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1929. NEW ZEALAND.

PRISONS DEPARTMENT PRISONS BOARD (ANNUAL REPORT OF) FOR 1928.

Presented, to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Members of the Board. Hon. Mr. Justice Reed, C.B.E. (President); William Reece, Esq.; Sir Donald McGavin, Kt., C.M.G., M.D. (Lond. ) ; D. G. A. Cooper, Esq.; John Alexander, Esq., C.M.G.; and B. L. Dallakd, Esq., Controller-General of Prisons.

Sir, — 26th July, 1929. I have the honour to forward herewith the report of the Prisons Board for the year 1928. I have, &c., The Hon. the Minister of Justice. A. L. Herdman, Acting-President.

REPORT OF THE PRISONS BOARD For the Year ended 31st December, 1928. The Board has to report that during the year ended 31st December, 1928, it dealt with a total of 1,366 cases at meetings held at Wellington and the various institutions of the Dominion. The following table sets out under their respective statutory headings the number of cases considered at each meeting, together with the decisions reached : —

Table A.

Cases considered of j Decisions showing how Cases were "3 *C Probationers for op -d -d «2§®riloo aj ' flo l^a 4 3 f B S g IflS Discharge from Pro- I g § " 2 g 2 °» | ° § Month of Has? n S batlon or Variation I •§ § 3 » „tj E.3 'C.2 3 Ja Meeting. g g -og | ° if" Terms of Release. ■§ § o ® '§«|fiL®g M a Sag « „■ "3 'alia 3 " a a a aSafi'SoS g |i3 [ Sag 3 = a OS ~g 2 Crimes Offender g|o o o aaSgl B S'S I S.S.S »• 5 3 »*g 'Hi SbS* 8 ! Amend- Proba- | S § 5.8,3 ol* « o aj a § =2 t ri<2Waj inent Act. tioners. o S&' 0 ? & ' £ PQ W WWW HPH W fu PH ;0 H-I | | H j ; r i i "1 i January .. 7 8 3 1 .. • • .. 19 | .. i 13 .. 6 .. .. .. 19 30 1 22 33 .... 2 1 89 , 15 48 13 13 89 February .. 8 16 17 .. .. .. .. 41 j 7 19 9 j 6 .. i 41 13 5 .. 18 I 7 7 1 3 .... | .. | ' 18 17 4 .. 2 .. .. 23 4 18 .. 1 23 April' .. 241 .. 1 1 243 i 50 187 4 2 243 * 4 5 49 29 .. 2 1 .. 90 : 21 37 29 3 90 1 8 3 .. 12 5 5 2 12 June .. 22 3 39 68 .. 3 3 10 148 27 38 51 22 10 .. .. ! 148 September 36 3 39 29 3 • • .. 110 36 53 8 9 4 110 32 4 .. .. .. 36 12 24 36 "5 20 13 1 39 7 25 7 39 " .. 32 15 •• 47 17 25 2 3 47 November 73 38 96 98 .. 1 •• 4 310 71 203 21 7 4 4 310 116 22 3 .... •• •• 141 39 100 .. 2 141 554 71 386 321 1 11 j 6 16 1,366 318 802 147 77 j 14 8 .. ! 1,366 I I I I ' 1