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Table C. Cable showing the Offences And Degree of Education of Distinct Convicted Prisoner received during the Year 1928.

Table D. Table showing the Actual Number of Distinct Convicted Prisoners received into Gaol during the Year 1928, classified according to Principal Offences, Birthplace, and Age.

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! Superior Able to read and Able to read Unable to ! ° tt8n0es ' j Education. write. only. read. Totals. Offences against the person — Mi Pi Mi k M; t. 1 m. v. m. v. Convicted on indictment .1 . i .. 78 1 .. .. 1 .. 79 1 Convicted summarily .1 .1 .. , 1 84 1 .. .. .. .. 84 1 Offences against property— Theft and deceit .. .. 784 . 28 .. .. 7 1 761 29 Mischief .. .. ., ., .. 82 4 .. 1 .. 83 4 Miscellaneous offences—■ Drunkenness .. .. .. .. .. 398 IS I 1 .. 396 16 Vagrancy* .. .. .. .. .. 209 61 II.. 6 .. 216 81 Others .. .. .. 801 14 11 10 ..812 16 Totals .. .. 2,403 | 114 2 2 26 1 2,431 117 I 1 Maoris included above .. .. .. .. 149 j 3 .. .. ) 6 .. 185 3 * Including importuning, consorting with rogues, &c.

Offences against the Offences against MisPPii«ni»nn<* Person. Property. Miscellaneous. Totals. Cou ™ ted Summarily Theft and \ri SC hief Drunkenness* Vazranev t otller Indictment convicted. Deceit. Mischief. Drunkenness. Vagrancy.t offences. Birthplaces M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. England and Wales .. 13 .. 19 1 99 2 14 .. 92 2 48 5 129 .. 414 10 Scotland .. .. 1 1: 4 .. 34 1 5 .. 43 14 1 40 1 141 4 Ireland .. .. 1 .. 10 . . 22 2 1 .. 45 1 20 4 33 1 132 8 New Zealand .. 49 .. ! 41 .. 524 22 56 3 177 11 101 37 505 12 1,453 85 Australia .. .. ; 6 4 43 1 4 19 2 21 2 44 1 141 6 Other British posses 2 1 8 4 2 1 13 30 1 sions China •. • • 1 2 2 . . . . .. 22 27 Other countries .. 5 2 26 3 15 .. 10 1 23 84 1 At sea . . • ■ • • Not stated .. .. 1 1 3 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 3.. 9 2 Totals .. 79 1 84 1 761 29 83 4 396 16 216 51 812 15 2,431 117 Ages— Under 15 vears 1 •. ■ • I 15 and under 20 years 10 .. 6 .. 92 5 10 .. 2 6 5 31 2 157 12 20 „ 25 „ 16 .. 8 144 5 16 .. 9 18 4 123 1 334 10 25 „ 30 „ 13 .. 11 .. 145 5 19 .. 31 .. 19 3 143 1 381 9 30 40 „ 15 .. 27 1 201 4 12 3 85 3 42 10 212 4 594 25 40 „ 50 11 1 24 .. 114 6 19 I 129 7 47 22 179 2 523 39 50 „ 60 „ 9 6 49 3 7 .. 92 4 49 6 86 3 298 16 60 and over .. .. 5 2 15 1 .. .. 48 2 35 : 1 36 2 141 6 Not stated .. • • .... 2 2 | i Totals .. 79 1 84 1 761 29 83 4 396 | 16 216 J 51 812 15 2,431 117 Maoris included above .. 5 .. 9 .. 78 3 6 .. 11 .. 5 I .. I 41 155 3 I I J * 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. f Including importuning, consorting with rogues, &o.