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Table C. Table showing the Offences and Degree of Education of Distinct Convicted Prisoners received during the Year 1925.

Table D. Table showing the Actual Number of Distinct Convicted Prisoners received into Gaol during the Year 1925, classified according to Principal Offences, Birthplace, and Age.

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Offences I Superior Able to read and j Able to read j Unable to m <■ i Education. write. j only. read. ! lotals. Offences against the person— M. p. M. r. M. f. m. f. m. f. Convicted on indictment .. .. 1 .. 65 1 .. 2 .. 68 1 Convicted summarily .. .. .. .. 104 .. .... .. .. 104 Offences against property— Theft and deceit .. .. .. 6 .. 580 36 .... 1 1 587 37 Mischief.. .. .. .. .. .. 93 4 .. .. .. .. 93 4 Miscellaneous offences— Vagrancy* .. .. .. 1 .. 174 37 .. j .. 2 1 177 38 Drunkenness .. .. .. 1 .. 478 26 1 J .. 3 .. 483 26 Others .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1,240 22 2 j .. 6 1 1,249 23 Totals .. .. .. 10 .. 2,734 126 3 .. 14 3 2,761 129 Maoris included above .. .. .. .. 122 7 .. ) .. .. .. 122 7 * Including importuning, consorting with rogues, &c.

Offences against the Offences against ,,, .. Person. Property. Miscellaneoua. Totals. ° on Summarily Theft and Mischief Vatrrancv * t Other Indictment. convicted - Deceit. Misehiet. Vagrancy. DrunKenness.t oflence8< Birthplaces— M. F. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. England and Wales .. 15 .. 28 .. 102 4 17 40 5 90 2 583 2 j 875 13 Scotland .. .. 2 .. 5 .. 23 3 i 14 3 56 4 104 .. 205 10 Ireland .. .. 3 4 30 4 15 1 59 4 70 4 185 9 New Zealand .. 44 1 52 .. 369 29 56 4 85 24 211 13 373 15 1,190 86 Australia .. 8 45 1 9 12 2 39 1 36 1 149 5 Other British posses- .. .. 3.. 8.. 2.. 4 .. 5 1 17.. 39 1 sions China .. 1 4 .. .. .. .. 14 19 Other countries .. 4 4 8 7 1 21 .. 48 92 1 At sea .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 Not stated .. 1 1 2 .. 4.. 7 1 Totals .. 68 1 104 .. 587 37 93 4 177 38 483 26 1,249 23 2,761 129 Ages— 10 and under 12 years .. .. 12 „ 15 15 „ 20 „ 8 1 .. 61 11 5 1 3 9 1 .. 42 2 121 23 20 „ 25 „ 17 .. 18 .. 125 7 24 1 8 1 13 .. 252 1 457 10 25 „ 30 „ 7 25 .. 117 6 8 .. 11 2 33 4 238 2 439 14 30 „ 40 „ 14 .. 32 .. 137 3 15 .. 24 6 107 5 326 6 655 20 40 „ 50 „ 18 .. 19 .. 98 6 20 1 56 13 165 8 243 8 619 36 50 and under 60 years j 2 1 5 39 4 16 1 42 7 110 6 120 1 334 20 60 and over .. .. 1 2 4 8 4 33 .. 52 3 28 3 131 6 Not stated .. 2.. 1 .. .. .. 5 Totals .. 68 1 104 .. 587 37 93 4 177 38 483 26 1,249 23 2,761 129 Maoris included above .. 11 13 45 3 11 2 7 1 6 29 1 122 7 _ ! * Including importuning, consorting with rogues, &c. f It must be remembered that drunkenness is punished more by fine than by imprisonment, so that the figures in the gaol tables do not represent the full number of persons punished for that offence.