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1936. NEW ZEALAND.

PRISONS DEPARTMENT: PRISONS BOARD (ANNUAL REPORT OF) FOR 1935.

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

Members of the Board. Hon. Sir John Reed, C.B.E. (President); Sir Donald MoGavin, Kt., C.M.G., D.5.0., M.D. (Lond.), F.R.C.S.; Hon. John Alexander, M.L.C., C.M.G.; B. L. Dallard, Esq.; Theo. G. Gray, Esq., M.8., M.P.C.; Mrs. A. I. Fraer, M.8.E.; and W. G. Riddell, Esq.

Sir, — 10th August, 1936. I have the honour to forward herewith the report of the Prisons Board for the year 1935. I have, &c., The Hon. the Minister of Justice. J. R. Reed, President.

REPORT OF THE PRISONS BOARD For the Year ended 31st December, 1935. The Board has to report that during the year it visited each of the prisons, prison camps, and Borstal institutions in the Dominion. It dealt with a total of 1,359 cases at fourteen meetings held at the various institutions. The following summary gives details of the cases considered and the decisions arrived at: — Cases dealt with. Board's Decisions. Persons undergoing Borstal detention 345 Recommended for release on probation 446 Persons sentenced to reformative de- Deferred for further consideration .. 783 tention . . .. . . 488 Petitions declined . . .. 71 Persons sentenced to hard labour . . 407 Recommended for discharge .. 37 Habitual criminals . . . . 73 Discharged from probation .. 20 Habitual offenders . . .. 3 Recommended remission of head Habitual criminals for remission of sentence . . . . . . 1 head sentence .. .. .. 3 Modification of terms of probation .. 1 Probationers under Crimes Amendment Act .. .. . . 17 Probationers under Offenders Probation Act . . .. . . 23 1,359 1,359