A RETURN of all Criminals sentenced by the Supreme Court of New Zealand for the Southern Districts, from the 5th June, 1852, to the 5th June, 1854, in compliance with the Honourable the Colonial Secretary's letter, dated 22nd June, 1854.

Prisoners Name. Age. Trade or Employment. Crime. Place and date of Trial. Sentence. Remarks. John Butler 60 Labourer Larceny Wellington, 1st Sept., 1852. Six calendar months imprisonment with hard labour. William Wright 44 Ditto A transported felon unlawfully Ditto Ditto Transportation for at large before the expiration life. of his sentence. Patrick Hayes 22 Ditto Escape. Ditto Ditto Two years imprisonment with hard labour. George J. 0. Godwin 19 Shopman Stealing from his master. Lyttelton, Nov. 8th, 1852. Seven years trans-The prisoner was found guilty portation. on the 2nd Count. George Johnson 34 Labourer Larceny, stealing a watch. Lyttelton, Nov. 9th, 1852.Seven years transportation. Patrick Hayes 22 Ditto Asaault with intent to maim. Wellington, Dec. 1st, 1852 Seven years trans-Had been previously convicportation. ted and sentenced to tivo years imprisonment, escaped from the Constable, was convicted and sentenced to 2 years further imprisonment on expiration of first sentence. James Woods and 29 1 T Robbery from the person, atten-w e iii nIrtnn n „„ lsf . Both prisoners sen-Woods had been previously Michael Morrisey 26 J Ijab0Urers ded with violence. vemngton, Dee. 1st, 1852. tencod to transpor- convicted of keeping a tation for fifteen disorderly house and senyears. tenced to three months imprisonment. Morrisey had been previously convicted of a similar offence and sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour. Daniel Ikin Biass 53 Labourer Felony, receiving money for Wellington, March 1st, 1853. Seven years trans-Recommended to mercy. discovering an J yielding up portation. stolen property without causing the offender to be apprehended and brought to trial. Panapa 45 An aboriginal Native Felony, stealing. Wellington, March 31, 1853 Seven years transof New Zealand. 'portation. Ditto " Ditto Felony, shooting with intent to Ditto Ditto Fifteen years transmurder or do some grevious ! portation after exbodily harm. piration of first sentence. Joseph Brown 31 Labourer Assault, with intent to ravish v Wellington, Sept. 1, 1853. Six months im-The prisoner was found guilty child under the age of ten prisonment with of common assault only, years. hard labour. Richard Smith 53 "j Richard Smith stealing in a Wellington, September l, The three prisoners Richard Smith had been freThomas Andeison 32 | dwelling house to above the 1853. were sentenced to quently tried for felonies John Thirst, other- J. Labourers value of five pounds. Thos. transportation for and had been convicted wise Thist, other- j Anderson and John Thirst, ten years. several times. A shorter ■wise Thurst 33 J . being present, aiding, abet- sentence of transportation ting, and assisting Richard would have been passed on Smith in the said felony. ! the two other prisoners, but ; the Law does not allow it. John McAllarney 29 Labourer Stealing in a dwelling house Wellington, March 1, 1854Three months im-The prisoner had returned 'prisonment with the stolen property and was . hard labour. recommended to mercy by & ® . the J ury. Wekipiri Kakalioroa ~ An Aboriginal Native Setting fire to a stack of Wheat Ditto ditto Twelve calendarThe Jury recommended the STji months imprison- prisoner to mercy. Iment with hard _ • labour. <0 & « Tahana Wira Ditto Stealing in a dwelling house Ditto ditto Six calendar months The prisoner was found guilty g j= imprisonment with of stealing, but not in a jhard labour. dwelling house. Robekt R. Strang, Registrar.