"NUMERO'S" MARE'S-NEST.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2158, 26 May 1914, Page 6

"NUMERO'S" MARE'S-NEST.

iirj—to-jour issnio of Uaji'ia, "I?u----mero" attempts t(i show in a Mtef headed "Ml. Gaughley.'s M.tiddled Statistics'' 'that n-ie'n 1 corftpated,' #6 -criminal .stat.istics-'O.f .Ifeiv Wales a:iid of- Victoria, X ©verlobfecd. a differ' eHcii in a'nietliod.of fficording ■.coii'Vic-t-ipns i.rjj thqse two States.* and that my fllieged oyersisht invalidates the ilg)i're:s I gavo in My former letter to The D'CHIII^IOK.

Tlion,, araid -jda-iiy siicers at laj" stippffscil ignos'a.iiee ajid many sar» oasms'at ii-iy liffliesty, ho qtiotes par?agraphs. from tlie Year Book giving me same i'ttformatian for whklj -he, furtlser on 'asks; wo to thank hrni, and ho prsraises to give mc- sbhio furthet "fessoii's in statistics," of ivliich "fixatt -.sdo-iso 1 * I ara to; knaw so liitle-. Nflw. in compiling Che nsU'tss I gave in fm DojfiNic??! on May 8, i had most cariefuily tiken into accotiiVt the very paragfnphs "Ktnriett»" .so asteita'tionsiy flourishes in my face when ho aceuses Wo of pn.Mishing '''half-truths." Note first that these para.R'raphs do apt refer to Kcnefal tower (Ssur't eon*victio.fts, Suprc.nio Qottrt ■eonv:ietwiis.,di'■yorea* tflcgitiaatS', nor to die temtber of people iii gaal. iS'o, sit, ttey refer -curly to drtmkeiiiiess; Yct.oftr learned- sta.--tisiwiaii "Kttjncro,." wlioso tuition -..in the "exact scresec" of statistics 1 ani to plflcr? tn.yself nndef-i ac'tii-a-Ih' trios to smvalidate ib.y «ra _ the aWo five phases of'crime by qiiating paragraphs which Imvo no refcrelifco t«r tlj'frse 'phases wimfevevl Is "Kamero," tho lewthted teaßher, merely an fenoramns., or is ho very.conning? I liojio- lis will esphjm, Mow, as io-'tte ■drunteiin&s.s to which "JJUrhew's" (jtibicd parafera'phs refer! As stated above, .'I tow all.ateui th.eso paragraphs, -add nio.ro than -ailoSß. Ed for- the fuels they, present t<i tis. 11l r-eekon-inii the-Avprnse.cases of druukGiiRe'w'fn'Vfcteriajj i eouiited- fto liujivbef of arrests,,-a-s the- .num-bej- «Bu,vipted' of df'ttnlieniie'ss. Thus I theii.nmbers fat VietoHa, for I iiicliidM all tho first offenders, Sailirday tlriwics, poor-bos cofltribu-tart, and wen qetyam actuaily.- dfsdiaiffifit!,. w!i'crcas. for. JJeff i'So-tt'th 'Wafcs I eaiiiitod only'ti.io.se oe- : tunlly.coftrieie'd. Now;, "JTiiflicra". mivsi' admit there is .room for a.full apology, ■ ami'thai he nwsi fakeiii his. sign, ' "Statistics iaushi-fce're 'to scljoalmssteTS," '..'•'

To tnaii* >t fp-Ko clear, Jftt- ma state that fmai iM to I&JQ, tiic year* t took for au ifveWifto, the rajisvictecl dfuttlxs mi Victoria ww* W, 77. 70, 78, 77., 77.. 73, 33, Si, Unit 56, j>o? KlQOfl ff f population, fer an -aypirago -»f 70. .exc'lucli«S ftH fractions.. Now 1 'in my figures t fiiisnted rf! arrests n? convpioris, arid this *mve Victoria 110 iij .jitiwe of 79. But Tsew, Soiitlv.Wafe sanvo jwriej iuwi mi 170', ftr .*j9 per" eoilt. nwr* than VlMtfrlnV US.. Tt,.w,as /$ .po'v cent., I n«pfe4 iii i,ny fetter, XW lot "Jfitmefo" adjftit t tya* quito iiJ«J ili.at h* F<is«ct * iivafiiV m*t; also thiat on trj-P st,r*hjjfrli *if i)iir.>. .■grapjis vMeh jofcrred to finjuW-

liciss, ho We.s fe i'n-valid'a.te toy figuree ■on live, other phases of stime, to which these paragraphs kav-o no telerteitee..

U ''Sjurawft" wauls to toy isanicthteg •easy let Kim investigate the Ilev. fts 1 Kciiy's statement in I'ims IJosu-n-iqjc that li'oifi 18S:S to 1312 &a number .of e&nvibtiws in Xow South Wales Ml front ■2C1.,f4t) to 1.1,.3.61j tl«nM;h the population kad doubled i.u tlvst time. &riu H'ov*. W. feiiv: ''With ciou'h'lo its population, its etifiie is aluwst Ivall Avfei ii, was before the introduction of 'Qia ffibio ■into the schools." (Applause.} over the fact that tli<i" IViftto was them■iiitro<h)*ed hsto the schools in 18J3S ,iii~ 'ttcad of 1885s. lob "SJuhisro" .i*o..i his Year Book and he will tad third .'jitjii* mary convictions alone in New Beuih \Vafes roso from 48,068 in 190-1 tfr63sfi in ltl;0; and ftum'sin© Court rose from 4709 in 1367 to 5675 in Kfll. Wliwo docs the fcv. W. Keay got big ll.iCai conviction's in IMS? Perhaps "Nunicpo" caii uwrave! litis putefe. Bui I hope be will apologiso for hi.s rofw:cnoes to my alleged ignorance and liia . sneers at nry honesty..—l am, etc,.