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Table C. Table showing the Actual Number of Distinct Convicted Prisoners received into Gaol during the Year 1931, classified according to Principal Offences, Birthplace, and Age.

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Offences against the Offices against , Miscellaneous. Person. Property. ™ i '■ '' Totals. InrtiHent ™ovictai! I Mischiet Drunkenness.» Vagrancy.f offenck M. F. M. F. M. F. ( M. | F. M. | F. \ M. F. M. F. M. j F. Birthplaces— ............. New Zealand .. 76 1. 60 .. 733 24 : 70 1 2" 176 13 ! 161 56 663 15 1,939 I 111 Australia ... .. 4 .. 9 .. 67 . . 1 .. 20 j 1 | 23 1 74 2 198 | 4 England and Wales .. J 17 . . 20 . . 125 1 5 j ■ ... 72 42 4 172 .. 453 j 5 Scotland .. .. | 4 .. 8 . . 47 3 6 j 7. 44 ! 1 20 3 72 1 201 8 Ireland . . .. 2 .. 4 .. 29 .. 1 2 | .. 30 1 16 2 40 .. 123 : 3 Other British countries ! 3 5 .... 12 .. 1 2 1 3 .. 11 1 37 2 China . . .. j 1 • • 1 • ■ 21 23 Other countries .. 2 17 4 9 .. 13 1 36 81 1 At sea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. •• •• 2 Not stated .. .. j .. .. .. .. 2.. 2.. 4 .. 1 .. 3.. 12 Totals .. 109 1 106 ..1,032 29 91 3 357 17 280 67 1,092 19 3,067 ! 136 Ages— | 15 and under 20 years.. 9 1 119 3 22 2 4 8 33 2 190 13 20 „ 25 „ .. 15 .. 17 .. 234 10 29 .. 14 23 11 199 3 531 24 25 „ 30 „ .. 25 .. 17 .. 194 2 9 1 18 30 6 184 2 477 11 30 ,. 40 „ .. 25 . . 36 . . 250 6 15 . . 82 7 63 17 316 5 787 35 40 „ 50 „ .. 16 1 16 .. 145 4 9 .. 108 3 72 20 206 7 572 35 50 „ 60 „ .. 12 .. 16 .. 72 4 . 6 1 98 3 64 5 116 .. 384 13 60 and over .. . . 7 3 16 . . 1 34 4 23 .. 37 120 5 Not stated .. . . .. .. .. .. 2 . . j 1 1 j 1 .. 1 6 Totals .. 109 1 106 .. 1,032 29 ! 91 3 357 17 280 67 1,092 19 3,067 136 Maoris included above .. 14 10 144 3 : 15 j .. 10 ! 7 1 65 .. 265 6 ■ i ■! I I _. * It must be remembered that drunkenness is punished more by fine than by imprisonment, so that the figures in the gaol tables do not represent the full number of persons punished for that offence. f Including importuning, consorting with rogues, &c.