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Mr. C. G. L. Pollock, Probation Officer, Invercargill. Offenders Probation Act : Total dealt with, 39 ; total restitution and costs collected, £58 4s. 7d. Crimes Amendment Act : Number dealt with, 16. It is gratifying indeed to be able to report that the conduct of those admitted to probation during the year has been commendable. Of those who have completed probation it is pleasing to be in a position to report that, as far as is known, they are doing well. Mr. E. Ching, Probation Officer, Wanganui. Offenders Probation Act: Total dealt with, 44 ; total restitution and costs collected, £113 lis. 6d. Crimes Amendment Act: Number dealt with, 9. In spite of the unemployment and hard times, it is with pleasure I can report that at the end of the year every probationer was in work. The conduct of the probationers has been very good. Mr. G. McKessar, Probation Officer, Timaru. Offenders Probation Act: Total dealt with, 27 ; total restitution and costs collected, £27 Is. Bd. Crimes Amendment Act: Number dealt with, 8. On the whole, the probationers have done exceptionally well.

STATISTICS. OFFENDERS PROBATION ACT, 1920. Ages and Terms of Probation of the Offenders admitted to Probation during the Year 1930.

Summary of Cases dealt with during the Year, 1930. Admitted to Deferred m , , Probation. Sentence. J - otaL Number reporting on Ist January, 1930 .. .. .. .. 900 123 1,023 Admitted to probation during 1930 .. .. .. 650 162 812 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 1,550 285 1,835 Completed probation during the year .. .. .. .. 427 103 530 Discharged by Prisons Board .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. 7 Deceased ..' .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 1 6 Left the Dominion .. .... .. .. .. 8 .. 8 Absconded and not traced (term expired) .. .. 22 5 27 Resentenced on original charge . . .. .. .. .. 20 7 27 Committed further offences .. .. .. .. .. 67 14 81 Totals .. .. .. .. ..556 130 686 Number reporting 31st December, 1930 .. .. .. .. 994 1.55 1,149 Breaches op Conditions of Release committed during 1930. Failed to report, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Committed further offences .. .. .. .. .. 92 Absconded (still untraced) .. .. .. .. .. 21 147 Cost of Prosecution and Restitution-moneys collected during the Year ended 31st March, 1931. £ s. d. Amount of costs of prosecution-moneys collected by Probation Officers 580 18 2 Amount of restitution-moneys collected .. .. .. .. 3,231 17 5 Total .. .. .. .. .. £3,812 15 7

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Age, in Years. Six Months or under. One Year. Eighteen Months. Two Years. Three Yeais. Four Years. Five Years. Total. Under 20 years of age 6 63 71 20 10 1 171 20 and under 25 8 76 6 96 18 204 25 „ 30 6 42 1 46 9 1 105 30 „ 40 8 41 38 6 1 94 40 „ 50 7 21 1 16 9 54 50 „ 60 1 10 4 2 1 1 19 60 „ 70 1 1 2 70 and over 1 1 Totals 36 254 8 272 65 11 4 650