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Drunkenness. There has been a decrease of 1,572 in the number of prosecutions for drunkenness during the year as compared with the previous year. The number charged with drunkenness in 1918 was 7,228 (6,733 males and 495 females), whereas in 1917 the number was 8,800 (8,216 males and 584 females). The following return shows the number of prosecutions for drunkenness in each police district during the year 1918 as compared with 1917 :—

From the following tabic it will be observed that 38-45 per cent, of the males and 53-53 per cent, of the females had previous convictions recorded against them, and 9-11 per cent, of the males were not permanent residents of the Dominion.

Return showing the Number of Persons charged with Drunkenness during the Year 1918, and the Number of Previous Convictions against them, so far as is known.

Return showing the Number of Persons arrested for Drunkenness within, each Principal Centre during the Years 1917 and 1918, the Number convicted, the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with (Males and Females shown separately), and the Increase or Decrease in Arrests.

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Drun: KENNESS. There has been a decrease of 1,572 in the : year as compared with the previous year. The number charged with drunkenness in 19 in 1917 the number was 8,800 (8,216 males and I The following return shows the number of during the year 1918 as compared with 1917 :— number of prosecutions for drunkenness during the 18 was 7,228 (6,733 males and 495 females), whereas i84 females). prosecutions for drunkenness in each police district Number of Police Districl. Proscoutions, 1917. Number of Proseout ons, Increase. Decrease. 1918. Decrease. Auckland .. .. .. 1,479 1,159 .. 320 Hamilton ...... 576 515 .. 61 Napier .. .. .. 681 724 43 Wanganui .. .. .. 605 454 .. 151 Palmerston North .. .. 532 389 .. 143 Wellington.. .. .. 2,462 2,050 .. 412 Greymouth.. .... 173 123 .. 50 Christchurch .. .. 1,331 1,077 .. 254 Dunedin .. .. .. 802 578 .. 224 Invercargill .. .. 159 159 1,479 576 681 605 532 2,462 173 1,331 802 159 1,159 515 724 454 389 2,050 123 1,077 578 159 320 61 13 151 143 412 50 254 224 Totals .. .. 8,800 7,228 43 1,615 1 From the following table it will be observed that 38-45 per cent, of the males and 53-53 per cent, of the females had previous convictions recorded against them, and 9-11 per cent, of the males were not permanent residents of the Dominion. Return showing the Number of Persons charged with Drunkenness during the Year 1918, and the Number of Previous Convictions against them, so far as is known. Not pre- One Pre- Two Pre- Three Pre- Four Pie- Five Pre- | Over Five viously j vious Con- vioufi Con- vions Con- viousCon- vious Con- Previous Totals, convicted. ! viciion. victions victions. vietions. vietions. Convictions. o" 4J 'S'S So o » 3 o %■" fa s > Police District. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Auckland Hamilton Napier Wanganui Paltnerston North.. We lington Greymouth Christchurch Dnnedin Invercargill 593 37 86 354 11 107 404 10 103 294 9 63 287 19, 41 1,204 89 269 64 5, 28 489 19 115 337 26 64 US 5 15 4,144 230J 894 8 1 6 2 2 87 i 55 20 72 36 16 106 13 57 34 6 1 6 I 1 i I i 1 12 38 4 42 23 3 59 3 61 17 6 7 i 24 34 2 26 12 2 44 2 41 12 2 4 4 20 27 15 54 6 3 25 3 36 9 1 3 3 6 226 7 12 153 5 200 59 6 36 2 1,059 502 701 441 367 1,860 118 99y 532 154 100 13 23 13 22 190 5 78 46 5 159 4 10 3 217 19 107 92 3 17 5 9 2 5 2 6 4 1 18 10 Totals 78 415 32 256 39 177 34 179 17 668 65 0,733 495 614 \etum showing tiu the Years 191 (Males and 1 e Number of 1 17 and 1918, ; females shown J ersc ',he j ms at Numb iratel. rresU ter c ed for Drun convicted, th and the Inc •hew, ness with umber ch se or Dec \in isci hi ich r ged in Princi'j or ot) Arrest oal Ci •srwisi entr e di 3 during 'alt with sept ■v.a. ■rei ise s. Number arrested, 1917. Number arrested, 1918. Number convicted, 1918. Number discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1918. Increase in Arrests. Decrease in Arrests. Centre. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M.andF. M. andF. luckland and suburbs ... Vellington and suburbs ihristchurch and suburbs )unedin and suburbs ... 841 53 1,804 204 636 96 565 49 3,846 402 612 1,549 511 383 55 180 57 45 612 1,547 510 382 55 180 57 45 2 1 1 227 279 164 186 Totals ... 337 4 856 3,055 3,051 337

Drun: KENNESS. There has been a decrease of 1,572 in the : year as compared with the previous year. The number charged with drunkenness in 19 in 1917 the number was 8,800 (8,216 males and I The following return shows the number of during the year 1918 as compared with 1917 :— number of prosecutions for drunkenness during the 18 was 7,228 (6,733 males and 495 females), whereas i84 females). prosecutions for drunkenness in each police district Number of Police Districl. Proscoutions, 1917. Number of Proseout ons, Increase. Decrease. 1918. Decrease. Auckland .. .. .. 1,479 1,159 .. 320 Hamilton ...... 576 515 .. 61 Napier .. .. .. 681 724 43 Wanganui .. .. .. 605 454 .. 151 Palmerston North .. .. 532 389 .. 143 Wellington.. .. .. 2,462 2,050 .. 412 Greymouth.. .... 173 123 .. 50 Christchurch .. .. 1,331 1,077 .. 254 Dunedin .. .. .. 802 578 .. 224 Invercargill .. .. 159 159 1,479 576 681 605 532 2,462 173 1,331 802 159 1,159 515 724 454 389 2,050 123 1,077 578 159 320 61 13 151 143 412 50 254 224 Totals .. .. 8,800 7,228 43 1,615 1 From the following table it will be observed that 38-45 per cent, of the males and 53-53 per cent, of the females had previous convictions recorded against them, and 9-11 per cent, of the males were not permanent residents of the Dominion. Return showing the Number of Persons charged with Drunkenness during the Year 1918, and the Number of Previous Convictions against them, so far as is known. Not pre- One Pre- Two Pre- Three Pre- Four Pie- Five Pre- | Over Five viously j vious Con- vioufi Con- vions Con- viousCon- vious Con- Previous Totals, convicted. ! viciion. victions victions. vietions. vietions. Convictions. o" 4J 'S'S So o » 3 o %■" fa s > Police District. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Auckland Hamilton Napier Wanganui Paltnerston North.. We lington Greymouth Christchurch Dnnedin Invercargill 593 37 86 354 11 107 404 10 103 294 9 63 287 19, 41 1,204 89 269 64 5, 28 489 19 115 337 26 64 US 5 15 4,144 230J 894 8 1 6 2 2 87 i 55 20 72 36 16 106 13 57 34 6 1 6 I 1 i I i 1 12 38 4 42 23 3 59 3 61 17 6 7 i 24 34 2 26 12 2 44 2 41 12 2 4 4 20 27 15 54 6 3 25 3 36 9 1 3 3 6 226 7 12 153 5 200 59 6 36 2 1,059 502 701 441 367 1,860 118 99y 532 154 100 13 23 13 22 190 5 78 46 5 159 4 10 3 217 19 107 92 3 17 5 9 2 5 2 6 4 1 18 10 Totals 78 415 32 256 39 177 34 179 17 668 65 0,733 495 614 \etum showing tiu the Years 191 (Males and 1 e Number of 1 17 and 1918, ; females shown J ersc ',he j ms at Numb iratel. rresU ter c ed for Drun convicted, th and the Inc •hew, ness with umber ch se or Dec \in isci hi ich r ged in Princi'j or ot) Arrest oal Ci •srwisi entr e di 3 during 'alt with sept ■v.a. ■rei ise s. Number arrested, 1917. Number arrested, 1918. Number convicted, 1918. Number discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1918. Increase in Arrests. Decrease in Arrests. Centre. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M.andF. M. andF. luckland and suburbs ... Vellington and suburbs ihristchurch and suburbs )unedin and suburbs ... 841 53 1,804 204 636 96 565 49 3,846 402 612 1,549 511 383 55 180 57 45 612 1,547 510 382 55 180 57 45 2 1 1 227 279 164 186 Totals ... 337 4 856 3,055 3,051 337

Drun: KENNESS. There has been a decrease of 1,572 in the : year as compared with the previous year. The number charged with drunkenness in 19 in 1917 the number was 8,800 (8,216 males and I The following return shows the number of during the year 1918 as compared with 1917 :— number of prosecutions for drunkenness during the 18 was 7,228 (6,733 males and 495 females), whereas i84 females). prosecutions for drunkenness in each police district Number of Police Districl. Proscoutions, 1917. Number of Proseout ons, Increase. Decrease. 1918. Decrease. Auckland .. .. .. 1,479 1,159 .. 320 Hamilton ...... 576 515 .. 61 Napier .. .. .. 681 724 43 Wanganui .. .. .. 605 454 .. 151 Palmerston North .. .. 532 389 .. 143 Wellington.. .. .. 2,462 2,050 .. 412 Greymouth.. .... 173 123 .. 50 Christchurch .. .. 1,331 1,077 .. 254 Dunedin .. .. .. 802 578 .. 224 Invercargill .. .. 159 159 1,479 576 681 605 532 2,462 173 1,331 802 159 1,159 515 724 454 389 2,050 123 1,077 578 159 320 61 13 151 143 412 50 254 224 Totals .. .. 8,800 7,228 43 1,615 1 From the following table it will be observed that 38-45 per cent, of the males and 53-53 per cent, of the females had previous convictions recorded against them, and 9-11 per cent, of the males were not permanent residents of the Dominion. Return showing the Number of Persons charged with Drunkenness during the Year 1918, and the Number of Previous Convictions against them, so far as is known. Not pre- One Pre- Two Pre- Three Pre- Four Pie- Five Pre- | Over Five viously j vious Con- vioufi Con- vions Con- viousCon- vious Con- Previous Totals, convicted. ! viciion. victions victions. vietions. vietions. Convictions. o" 4J 'S'S So o » 3 o %■" fa s > Police District. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Auckland Hamilton Napier Wanganui Paltnerston North.. We lington Greymouth Christchurch Dnnedin Invercargill 593 37 86 354 11 107 404 10 103 294 9 63 287 19, 41 1,204 89 269 64 5, 28 489 19 115 337 26 64 US 5 15 4,144 230J 894 8 1 6 2 2 87 i 55 20 72 36 16 106 13 57 34 6 1 6 I 1 i I i 1 12 38 4 42 23 3 59 3 61 17 6 7 i 24 34 2 26 12 2 44 2 41 12 2 4 4 20 27 15 54 6 3 25 3 36 9 1 3 3 6 226 7 12 153 5 200 59 6 36 2 1,059 502 701 441 367 1,860 118 99y 532 154 100 13 23 13 22 190 5 78 46 5 159 4 10 3 217 19 107 92 3 17 5 9 2 5 2 6 4 1 18 10 Totals 78 415 32 256 39 177 34 179 17 668 65 0,733 495 614 \etum showing tiu the Years 191 (Males and 1 e Number of 1 17 and 1918, ; females shown J ersc ',he j ms at Numb iratel. rresU ter c ed for Drun convicted, th and the Inc •hew, ness with umber ch se or Dec \in isci hi ich r ged in Princi'j or ot) Arrest oal Ci •srwisi entr e di 3 during 'alt with sept ■v.a. ■rei ise s. Number arrested, 1917. Number arrested, 1918. Number convicted, 1918. Number discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1918. Increase in Arrests. Decrease in Arrests. Centre. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M.andF. M. andF. luckland and suburbs ... Vellington and suburbs ihristchurch and suburbs )unedin and suburbs ... 841 53 1,804 204 636 96 565 49 3,846 402 612 1,549 511 383 55 180 57 45 612 1,547 510 382 55 180 57 45 2 1 1 227 279 164 186 Totals ... 337 4 856 3,055 3,051 337