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Return showing the Number of Persons arrested for Drunkenness on Sundays within each Principal Centre during the Years 1914 and 1915 (Males and Females shown separately).

The following table shows the convictions for drunkenness per ten thousand of the population for each year from 1910 to 1914 in Australia and New Zealand : — 1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. Commonwealth ... 126-0 133-2 143-5 139-5 139-9 New Zealand... ... 117-0 112-3 111-0 1085 120-6 Prosecutions against Hotelkeepers. The number of prosecutions (282) against hotelkeepers during the year shows an increase of 52 as compared with the preceding year.

Return showing the Number of Prosecutions against Hotelkeepers in each District during the Year 1915 as compared with 1914, the Number convicted, and the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with.

Return showing the Number of Prosecutions against Hotelkeepers within each Principal Centre during the Year 1915 as compared with 1914, the Number convicted, and the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with.

Sly-grog Selling. There were 173 prosecutions during the year for sly-grog selling, resulting in 136 convictions' against 171 prosecutions and 127 convictions during the preceding year. The fines imposed on sly-grog sellers during the year 1915 amounted to £2,715, as against £2,547 in 1914.

Numbor arrested, 1914. Number arrosted, 1915. Number convicted, 1915. Numberdischarged or otherwise dealt with, 1915. Centre. M. P. M. F. M. P. M. P. .uckland and suburbs ... Vellington and suburbs... ihristchurch and suburbs )unedin and suburbs 23 50 14 7 "i 1 18 77 13 6 6 IK 77 13 6 6 "i "i Totals ... 94 114 114

District. Prosecutions, 1914. Prosecutions, 1915. Convictions, 1915. Discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1915. Auckland ... ... Hamilton Napier Wanganui ... Wellington ... Greymouth ... Christchurch Dunedin ;m 30 8 25 38 32 35 17 11 52 22 15 20 46 72 20 25 10 12 11 8 8 29 41 10 13 5 10 11 7 12 17 ol 10 12 5 Invercargill ... Totals ... 230 282 137 145

Centre. Prosecutions, 1914. Prosecutions, 1915. Convictions, 1915. Discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1915. Auckland and suburbs Wellington and suburbs Christohurch and suburbs Dunedin and suburbs 17 8 12 1 34 14 3 1.7 7 7 1 7 27 7 2 10 Totals ... 88 68 22 46