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Table A. Number of Prisoners in the Colony, and their Disposal, for the Year ending 31st December, 1897.

State of the Prisons. Auckland. Dunedin. Hokitika. Invercargill. Lyttelton. Napier. Nelson. Mew Plymouth. Wanganui. Wellington. Minor Gaols. Totals. Grand Total. In Pbison 1st Januaey. M. 1 F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. 1 F. 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 8 2 55 15 17 6 1 7 3 2 3 4 33 9 10 1 1 5 5 1 3 .. 5 .. 3 2 2 .. 2~ .. 6 .. 6 .. 2 .. 6 28 1 17 1 17 1 10 3 2 14*' .. 1 .. 9 .. 9 3 7 .. 1 !•' .. 18 .. 6 .. 2" .. 1 6 .. 2 .. 2 .. 3" .. 3 .. 1 2 .. 8" .. 53 1 44 1 13 1 6 4 2 1 ll" 58' 107 182 76 66 13 1 2 4 18 18 4 "55 10! 18( 9< 8'. 7~ 1 Total 80 6 41 3 126 8 104 13 59 13 13 16 25 13 18 503 47 m Received. Debtors Lunatics For trial, on remand, or in transitu Sentenced to— Death Penal servitude One year's hard labour and upwards Three months' hard labour and upwards Under three months' hard labour Simple imprisonment 5 5 3 66 "2 8 2 3" 2 2 4 16 1 1 3 11 6 2 31 1 3" 1 4 4 23 5 3 17 '3 4 3 .. 2 194 13 6 31 189 ii 7 46 .. 53 19 725 58 4( 7! 78! 102 16 81 5 64 78 395 11 3 18 122 2 11 36 158 10 2 11 105 1 6 29 7 i 6 4 7 31 1 h i 1 10 11 69 243 17 16 76 3 15 2 29 5 76 8 5 8 10 120 5 1 2 2 4 16 61 3 2 5 1 10 .. 14 2 70 15 294 100 9 1 17 200 14 6 2 20 .. 133 9 338 74 1,614. 434 84 7 2( 14: 41! 2,04i 9! 7" 2 Total 655 161 289 128 48 65 11 435 100 173 18 12 174 109 14 597 130 458 24 3,015 601 3,611 Total for year 81 11 515 106 214 21 759 174 348 141 61 11 37 187 117 15 723 138 476 25 3,518 648 4,161 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 Absconded and not retaken Died Executed 6 1 71 14 59 4 449 137 14 1 13 1 5 7 5 36 ,7 29 2 194 120 20 1 7 .. 2 .. 3 2 6 .. 47 7 2 .. 4 1 13 .. 8 .. 42 9 3 3 65 2 43 1 284 87 5 19 3 11 6 19 13 103 13 21 2 1 4 6 2 13 10 i 4 4 16 8 26 3 85 3 5 2 3 2 61 6 1 20 3 3 102 12 82 3 344 104 5 23 63 1 208 11 152 10 4 7 '4 46 .. 50 21 392 42 262 14 1,768 486 66 4 324 10 1 4 2 4( 7: 43i 271 2,25? 7( 33< 7 .. I 1 1 1 l" 1 .. 1 .. •■ •• •■ Total In prison at end of year 614 145 156 18 299 49 135 6 58 9 3 2 70 10 11 1 423 93 92 13 186 28 13 8 25 12 1 147 40 3 2 90 13 27 2 539 119 184 19 464 12 25 2,915 577 603 71 3,49! 67Total for year 759 174 348 141 61 11 81 11 515 106 214 21 37 187 117 15 723 138 476 25 3,518 648 4,161 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 .. 175 110 131-29 11-90 44 14 32 4 2-90 0-34 78 43 50*80 9-71 17 12 16 3 7*17 0-63 .. 1 23 10 13-60 2-20 1 1 0-04 .. 106 81 87-34 7*36 46 7 5 .. 0-89 0-08 45 14 28-30 3-00 4 2 0-30 .. 25 12 17-04 .. 10 109 11 19-51 0-72 16 5 3 0-43 0-01 30 5 11-28 0-95 11 1 0-26 .. 213 123 142-97 12-03 24 8 3 4 0-26 0-29 8*95 0-72 6 1 •• 518-25 49-22 179 47 48 8 5-92 1-03 567-4' 226 56 6*9J 0-47" 0-31 0-37" .. ••