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STATISTICS. OFFENDERS PROBATION ACT, 1920. Ages and Terms of Probation of the Offenders admitted to Probation during the Year 1935

Summary op Cases dealt with during the Year 1935. Admitted Deferred m . i to Probation. Sentence. Number reporting on Ist January, 1935 .. .. 1,192 182 1,374 Admitted to probation during 1935 .. .. .. 605 154 759 Resumed probation during year (previously struck off) 2 3 5 Totals .. .. .. 1,799 339 2,138 Completed probation during 1935 .. .. .. 611 147 758 Discharged by Prisons Board .. .. .. 20 .. 20 Deceased .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 1 5 Left the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 3 Absconded and not traced (term expired) .. .. 6 2 8 Resentenced on original charge .. .. .. 28 7 35 Committed further offences .. .. .. .. 35 8 43 Totals 707 165 872 Number reporting at 31st December, 1935 .. .. 1,092 174 1,266 Breaches oe Conditions of Release committed during 1935. Failed to report, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 Committed further offences .. .. .. .. .. .. 83 Absconded (still untraced) ~ .. .. .. . ■ .. 25 170 Costs of Prosecution and Restitution-moneys collected during the Year ended 31st March, 1936. £ s. d. Amount of costs of prosecution collected by Probation Officers .. 445 16 6 Amount of restitution-moneys collected . . .. .. 2,937 4 0 Total .. .. .. •• £3,383 0 6

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Affe in Years Months 0ne Eighteen Two Three Four Five Total - ' ' j Year. Months. Years. , Years. Years. Years. or under. I j j Under 20 years of age .. 7 80 5 66 10 .. . . 168 20 and under 25 9 73 2 69 8 2 .. 163 25 „ 30 5 43 2 42 8 1 1 102 30 „ 40 3 43 5 40 2 .. 1 94 40 „ 50 3 20 3 12 5 .. .. 43 50 „ 60 .. .. 13 .. 15 2 .. .. 30 60 and over .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. .. .. 5 Totals .. 27 273 17 248 35 3 2 605