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Table E. PRISONS.—NEW-ZEALAND-BORN PRISONERS RECEIVED, 1926. Table showing the Number of Distinct New-Zealand-born Convicted Prisoners of each Sex (including Maoris) received during the Year 1926, classified according to Ages and Offences.

Table E1. PRISONS.—MAORI PRISONERS RECEIVED, 1926. Table showing the Number, Ages, and Offences of Distinct Convicted Maoris (Male and Female) received into the various Gaols during the Year 1926.

Table F. Table showing Distinct Persons imprisoned after Conviction during each of the last Ten Years.

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10 and 12 and 15 and 20 and 25 and j 30 and 40 and Not m . , unaer iu. un d er 12. under 15. under 20. under 25. under 30. under 40. upwards. stated. totals Offences. : ! • a _• i ! s i J M. j F. M. | F. M. F. | M. j F. M. F. M. j F. j M. F. M. F. M. j F. M. F. I ! I. Offences against the person — Convicted on indictment .. .. 9 .. 16 .. 4 .. 17 .. 10 2 .. .. 56 2 Convicted summarily 3 1 10 1 20 .. 18 .. 14 65 2 Offences against property— Theft and deceit 1 I •• 94 6 130 6 90 2 108 5 70 8 •• •• 493 27 Mischief .. • • I ■ • ' ~ 13 ■■ 6 .. 4 .. 9 2 i j .. 49 2 Vagrancy* .. .. .. 11 10 15 2 18 3 22 9 67 9 .. .. 133 33 Drunkenness .. • • - 3 .. 13 .. 15 .. 42 4 139 20 .. .. 212 24 Other offences .. • • • • 31 3 91 3 62 1 115 5 146 8 1 .. 446 20 Totals, 1926 | 1 ..168 20 I 288 12 215 6 326 23 455 49 1 .. 1,454 110 Totals, 1925 I .. ... 76 23 184 8 184 10 281 11 437 34 3 .. 1,190 86 Totals, 1924 j .. • • 92 7 j 209 6 185 7 312 16 365 50 1 .. 1,164 96 Totals, 1923 1 106 9 209 7 199 8 324 30 345 34 1 .. 1,184 89 Totals, 1922 | .. ..137 9 241 18 166 5 281 23 283 29 .. ..1,108 84 | ; 1 * Including importuning, consorting with rogues, &c.

T7 i , m 10 and 12 and 15 and 20 and 25 and 30 and 40 and Not r| , f , un under 12. under 15. under 20. under 25. under 30. under 40. upwards. seated. Offences. | _ i [ M. F. j M. F. | M. J F. M. j F. M. j F. M. F. M. F. M. F. , M. F. M. j F. Offences against the person — Convicted on indictment .. .. .. 2 .. 3 2 .. 2 9 Summarily convicted .. ; 2 .. 4 .. .! .. 3 12 Theft and deceit .. •• •• j •• 26 j .. 22 1 11 j .. 12 1 1 72 2 Mischief .. .. J • • " i " j M °" ? '' " * Vagrancy .. .. | ' • • 2 .. 1 .. 1 5 Drunkenness .. .. •• 1 •• 2 .. 2 1 .. .. 5 1 Other offences .. .. •• .. j .. 5 •• 13 1 8 .. 2 .. 8 .. 1 .. 37 1 Totals .. 35 .. 45 2 25 j .. 22 1 17 1 1 ..145 4

„ tj . Proportion per 10,000 Year - Prisoners. o{ Mean p opu i at i on , - 1917 2,468 21-48 1918 - 783 f 15-47 1919 1,833 15-37 1920 1,955 15-74 1921 2,120 16-61

Prisoners. KXST 192-2 2,249 17-23 1923 2,358 17*75 1924 2,405 ' 17-78 1925 2,890 20-88 " 1926 2,755 19-49