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Table E. Previously-convicted Prisoners received in 1886.

Table F. Previously-convicted Prisoners for Six Years, 1881-86.

Table G. Number of Convicts (Prisoners sentenced to Penal Servitude) in the different Prisons.

Table H. Chimes of Peisonebs sentenced to Penal Servitude or Hard Labour for Twelve Months and over during 1886. Assault causing bodily harm .. .. .. 7 Larceny from a dwelling .. .. .. 10 Arson .. .. .. .. .. . • 4 Manslaughter .. .. .. .. .. 1 Bestiality .. .. .. .. .. 1 Murder .. .. .. .. .. 1 Burglary .. .. .. .. 11 „ attempted .. .. .. .. 1 Demanding money by threats .. .. .. 1 Obtaining goods by false pretences .. .. 4 Escaping from legal custody .. .. .. 2 Perjury .. .. .. .. .. 2 Embezzlement and fraud .. .. .. 9 Rape .. .. .. .. .. 1 Feloniously receiving .. .. .. .. 1j „ attempted .. .. .. .. 1 Forging and uttering .. .. .. 19 Bobbery .. .. .. .. .. 2 Horse- and cattle-stealing .. .. 15 „ with violence .. .. .. .. 2 „ cattle-shooting .. .. .. 1 Sheep-stealing .. .. .. .. 1 Housobreaking, and having implements for .. 8 1 Shooting at .. .. .. .. 1 Indecent assault .. .. .. .. 2 Stealing post-letters .. .. .. .. 1 Larceny, not otherwise described .. .. 1G Vagrancy .. .. .. .. 13 „ as a bailee .. .. .. .. 2 | Wounding .. .. .. .. .. 3 from the person .. .. .. 9 | Total, 152. N.B. —In Table A the total number received on sentences of twelve months and upwards is 142. The ten additional here shown are among the prisoners for trial and remand from previous year, and, though sentenced in ISB6, were received in 1885. 2—H. 8.

Prisons. Once. Twice. Thrice or oftener. Total. Addington Auckland Dunedin Hokitika [nvercargill .. Lyttelton Napier Nelson New Plymouth rimaru M. 37 95 33 12 3 30 28 8 5 17 27 6 60 103 F. 19 20 16 3 "i 20 13 M. 15 71 23 10 13 12 3 3 8 13 7 27 61 F. 10 14 12 2 2 "i 2 3 17 6 M. 56 240 101 3 25 84 20 4 7 33 54 9 71 125 F. CJ1 153 153 29 20 12 7 3 2 12 40 30 M. 108 406 157 15 38 77 60 15 15 53 94 22 158 289 F. 120 187 181 34 22 12 8 3 4 19 83 49 Wanganui Wellington (Mount Cook) „ (Terrace) .. Minor gaols Total 464 95 2GG 69 782 558 1,512 722

Year. Once. Twice. Thrice or oftener. Total.'] 4 .881 .882 .883 .884 .885 .886 M. 411 393 479 483 462 404 F. 58 67 93 81 69 95 M. 235 255 279 282 279 2GG F. 55 51 69 65 47 09 M, P. 656 425 723 440 798 G55 720 597 757 576 782 558 M. 1,090 1,245 1,556 1,485 1,498 1,512 F. 532 553 827 743 692 722

Prisons. 31st Decomber, 1885. 31st December, 1880. Increase. Decrease. iddington Auckland Dunodin .. Hokitika.. [nvorcargill Lyttolton Napier .. Poison .. Slew Plymouth Fimaru .. vVanganui iVellington (Mount Cook) .. „ (Terrace) 3 38 20 1 2 33 19 1 1 40 2 i 1 S 1 52 1 i ia *3 "s *2 60 20 66 18 6 '2 Total 198 187 10 21 Not decrease 11