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STATISTICS. OFFENDERS PROBATION ACT, 1920. Ages and Terms of Probation of the Offenders admitted to Probation during the Year, 1939.

SUMMARY OF CASES DEALT WITH DURING THE YEAR 1939. Admitted Deferred Tntn l to Probation. Sentence. a ' Number reporting on Ist January, 1939 .. 1,105 180 1,285 Admitted to probation during the year .. 942 175 1,117 Resumed probation—previously struck off 5 .. 5 Totals .. .. .. .. 2,052 355 2,407 Completed probation during the year .. .. 563 148 711 Deceased .. .. .. .. .. 11 .. 11 Discharged by Prison Board .. .. .. 27 7 34 Left the Dominion .. .. .. .. 25 4 29 Absconded and not traced (term expired) .. 16 1 17 Resentenced on the original charge .. .. 29 14 43 Committed further offences .. .. 58 5 63 Totals .. .. .. .. 729 179 908 Number reporting on 31st December, 1939 .. 1,323 176 1,499 Breaches of Conditions of Release committed during 1939. Failed to report, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 Committed further offences .. .. .. .. .. 153 Absconded (still untraced) .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 262 Costs of Prosecution and Restitution Moneys collected during the Year ended 31st March, 1940. £ s. d. Amount of costs of prosecution collected by Probation Officers .. 863 12 10 Amount of restitution moneys collected .. .. .. .. 4,122 10 5 Total .. .. .. £4,986 3 3

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. . ,, One Eighteen Two Three Four Five nl , , Age, m Years. Months , » y y y Total. or under. Under 20 years of age .. 5 107 15 116 42 .. .. 285 20 and under 25 .. 15 111 16 99 27 .. 3 271 25 30 ..7 56 11 50 13 .. 2 139 30 „ 40 ..8 57 8 58 8 2 14L 40 „ 50 1 27 4 22 5 .. 1 60 50 „ 60 .. 6 13 .. 9 1 .. .. 29 60 „ 70 1 6 .. 4 1 .. 1 13. 70 and over .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. .. 4 Totals .. 43 379 54 358 99 2 7 942