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Session 11. 1921. NEW ZEALAND.

PRISONS DEPARTMENT: PRISONS BOARD (ANNUAL REPORT OF) FOR 1920.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Members of Board : Hon. Sir Robert Stout, K.C.M.G. (President); Sir George Fenwick, Kt.; EDWIN Hall, Esq.; Frank Hay, Esq., M.B. ; C. B. Jordan, Esq. ; Charles E. Matthews, Esq. ; William Reece, Esq. Sir,— Wellington, 11th August, 1921. I have the honour to forward herewith the report of the Prisons Board for the year 1920. The President of the Board was granted leave to proceed to England. He presided at the meetings included in this report, but left before the report was completed. As the senior member I was asked to preside in Sir Robert Stout's absence, and have presided at meetings since April, 1921. I have, &c, George Fenwick, The Hon. the Minister of Justice, Wellington. For President. REPORT OF THE PRISONS BOARD FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1920. The Board has to report that during the year 1920 it dealt with a total of 648 cases, at meetings held at Wellington, Point Halswell, Waikeria, Auckland, New Plymouth, Addington, Paparua, and Invercargill. The following table sets out, under their respective statutory headings, the number of cases considered at each quarterly meeting, together with the decisions reached : —

Table A.

• Cases considered >t Decisions reachei <i. Quarterly Meeting. Place of Meeting. <=> m 11 31 ■?« M 3 A c £ H .Si° 3 a~ 2 3 as - §§■2 7 S3 ill ll o* M °f § S S c £. 2 •2 m-S ■§■§* 9 So S3£ 11 a i i a 8.1 a S saa «*■**■! Bo SS 2 O 3 o H 'ebruary [ay lUgUSt . . rovember and December Paparua Addington Invercargill Wellington Wellington Point Halswell Wellington New Plymouth .. Auckland Waikeria Wellington 4 1 4 1 2 26 19 145 39 26 8 58 8 56 82 4 1 7 8 5 2 7 13 18 9 1 9 12 11 34 21 165 60 44 10 68 23 131 91 1 16 5 38 8 8 4 14 7 45 23 Hi !) 94 32 25 5 45 13 S3 (i(i 2 (i IS 7 I 1 6 1 L5 13 10 34 21 163 60 44 10 68 23 131 91 1 3 2 57 3 3 3 2 1 74 467 75 32 648 168 388 41 51 648