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Mr. H. Robinson, Probation Officer, G-reymouth, Offenders Probation Act: Total dealt with, 10 ; total costs of prosecution and restitution-moneys collected, £19 14s. 7d. I am pleased to state that so far employment has been found for all probationers in this district. The Voluntary Probation Committee are willing to co-operate in rehabilitating offenders. The conduct of all probationers has been satisfactory. Crimes Amendment Act: The number dealt with was 7.

STATISTICS. OFFENDERS PROBATION ACT, 1920. Ages and Terms of Probation of the Offenders admitted to Probation during the Year 1933.

Summary of Cases dealt with during the Year 1933. Admitted to Deferred T, , Probation. Sentence. oa ' Number reporting on Ist January, 1933 .. . * 1,258 175 1,433 Admitted to probation during 1933 .. .. 620 147 767 Resumed probation during the year (previously struck off) 1 .. 1 Totals .. .. .. 1,879 322 2,201 Completed probation during 1933 .. .. .. 567 134 701 Discharged by Prisons Board .. .. .. 28 1 29 Deceased .. .. .. .. .. 6 1 7 Left the Dominion .. .. .. .. 10 1 11 Absconded and not traced (term expired) .. .. 24 7 31 Resentenced on original charge .. .. .. 33 9 42 Committed further offences .. .. .. 29 7 36 Totals .. .. .. 697 160 857 Number reporting at 31st December, 1933 .. .. 1,182 162 1,344 Breaches of Conditions of Release committed during 1933. Total. Failed to report, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 79 Committed further offences .. .. .. .. .. 78 Absconded (still untraced) .. .. .. .. .. 17 174 Costs of Prosecution and Restitution-moneys collected during the Year ended 31st March, 1934. £ s. d. Amount of costs of prosecution collected by Probation Officers .. 402 17 4 Amount of restitution-moneys collected .. .. .. 1,972 0 0 £2,374 17 4

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Six Age, in Years. Months ° ne I ®^ en v Tw0 *" our J ive Total. 5 ' or under Year. Months. Years. Years. Years. Years. Under 20 years of age .. 5 62 .. 69 14 .. .. 150 20 and under 25 8 74 .. 83 24 .. .. 189 25 „ 30 6 44 2 39 3 .. .. 94 30 „ 40 7 57 1 39 6 .. 110 40 „ 50 .. 3 24 .. 17 6 .. .. 50 50 „ 60 ..1 11 1 4 3 .. .. 20 60 and over .. .. .. 5 .. 2 .. .. .. 7 Totals .. 30 277 4 253 56 .. .. 620