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1922. NEW ZEALAND.

PRISONS DEPARTMENT. PRISONS BOARD (ANNUAL REPORT OF) FOR 1921.

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

Members of Boakd. Right hon. Sir Robert Stout, P.C., K.C.M.G. (President); Sir Georise Fenwick, Kt. ; Edwin Hall, Esq. Frank Hay, Esq., M.B. ; C. B. Jordan, Esq. ; Charles E. Matthews, Esq. : William Recce, Esq. Sir,— Wellington, 31st July, 1922. I have the honour to forward herewith the report of the Prisons Board for the year, 1921. I have, &c, Robert Stout, President. The Hon. the Minister of Justice, Wellington.

REPORT OF THE PRISONS BOARD FOR THE TEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1921. The Board has to report that during the year 1921 it dealt with a total of 841 cases, at meetings held at Wellington, Waikeria, Auckland, New Plymouth, Addington, Paparua, Waikune, 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.

Month of Meeting. Place of Meetiug. Cases con 1 ft 9 S3 £ p Si IB ii III 3J9 Sua £ « feir-S W Bh isidered h 3 O I H w I of Pi i s — d aj ci 3 O bCO C O tn O B B «g & ■EhRji Declsi So Pr -a p lis ions showing how Cases \ -rj I -rj o S fi 6 i oi -woo h j ar £ £ ii * -2 <l S d ,. a. *i I -2 .2 S-Sg-S 2 a a .s -| e <U -£ tflt-M rH fLl r, i ' I i i-ere dispi M i VI O O O . t-,-»'S a g t, P .2 a« 1 Igg-g £HSr= M ised of. lis 11-9 c■>- ■ 3-Spc 8 * 2 g 1 I I I i January February March April May June August October November Wellington Invercargill Paparua Addington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington New Plymouth Waikune Auckland Waikeria Wellington Wellington 1 2 151 5 39 10 - 8 j "m i -7i 5 I 61 1 | 19 2 | 14 49 j 81 .. 74 1 78 567 i 8 7 3 2 1 28 11 54 1 6 25 14 8 3 1 4 ■2 1 169 51 13 2 1 85 2 90 122 21 22 155 88 1 1 I 42 22 4 2 1 27 1 23 20 9 10 46 21 1 I I .. ! 1 106 8 j 13 26 2 1 7 .. I 2 46 7 5 I 36 20 11 59 22 13 11 1 II .. 1 65 34 i 8 56 7 | 4 *8 2 7 20 22 1 1 J l 2 5 I 11 13 1 169 51 13 2 1 85 2 90 122 21 22 155 88 1 1 2 34 7 'i 8 4 1 December 1 i 1 161 18 j 824 235 423 101 61 101 61 1 3 824