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1890. NEW ZEALAND.

POLICE CONVICTIONS AGAINST OFFENDERS UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE (RETURN SHOWING THE NUMBER OF).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 23rd July, lti'JO. Ordered, "That a return he laid before this House showing the number of police convictions against offenders. under fourteen years of age ; such return to show age and sex of offenders, nature of offence, and how such offences were dealt with ; return to embrace the last three years."—Mr. HuMPHBEYS.

SUMMARY.

Number of Conviotione. Ages of Offenders. 1887. 1888. 1889. Males. Females. Total. Males, j Females. Total Females. Total. 1. Males. Females. Total. 5 years 6 7 8 „ 'J -0 . 1 ,. 2 „ 3 1 8 G 18 55 49 42 45 1 6 18 05 49 42 1 4G :( 6 13 20 57 42 58 G4 i 8 G 13 20 57 43 59 6C 1 3 22 22 12 15 57 67 V. i 3 22 .. j 22 42 2 47 1 58 3 70 Totals 224 1 225 263 4 1267 259 C 265