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Table C. Table showing the Offences and Degree of Education of Distinct Convicted Prisoners received during the Year 1926.

Table D. Table showing the Actual Number of Distinct Convicted Prisoners received into Gaol during the Year 1926, classified according to Principal Offences, Birthplace, and Age.

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! Superior Able to read and Able to read Unable to Offences. Education. write. only. read. Tota,s - Offences against the person— M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Convicted on indictment .. .. .. .. 91 3 .. i .. 2 .. 93 3 Convicted summarily .. .. 1 .. 117 2 .. .. 1 .. 119 2 Offences against property— Theft and deceit .. .. .. 2 .. 723 32 1 .. 3 1 729 33 Mischief .. .. .. .. .. 71 3 .. .. .. .. 71 3 Miscellaneous offences— Vagrancy* .. .. 258 52 1 258 53 Drunkenness .. .. .. .. .. 509 31 1 .. 3 .. 513 31 Others .. .. .. 1 .. 813 23 1 .. 7 2 822 25 Totals .. .. .. 4 .. 2,582 146 3 ..16 4 2,605 150 Maoris included above .. .. .. .. 135 4 1 .. 9 .. 145 j 4 * Including importuning, consorting with rogues, &c.

Offences against the Offences against Misppll«npn,.« Person. Property. Miscellaneous. I Totals, Convicted Summarily I'teftand | Mjaohie( _ Vagrancy.* Drunkenness.! n^ er . Indictment. <onvlcte(i - Decelt - Offences. _ . Birthplaces— m. F. M. P. M. r. M. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. England and Wales .. 15 1 19 .. 109 3 9 .. 39 7 120 I 1 186 1 497 13 Scotland .. .. 9 .. 8 .. 30 .. 3 .. 18 3 50 i 2 59 1 177 6 Ireland .. .. 4 .. 9 .. 25 3 3 1 24 2 61 3 37 2 163 11 New Zealand .. 56 2 65 2 493 27 49 2 133 33 212 24 446 20 1,454 110 Australia .. .. 7 .. 4 .. 41 .. 3 .. 22 6 44 j .. 41 .. 162 6 Other British posses- .. .. 8.. 7.. 1.. 2 .. 4 1 14.. 36 1 sions China .. .. 1 1 13 .. 15 Other countries .. 1 6 19 2 18 1 21 | 23 90 1 At sea .. 1 .. .. I Not stated .. 4.. 1.. 1 1 1 .. 31 10 2 Totals .. 93 3 119 2 729 33 71 3 258 53 513 1 31 822 25 2,605 150 Ages—• 10 and under 12 years .. .. 12 „ 15 I 1 .. 15 „ 20 „ 9 4 1 109 6 19 .. 12 10 3 42 3 198 20 20 „ 25 „ 20 .. 15 1 159 6 18 .. 19 3 24 136 3 391 13 25 „ 30 „ 11 .. 40 .. 130 2 11 .. 28 4 37 1 107 1 364 8 30 „ 40 „ 24 .. 29 .. 180 7 6 .. 44 16 119 5 214 6 616 34 40 „ 50 „ 17 1 15 .. 102 7 12 2 61 9 161 15 190 6 558 40 50 „ 60 „ 3 13 .. 39 5 4 1 53 7 118 6 106 3 336 22 60 and over,. 9 2 3 .. 9 .. 1 .. 41 4 51 4 25 3 139 13 Not "stated .-. - '. i-'- •■■■ . i~- .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 Totals 93 3 119 2 729 33 71 3 258 53 513 31 822 25 2.605 150 Maoris included abov-e .. 9 12 .. 72 2 5 5 5 1 37 1 145 4 * Including importuning, consorting with rogues, &c. 11* 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.