Centre. Prosecutions, 1919. Prosecutions, 1920. Convictions, D i seha .rga<3 or loon otherwise dealt 15 " U - with, 1920. Auckland and suburbs Wellington and suburbs Christchurch and suburbs Dunedin and suburbs 22 ir> 9 2 6 23 9 4 11 4 1 6 12 5 3 Totals ... 48 42 16 26

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Return showing , the Number of Persons arrested for Drunkenness within each Principal Centre during the Years 1919 and 1920, the Number convicted, the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with (Males and Females shown separately), and the Increase or Decrease in Arrests.

Return showing the Number of Persons arrested for Drunkenness on Sundays within each Principal Centre during the Years 1919 and 1920 (Males and Females shown separately).

The following table shows the convictions for drunkenness per ten thousand of the population for each year from 1915 to 1919 in Australia and New Zealand : — 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. Commonwealth .. .. 126-6 102-5 93-0 86-1 80-2 New Zealand .. .. 117-9 97-3 78-3 63-5 67-4 Prosecutions against Hotelkeepers. The number of prosecutions (498) against hotelkeepers during the year shows an increase of 10 as compared with the preceding year.

Return showing the Number of Prosecutions against Hotelkeepers in each District during the Year 1920 as compared with 1919, 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 1920 as compared with 1919, the Number convicted, and the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with.

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Number arrested, 1919. Number arrested, 1920. Number convicted, 1920. Number discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1920. Inorease in Arrests. Decrease in Centre. Arrests. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. andF. |M.andP. Auckland and suburbs ... Wellington and suburbs Christchurch and suburbs Dunedin and suburbs ... 898 83 1,742 154 525 51 400 21 1,035 1,826 706 390 81 196 80 17 1,032 1,825 703 388 81 195 80 17 3 1 8 2 l" 135 126 210 14 Totals ... 3,565 309 3,957 374 3,948 373 471 14

Number arrested, 1919. Number arrested, 1920. Number convicted, 1920. Number discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1920. Centre. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Auckland and suburbs ... Wellington and suburbs... Christchurch and suburbs Dunedin and suburbs 39 50 6 10 1 2 1 63 64 5 9 1 "i 68 64 5 9 1 i Totals ... 105 141 141

District. Proseoutions, 1919. Prosecutions, 1920. Convictions, 1920. Discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1920. ■Vhangarei ... Auckland lamilton Napier IVanganui ... 3 almerston North Wellington ... ireymouth ... 3bristchurch Cimaru )unedin 4 45 18 65 111 35 78 58 24 11 10 29 8 15 24 20 88 26 66 172 33 16 18 12 5 5 10 18 40 18 42 54 18 9 8 7 3 10 14 2 48 13 24 118 15 7 10 5 nvercargill... Totals ... 488 498 229 269