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Mr. H. N. Richardson, Probation Officer, Gisborne. I beg to forward annual report on probationers dealt with here during the year 1927. Offenders Probation Act. —On the register, Ist January, 1927, 25; placed on probation during the year, 29 ; received from other districts, 5 : total, 59. Transferred to other districts, 22 ; completed probation and discharged, 14 ; leaving 23 on the register at the end of the year. Grimes Amendment Act. —On the register, Ist January, 1927, 1 ; received from other districts, 2 ; transferred to other districts, 1 ; discharged, 1 ; leaving 1 reporting at the end of the year. With one exception those discharged from probation during 1927 are doing well.

STATISTICS. OFFENDERS PROBATION ACT, 1920. Ages and Terms of Probation of the Offenders admitted to Probation during the Year 1927-

Summary of Cases dealt with during the Year 1927. Admitted to Deferred „ . . Probation. Sentence. lotal. Number reporting on Ist January, 1927 .. .. .. 1,131 99 1,230 Admitted to probation during 1927 .. .. .. .. 586 134 720 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 1,717 233 1,950 Completed probation during the year .. .. .. .. 527 97 624 Discharged by Prisons Board .. .. .. .. .. 13 .. 13 Deceased .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 .. 9 Left the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 2 17 Absconded and not traced (term expired) .. .. 35 4 39 Resentenced on original charge .. .. .. . . 18 4 22 Committed further offences .. .. .. .. .. 63 5 68 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 680 112 792 Number reporting on 31st December, 1927 .. .. .. 1,037 121 1,158 Breaches or Conditions of Release committed during 1927. Failed to report, &c. .. .. .. . . .. .. 39 Committed further offences .. .. .. .. .. 91 Absconded (still untraced) .. .. .. .. .. 39 169 Cost of Prosecution and Restitution-moneys collected during the Year ended 31st March, 1928. £ s . a. Amount of costs of prosecution-moneys collected by Probation Officers 725 7 6 Amount of restitution-moneys collected .. .. .. .. 2,191 9 5 Total .. .. .. .. .. £2,916 16 11

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. . v J 1 * One Eighteen Two Three Four Five m , , Age, in Years. of under Year ' Months. Years. , Years. Years. Years. TotaL 10 and under 15 .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. ,. 4 15 „ 20 .. 11 73 5 94 15 2 .. 200 20 „ 25 .. 11 63 2 57 20 .. 1 154 25 „ 30 .. 3 33 .. 29 10 .. .. 75 30 „ 40 4 34 2 39 10 .. .. 89 40 „ 50 .. 3 13 .. 19 8 .. .. 43 50 „ 60 2 7 .. 5 2 1 .. 17 60 „ 70 .. 1 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 4 Totals .. 35 228 9 245 65 3 1 586