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Table A. Number of Prisoners in the Colony, and their Disposal, for the Year ending 31st December, 1899.

State of the Prisons. Auckland. Dunedin. Hokitika. J^li. Lyttelton. New PlvNapier. mouth. Wanganui. Wellington. Minor Gaols. Totals. Grand Total. In Prison 1st Januaby. M. F. M. F. M. P. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Debtors Lunatics For trial, on remand, or in transitu Sentenced to— Penal servitude One year's hard labour and upwards Three months' hard labour and upwards Under three months' hard labour Simple imprisonment H. F. M. F. ; .. 15 5 1 2 .. 3" .. •• 10 11 2 5" 1 3" .. 6" .. 62 2 "64 2 88 26 20 2 2 3 13 1 21 25 6 2 4 6 3 .. 7 .. 7 1 2 .. 32 21 23 6 11 7 2 1 .. 3 11 5 2 1 10 2 1 1 4 3 2 3 .. 1 51 3 35 .. 14 6 11 3 1 91 3 189 4 113 25 68 31 7 .. 94 193 138 99 2 3 1 s" .. Total 19 1 I 99 13 31 2 115 12 14 530 65 153 18 58 13 17 16 59; Eeceived. Debtors Lunatics For trial, on remand, or in transitu Sentenced to— Penal servitude One year's hard labour and upwards Three months' hard labour and upwards Under three months' hard labour Simple imprisonment 16 7 3 74 1 '8 11 1 .. 14 3 20 5 6 1 5 2 33 2 2 2 32 1 5 .. 2 33 3 8 .. 98' 14 10 17 170 9 13 60 2 40 13 718 69 62 58 787 134 19 113 5 54 3 67 19 484 164 18 2 19 36 164 2 2 8 71 4 6 21 1 1 7 8 21 4 47 5 2 1 8 10 56 15 289 87 4 7 1 19 5 104 2 3 6 17 34 2 1 8 10 29 3 85 6 2 1 13 1 27 1 68 26 250 69 6 2 10 14 287 31 1 11 21 1 155 7 333 83 1,765 430 71 6 2S 41C 2,19£ 77 Total 773 207 305 90 43 113 18 486 108 173 10 95 10 166 13 470 113 539 34 3,77? 3,163 611 Total for year 132 19 585 121 204 12 182 16 926 225 363 103 51 11 112 10 585 125 553 34 3,693 676 4,365 DlSCHABGED. I Debtors Lunatics transferred to asylums Acquitted after remand On remission of sentence On expiration of sentence On bail or probation Transferred to other prisons or police .. Died 16 1 1. 115 14 73 5 550 184 19 1 7 1 4 .. 46 4 i 29 3 192 84 26 4 3 1 I 4 4 2 26 9 2 .. 1 11 3 22 5 19 3 52 7 3 3 .. 6 5 91 50 302 9 30 4 1 2 105 5 2 17 18 122 7 9 2 1 8 2 2 28 12 40 1 9 5 1 8 4 103 45 1 11 1 2 8 1 2 80 14 68 5 289 94 10 .. 17 9 52 3 3 .. 321 9 6 .. 143 12 60 2 44 16 463 47 280 21 1,997 520 73 6 249 15 9 1 62 60 510 301 2,517 79 264 10 4 1 12" 1 1 3 .. 1 Total In prison at end of year " * I Ill 18 21 1 777 149 205 20 307 56 97 6 36 11 15 497 112 88 9 180 11 24 1 89 23 10 167 15 15 1 459 116 126 9 552 1 33 1 3,175 628 518 48 3,80S 56( Total for year 51 11 ! 132 19 585 121 204 12 926 225 J 363 103 112 10 182 16 585 125 553 34 3,693 676 4,36! Greatest number of both sexes at one time Least number of both sexes at one time Daily average Prisoners ill forty-eight hours or more Prisoners admitted to hospital Daily average on sick-list 190 155 154-69 15-47 45 4 74 55 56-41 7-47 16 11 1-80 0-10 20 10 11-27 1-54 1 1 31 18 21-60 1-80 1 1 0-10 .. 116 89 92-38 7-93 59 15 5 1 1-98 0-30 36 20 24-60 2-40 4 33 17 24-02 0-60 33 31 10 117-80 1-49 22 1 1 0-87 005 152 121 124-01 14-10 19 6 3 1 0-85 0-50 10-25 1-18 5 1 537-03 53-98 205 38 14 4 9-67 1-30 591-01 243 18 10-97 3-07 0-35 0-10' .. 0-90" ..