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APPENDIX lI.—JUSTICE AND PENAL ADMINISTRATION

Table A.—Principal Offences for which Individuals were Charged or Convicted for the Year Ending 31st March, 1948

Table B. —Prisoners

Daily averages— Number of cells — Daily average of prisoners .. .. 116-26 Yaimea .. .. .. ..13 Greatest number on any one day .. 140 Tafaigata .. .. .. .. 4 Least number on any one day .. 97 Number of wards — Average number of inmates— j Yaimea .. .. .. 1 Vaimea .. .. .. 43 | Tafaigata .. .. .. 3 Tafaigata .. .. 68 j Space allotted to each prisoner during hours of sleep : 264 cubic feet.

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Offences. Value of Property. Number of Cases Reported. Number of Persons Proceeded Against. Number of Persons Convicted. Average Prison Sentence. Average Fine. £ s. d. £ s. d. Misleading justice 15 31 27 2 months 10 0 Offences against morality 27 33 27 2 years 5 0 0 Offences against the person 138 182 161 1 death sentence 2 months 2 0 0 Offences against the rights 2,189 11 0 244 416 364 3 months 2 0 0 of property Police offences .. 189 257 219 1 month 1 0 0 Liquor offences 17 24 22 5 0 0 By-law breaches 749 750 679 1 month 1 0 0 Miscellaneous 107 148 127 1 0 0

In Custody, In Custody, Description. 31st March, Admitted. Discharged. 31st March, 1947. 1948. iSamoan males .. 98 182 172 108 +Samoan females 1 7 6 2 Half-caste males 4 6 6 4 Niue Islanders 4 4 Other islanders Chinese coolies Europeans, white 107 195 184 118