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Table H. Return of Offences and Punishments for the Year ended 31st December, 1925.

Table I. Visits of the Visiting Justices to the Larger Institutions during the Year 1925.

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Offences. Total Number —— Total Number of Prisoners Pri8 ° n - Disobedience Other Offences. j? Custody of Orders. Breaches of punished. during the Officers. and idleness. Regulations. Year. Addington .. .. .. 2 3 2 7 2 i 70 Auckland .. .. .. 34 65 123 222 200 ! 2,569 Hautu ...... 1 1 2 4 1 j 60 Invercargill (Reformatory) .. 8 6 17 31 21 322 Napier .. .. .. j 2 I 1 .. 3 3! 225 New Plymouth .. .. 1 I 11 7 19 14 j 219 Paparna .. .. .. 6 j 6 36 48 41 j 617 Point Halswell (Reformatory) .. 1 ! 5 20 26 18 [ 100 Waikeri a (Reformatory) .. 6 14 20 40 23 98 Waikune .. .. .. 9 13 3 25 18 168 Wanganui .. .. .. 4 j 1 14 19 11 157 Wellington .. .. .. 25 j 29 I 44 98 37 988 Wi Tako .. .. .. 14 22 27 63 45 169 Borstal Institutions— Invercargill .. .. .. 2 ( 1 7 10 7 158 Point Halswell .. 12 } 11 68 91 41 57 Waikeria ...... j 1 3 5 9 7 110 Totals.. .. ... 128 J 192 395 715 489 j 6,087 j I ! j

• >» £ ® <a Prisons and Visiting C « fl a "2 JU8tices ' I I | =3 ill I I 'H I I A Ming ton— H. Widdowson, S.M .. j 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 W. Wilson, S.M 2 2 Auckland— J. W. Poynton, S.M. ..3 3 6 j 1 1 2 2 1 4 1 4 28 J. H. Bradney .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 F. K. Hunt, S.M. .. 1 .. .. 4 5 4 3 3 1 21 W. R. McKean, S.M. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 4 5 .. .. .. 13 Hautu— F. V. Acheson .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. I 1 Inverrargill— G. Cruickshank, S.M. 2 .. .. .. 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 14 R. Officer .. .. .. 1 1 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 7 W. A. Ott .. 1 .. 3 4 Napier— J. P. Thomson .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 1 1 1 1 8 J. C. Stevens ..J.. • • ' •• •• •• •• •• •• 4 New Plymouth— F. C. J. Bellringer .. .. .. | . .. 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 5 A. M. Mowlem .. 1 2 I 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Paparua— J. A. A. Ceasar .. 1 2 1 .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 7 W. J. Jenkin .. 1 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 2 1 1 1 2 11 W. Wilson, S.M .. .. .. 1 2 1 4 Point Halswdl— I. Salek, V.J. .. 1 .. | 1 | 1 1 1 .. I 1 1 2 2 2 13 Waikeria— S. H. Dunklev • • | 1 1 2 Waikune— J. Cullen .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 Wanganui— J. S. Barton, S.M 1 .. 1 J. Driver, V.S. .. .. .. .. .. >. .. 2 1 .. 1 [ 1 5 Wellington— W. G. Riddel], S.M. .. ! 1 .. .... .. I .. l I. Salek, V.J. ..313 3 2 2 1 4 2 2 .. .. 2 24 D. C. Bates, V.J. .. 3 3 2 4 5 17 Wi Tako— I. Salek, V.J. ..13 3 .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 .. JO I