The Prison statistics for 1925, show that 4,713 persons were received into the various prisons and Borstal Institutions, compared with 3,966 and 3,957 in 1923 and 1924 respectively. The pronounced increase -was due to the maritime strike,, which resulted in 656 overseas seamen being sent to prison for short terms. If the seamen are eliminated from the statistics, an increase in receptions over the previous year was 91, at 2.9 per cent.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3522, 10 August 1926, Page 4
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72Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3522, 10 August 1926, Page 4
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