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Table A. Number of Prisoners in the Colony, and their Disposal, for the Year ending 31st December, 1896.

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State of the Prisons. Auckland. Dunedin. Hokitika. Invereargill. Lyttelton. Napier, i Nelson. 1 1^^ u^ y " | Wanganui.. Wellington. Minor Gaols. Totals. Grand Total. In Pbison 1st January. Debtors Lunatics For trial, on remand, or in transitu Sentenced to— Penal servitude .. - One year's hard labour and upwards Three months' hard labour and upwards .. Under three months' hard labour Simple imprisonment M. 5 10 53 17 22 1 F. 1 0 5 4 3 1 M. 1 1 1 3 32 10 6 3 F. 3 1 2 1 2 1 M. F. 1 .. M. F. i" .. H. 2 8 25 26 18 11 1 F. 3 5 M. F. •*-,■' 7 .. 1 .. 3 1 19 3 5 2 1 M. P. M. F. 3 .. 2 .. 6 .. 3 1 1 1 M. F. II. P. . 4. --•- 4 1 55 1 2 1 35 1 7 1- 22 7 2 .. 9 1 2 .. ■ M. F. 4 M. 3 1 41 116 175 104 69 10 F. 5 5 10 25 15 3 3 1 46 121 185 129 84 13 1 2 3 1 1 4 4 .. 1 20 .. 13 .. 2 .. 1 5" 1 Total 108 10 36 6 16 15 "2 127 11 9 1 519 63 582 14 57 17 i>: 16 36 Received. 5 Debtors Lunatics For trial, on remand, or in transitu Sentenced to— Penal servitude One year's hard labour and upwards Three months' hard labour and upwards . .. Under three months' hard labour Simple imprisonment 6 1 109 12 6 5 41 1 10 5 6 8 20 2 3 5 9 .. 10 3 43 2 13*' - 1 4 30 3 1 4 4 14 1 1 79" 8 17 26 7 197 9 59 58 17 632 53 59 75 685 81 7 39 335 12 1 21 100 5 20 25 147 4 10 108 3 3 8 30 3 7 1 3 15 44 2 9 10 14 67 249 13 1 17 94 6 1 28 10 94 12 2 1 2 1 9 5 6 11 33 4 3 3 10 24 73 1 4 5 6 36 55 235 7 1 17 91 1 5 .. 15 205 12 37 .. 17 - .. 144 4 326 82 1,459 441 90 10 17 148 408 1,900 100 Total 579 139 248 132 i>.) 98 14 439 119 192 28 31 94 10 130 11 423 118 502 28 2,785 607 3,392 Total for year 115 14 6S7 153 305 142 56 10 530 135 228 34 07 110 11 145 13 550 129 511 29 3,304 670 3,974 Discharged. Debtors Lunatics transferred to asylums Acquitted after remand On remission of sentence On expiration of sentence On bail or probation Transferred to other prisons or police Died 5 7 1 78 12 74 7 398 119 7 6 10 25 170 14 14 1 11 3 114 •• 3 '.'. 35 8 6 6 18 8 61 1 4 9 7 3 66 5 I 53 8 303 119 2 16 .2 I 9 8 20 21 109 3 17 2 1 3 23 2 3 19 17 1 2 1 3 3 16 8 1 .52 6 4 3 4 3 91 1 1 1 8 5 .. 2 .. 55 8 60 2 292 111 13 24 67 1 228 14 144 2 "l 3 10 1 7 57 .. 62 16 342 45 275 20 1,756 527 34 1 261 13 14 1 57 -78 387 295 2,283 35 274 15 10 .. 11 1 16" 1 1 32 1 10 -. Total In prison at end of year 583 104 140 13 246 59 129 13 43 8 13 2 99 14 16 .. 450 SO 129 6 187 41 31 3 42 25 97 11 13 137 8 12 1_ 1 424 121 I 126 8 493 18 28 1 2,801 623 503 47 3,424 550 Total for year J 687 153 ! 305 142 56 10 115 14 530 135 228 34 07 110 11 145 13 550 129 511 29 3,304 670 3,974 Greatest number of both sexes at one time Least number of both sexes at one time Daily average Prisoners ill 48 hours or more Prisoners admitted to hospital Daily average on sick-list 156 104 113-06 14-87 56 13 52 1 1-65 0-39 82 59 57-60 9-95 23 6 15 I 4 I 8-12 0-42 25 10 15-70 0-50 128 83 87-7512-49 48 13 2 0-84 0-39 49 30 33-50 4-80 6 1 0-20 .. 36 24 27-94 .. 24 1 0-68 .. 32 11 17-91 1-05 11 2 0-03 ,. 26 159 6 130 13-65 1-28 129-99 11-01 ,7 ..24 11 ..a 1 0-58 .. 1-20 0-20 9-16 0-75 7 1 •• 514-38 57-12 207 45 60 2 5-69 1-10 571-50 252 62 6-79 0-51 012! "■ .. ■ •