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Table C. Table showing the Offences and Degree of Education of Distinct Convicted Prisoners received buring the Year 1929.

Table D. Table showing the Actual Number of Distinct Convicted Prisoners received into Gaol during the Year 1929, classified according to Principal Offences, Birthplace, and Age.

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I ' ~ .' I Superior Able to read and Able to read Unable to i , PAfolo Ultences. Education. write. only. read AotalB 7 p j j r Offences against the person— m. f. , m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. Convicted 011 indictment . . .. .. .. 94 2 .. .. 1 .. 95 2 Convicted summarily .. .. .. .. 98 I .. .... .. 98 1 Offences against property— Theft and deceit . . .. 1 .. 765 22 .. .. 1 .. 767 22 Mischief .. . .. 1 .. 62 2 .. .... .. 63 2 Miscellaneous offences — « Drunkenness .. .. .. .. .. 410 15 1 .. .. .. 411 15 Vagrancy* .. .. .. 1 .. 225 57 .. 1 1 2 227 60 Others .. .. 791 19 1 22 .. 814 19 Totals .. .. .. 3 .. 2,445 118 | 2 j I 25 2 2,475 121 Maoris included above .. .. .. .. 165 4 2 | .. ! 2 .. 169 4 * Including importuning, consorting with rogues, &c.

Offences against the Offences against Miscellani-nnc Person. Property. Miscellaneous. A Totals. onvictcd summarily Theft and Mischief Drunkenness* Va-rancv + otlu ' r Indictment. ™ nvicte<i - Deceit - Mlsch!et - Drunkenness. \ agrancy.f Offenoes _ - . . Birthplaces— m. f. | m. r. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. 1 m. f. jm. f New Zealand .. 60 2 68 .. 525 17 50 1 191 10 108 51 | 458 j 15 1,460 96 Australia .. .. 10 2 44 1 4 22 2 14 1 j 41 1 137 5 England and Wales .. 17 14 102 2 6 91 2 47 3 152 ! 1 429 8 Scotland .. 5 38 1 1 52 .. 13 2 45 ; .. 154 3 Ireland .. .. 1 5 1 16 1 1 38 1 27 3 37 ; .. 125 6 Other British countries 4 15 3 .. 2 .. j 27 j 1 51 1 China . . .. 1 3 .. 2 .. I 34 I .. 40 Other countries .. 1 4 18 1 1 14 .. 13 .. ! 15 [ .. 66 1 At sea .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ] Not stated .. .. 1 .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 5 | 1 12 1 Totals .. 95 2 J 98 1 767 22 63 2 411 15 227 1 60 814 19 ! 2,475 121 Ages— 15 and under 20 years 8 5 .. 112 6 21 .. .. i 2 3 24 1 ! 172 9 20 „ 25 „ II .. 18 .. 152 4 15 .. 15 | .. 12 I 120 2 343 7 25 ,, 30 „ 26 1 18 152 6 26 : . 24 7 139 1 391 9 30 „ 40 „ 22 .. 29 1 176 6 6 .. 73 4 40 14 220 ' 3 566 og 40 „ 50 „ 16 1 19 ... 110 6 8 1 131 I 4 63 24 189 : 7 542 43 50 ,, 60 „ 6 8 .. 42 4 1 110 14 61 7 82 6 313 18 60 and over.. .. 5 1 17 3 55 3 23 4 37 ]41 7 Not stated .. . . 1 . . . . . . .. .. .. 1 ; .. 2 .. 3 7 Totals .. 95 2 | 98 I 767 22 63 2 411 j 15 | 227 60 814 19 ' 2,475 121 Maoris included above .. 4 16 78 2 10 9 .. j 1 2 51 j .. ! 169 4 * It must be remembered that drunkenness is punished more by fine than by imprisonment, so that the figures in the <*aol tables do not represent the full number of persons punished for that offence. f Including importuning, consorting with rogues, &c.