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Table D.—Habitual Criminals dealt with by the Board from January, 1911, to December, 1927. Total number declared habitual criminals .. .. .. .. .. .. 436 Of whom there were released on recommendation of Board ... .. . . .. 386 Of whom there were — Returned to prison for non-compliance with conditions of release .. 45 Committed to prison for further offences .. .. .. .. 137 Sentenced for offences committed after their discharge from prison or from probation .. .. . . . . . . . . .. 34 Total number returned .. .. . . . . .. 216 Absconded and not traced .. . . .. . . . . . . 24 Died .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 13 Left Dominion to return to former domiciles . . . . . . . . 49 Transferred to mental hospital .. . . .. . . .. 1 Transferred to consumptive sanatorium .. . . 1 Reporting on probation at 31st December, 1927 . . .. .. 26 Number who have not offended, as far as known, since their discharge from probation, and presumably doing well .. . . . . . . 56 170 386 Of the total number of habitual criminals released on probation, 55*96 per cent, were returned to prison either for non-compliance with the conditions of probation or for committing further offences. No offences are recorded against the remaining 44-04 per cent., but our tables show that 3-89 per cent, died or were transferred to mental hospitals, whilst 18-91 per cent, left the Dominion or absconded. This leaves a definite percentage of 21-24 who have remained in the Dominion and have not further offended. Since 1917 the Board has dealt with the following hard-labour cases : — Table E. —Hard-labour Cases. Total cases considered .. .. .. .. . . 1 > 938 Number discharged from prison on recommendation of Board . . 310 Number released on probation on recommendation of Board . . 449 Left the Dominion .. .. * .. . . 21 Absconded . . . . . . .. . . 1 Recommitted for other offences . . . . . . . 29 Completed probation . . .. .. . . . 330 Reporting on probation at 31st December, 1927 . . . . 20

GENERAL SUMMARY. The following table shows the-cases considered year by year by the Board over the last decade : —

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Probationers for Discharge from TT l • i i Probation or Habitual T> £ , • • a - 1 1*% . Variation Terms of Year. Criminals and Detention™ Hard Laboor - ReSssion' Jobation. Totals. 0fienderS ' Hard Labour. ()|Iender Amend- Probament Act. tioners. 1918 .. 87 201 1 92 .. .. .. 380 1919 .. 97 471 115 .. 18 .. 701 1920 .. 74 467 75 .. 32 .. 648 1921 .. 75 564 167 .. 18 17 841 1922 .. 93 594 271 .. 19 30 1,007 1923 .. 74 671 i 304 4 16 24 1,093 1924 .. 80 ■ 683 302 3 13 21 1,102 1925 .. 70 747 295 1 12 9 1,134 1926 49 822 237 2 12 16 1,138 1927 .. 115 766 ! 325 11 13 20 1,250 Totals 814 5,986 2,183 21 153 137 9,294