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1927. NEW ZEALAND.

PRISONS DEPARTMENT. PRISONS BOARD (ANNUAL REPORT OF) FOR 1926.

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

Members of the Board. Hon. Mr. Justice Stringer (President); Sir George Fenwick, Kt. ; William Reece, Esq. ; Sir Donald McGavin, Kt., C.M.G., M.D. (Lond.); D. G. A. Cooper, Esq. ; John Alexander, Esq., C.M.G.; and B. L Dallard, Esq., Controller-General of Prisons.

Sir, —■ Auckland, 3rd August, 1927. I have the honour to forward herewith the report of the Prisons Board for the year 1926. I have, &c., T. W. Stringer, President. The Hon. the Minister of Justice.

REPORT OF THE PRISONS BOARD. Fob the Year ended 31st December, 1926. The Board has to report that during the year ended 31st December, 1926, it dealt with a total of 1,138 cases at meetings held at Wellington and the various prison institutions of the Dominion. The following table sets out under their respective statutory headings the number of cases considered at each meeting, together with the decisions reached : —

Table A.

Cases considered of ! Decisions showing how Cases were disposed of. "I si -C i •joJ Probationers for So -6 v ogS i & ai! ■« g a Ph g a q 0 Discharge from Pro- £ £ 82 .. .. P , r g fo g.2x5 bation or Variation V, __ <3 — M 2 ' Month of Meeting. ||| | O Terms of Belease. |g | | igSg.Sf. 5*| | !i| U 1 I Crimes Offender | f | J f Sl|J l-J b|| » 3 Sfo ■ga Amend- Proba- 15 3 g 3.S.S3 oS^ a &3Ph« w mentAct. tioners. "<d "S "S a>Qpuifi< 8k-"S o W M S |W ! H X p. =3 O i Ph h March .. 10 200 28 4 5 247 52 167 .. 1 23 5 .. 247 „ 7 35 19 .. .. .. .. 61 22 33 6 61 .. 5 4 .. .. 9 3 6 .. ; o May .. 9 110 57 1 2 4 183 43 74 49 1 12 4 1 183 August - ■ 1 33 20 .... .. .. 54 27 11 10 6 .. .. 54 .... 46 .. 46 8 35 .. 3 .. .. 46 ..2 18 9 .. 29 10 14 2 3 .. 29 .... 32 14 .... .. .. 46 14 24 2 6 4ft October 7 2 11 1 | .. .. .. 21 1 15 2 3 21 2 80 37 ..; .. 2 2 123 35 50 24 12 2 123 •• •• 1 •• 1 .. 1 1 December .. .. 181 1 .. .. .. .. 182 31 150 .. 1 .. .. 182 .. .. 38 10 .. 1 .. .. .. 48 8 35 3 2 48 .... 5 5 .... .. .. 10 4 4 1 1 .. .. 10 „ 9 36 22 ,. 2 i 5 78 17 35 11 10 5 .. 78 47 822 237 2 2 12 16 1,138 275 654 104® S8 16 1 1,138