INSOBRIETY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1733, 22 September 1917, Page 3

INSOBRIETY.

INTERESTING STATISTICS BY ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Interesting statistics relating to offences for drunkenness were supplied to a Post reporter by the Hon. A. L. Herdman (Attorney-General). They showed that the prosecutions for drunkenness in the principal cities since the regulations came into force, as compared with the previous year, were: — 1

The number of prosecutions for drunkenness in (lie Dominion sinee the anti-shouting regulations oamo into force, as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year, were set forth by the Minister as follows

11l a further return if was shown that the prosecutions for broaches of the anti-treating regulations up to 31st August, 1917, were 035, including Auckland 100, Wellington 89, Christchurch 53, Dunedin 27, The number of bartenders convicted was 43, including Auckland 15, Wellington 8, Christchurch 1, Dunedin 1.

1916 t Fro M o Hr- H 0 o 5 ° a S' o , M K m o p> O r* CC p A S M tf M Cp -1 tp at ? Auckland 1328 1G0C 3GS Wellington 2213 2785 572 Christchurch 717 1195 478 Dunedin C31 890 2G5 — ; To (ills 4889 G572 1G83

Police hi M hr; o J3 1915 Fr b O 3 O 7' P ,, M H o p- V2 r* d m V. % ■p r 1 00 ~ o Auckland 1G01 2080 488 Hamilton 551 771 220 Xapier 748 020 172 Wanganui 1130 1354 218 Wellington 2817 3012 705 Greynionth 227 286 50 Christchurch 1304 1001 027 Dunedin 833 1180 300 Invercargill 182 270 04 ■ — — Totals 0509 12488 2970