convicted Maoris (Male and Female) received into the various Gaols during the Year 1927.

Table F. Table showing Distinct Persons imprisoned after Conviction during each of the last Ten Years.

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j it , 0 _in 10 and 12 and 15 and 20 and 25 and j 30 and 40 and Not , , ■ unaer iu. un( j er 12. under 15. j under 20. under 25. under 30. under 40. upwards. stated. iotals< * Offences, : ' \ ] ! ' ' I I III II I" | 1 ' " M. ! F. i M. F. M. F. j M. j F. | M. F. M. j F. | M. F. ! M. F. M. F. M. F. , . - . . . Offences against the person — Convicted on indictment 7 .. 15 .. i 10 1 7 i .. 11 1 .. .. 50 2 Convicted summarily j 7 1 7 .. | 9 .. 23 .. 11 1 .. .. 57 2 Offences against property— Theft and deceit .. 1109 6 128 3 i 96 3 117 3 .88 6 1 .. 539 21 Mischief ....... j 19 .. 13 ..I 9 .. 7 1 7 55 1 Vagrancy* .. .. .. .. 4 8 11 5 16 3 38 12 83 19 1 153 47 Drunkenness .. 4 ..11 .. 36 6 87 6 .. .. 138 12 Other offences .. ; | 32 6 81 1 J 74 4 136 5 149 4 1 .. 473 20 Totals, 1927 | 178 21 J 259 9 | 225 11 364 j 27 436 37 3 j .. 1,465 j 105 Totals, 1926 .. J .. 1 ..168 20 288 12 j 215 6 326 | 23 455 49 1 I .. 1,454 [ 110 Totals, 1925 .. | 1 .. .. 76 23 184 8 184 10 281 11 437 34 3 .. 1,190 j 86 Totals, 1924 | .. .. 92 7 209 6 185 7 312 | 16 365 50 1 .. 1,164 96 Totals, 1923 .. .. .. 1 106 9 209 7 199 8 324 : 30 345 34 ' 1 I .. 1,184 89 * Including importuning, consorting with rogues, &c.

TTn<w in 10 anc * 1~ an( * 1® and 25 and 30 and 40 and Not T . , u under 12. under 15. under 20. under 25. under 30. under 40. j upwards. seated. totals. Offences. _ I j M. F. | M. | F. M. ; F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. | F. ■ -11 I 1 I 1 • 1 ; J I 1 I , | | j | j : I j Offences against the person — Convicted on indictment .. .. 1 •• 3 2 6 Summarily convicted .. .. .. .. .. j .3 .. 1 . . 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 6 1 Theft and deceit . . .. .. j 18 1 28 .. 11 1 9 .. 2 1 1 .. 69 3 Mischief .. • • • • • • ! 3 3 .. 1 .. 1 8 Vagrancy .. .. 2 2 1 1 .. 2 7 1 Drunkenness .. .. .. .. • • • • 1 • • 2 2 5 Other offences .. .. 1 .. | 11 .. 7 .. 7 .. 10 .. 1 37 Totals .. .. .. j .. .. j | 25 J 1 j 49 .. 24 2 22 | .. 16 j 2 2 .. |138 j 5

v=a ,. Pri ,„„„, Proportion pel-10,000 Y Priannni-s Proportion per 10,000 Yeal - Prisoners. of Mean Population. lea1 ' Prisoners. of Mean Population. | " — 1918 1,783 15-47 1923 2,358 17-75 1919 1,833 15-37 1924 2,405 17-78 1920 1,955 15-74 1925 2,890 20-88 1921 2,120 16-61 1926 2,755 19-49 1922 2,249 17-23 1927 2,711 18-84