H.— 20.

Table A. Number of Prisoners in the Colony, and their Disposal, for the Year ending 31st December, 1902.

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State of the Prisons. Auckland. Danedin. i Hokitika. Jargtll. Lyttelton. Napier, i »£*£■ Waiotapu. Wanganui. Minor Gaols. Grand Total. Wellington. Totals. In Prison 1st January. It F. M. F. M. F. M. F. II. F. I It F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. f: M. F. Debtors Lunatics For trial, on remand, or in transitti Sentenced to— Penal servitude One year's hard labour and upwards Three months' hard labour and upwards Under three months' hard labour Simple imprisonment ..11 2 2 .. 124 7 ..18 6 26 11 2 11 2 124 18 26 2 2 7 6 11 3 1 40 11 6 1 4 8 1 2 4 1 .. 4 1 - 8 .. : 3 1 .. 13 1 1 55 2 31 7 26 2 3 5 7 .. 6 1 6 1 1 12 3 .. 3 24" 6 .. 2 8 .. 5 .. 8 1 2 1 90 1 24 9 15 9 1 1 47' 8 369 110 95 8 4 1 14 31 24 2 "51 9 383 141 119 10 1 Total .. 183 26 183 26 62 13 11 23 129 12 24 19 24 21 140 22 637 76 713 Received. Debtors Lunatics For trial, on remand, or in transitu Sentenced to— Death Penal servitude One year's hard labour and upwards Three months' hard labour and upwards Under three months' hard labour Simple imprisonment .. 3 2 .. 171 23 ..63 4 .. i 61 10 .. j 396 63 .. ! 21 74 19 24 1 10 1 24 1 119 2 52" i 8" 59 3 2 36 4 2 .. 145' 13 2 19 173 '3 7 10 .. 39 4 877 76 10 43 953 32 32 166 5 1 21 50 1 1 7 28 3 2 1 3 .. 26 4 53 5 2 1 15 91 405 8 1 23 87 13 29 101 2 "5 19 5 10 34 4 '2 1 20 15 15 92 1 2 8 33 3 104 14 387 112 9 1 2 13 231 51 4 9 1 202 9 388 86 1,893 357 103 6 211 474 2,250 109 Total ..717 100 100 92 60 6 119 12 . 638 113 J J 197 28 120 20 161 14 680 143 491 24 3,512 538 4,050 Total for the year .. .. 900 126 71 7 142 12 767 125 J I 221 30 371 105 I 139 44 .. 182 14 820 165 492 24 4,149 614 4,763 Discharged. I 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 .. .. Executed .. 3 .. 2 95 21 ..79 9 .. 468 84 ..22 3 36 ::! \. "I 1 50 12 33 4 198 77 19 3 26 1 1 6 .. 37 5 1 5 .. 1 7 21 2 13 1 80 7 1 1 1 1 .. . •• 2 1 89 2 52 2 474 111 2 28 1 2 14 18 109 4 32 2 22 2 8 28 13 46 4 22 2 3 1 16" .. 2 .. 31 2 4 115 9 2 11 2 .. 1 126 13 63 1 486 135 2 19 69 1 260 10 121 1 3 2 6 1 11 10 .. 40 8 524 56 298 17 2,273 459 63 12 329 13 7 1 10 48 580 315 2,732 75 342 8 3' .. 44 2 1 ■• .. " i Total In prison at end of year Total for year 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 .. j 707 117 ! .. 193 9 .. J 900 126 209 166 .. 172-64 14-90 .. ! 46 1 .. [ 9 .. I 1-52 0-02 326 45 98 7 50 21 5 2 125 11 17 1 ; 648 116 119 9 179 26 42 4 121 18 6 19 25 163 13 19 1 723 151 97 14 483 9 23 1 3,544 566 605 48 4,110 653 142 12 i j 767 125 221 30 371 105 j 71 139 44 182 14 820 165 492 24 4,149 614 4,763 i 93 51 6315 11-24 11 14 30 9 15-96 0-96 9 1 30 16 20-30 1-60 4 2 0-20 .. 141 104 113-7011-30 82 26 1 1-07 0-63 52 25 36 2-55 12 2 0-05 .. 30 13 18-90 0-51 10 2 1 0-41 0-02 27 20 23-82 .. 7 0-03 .. 24 12 16-84 1 8 2 2 0-21 010 159 89 119-10 14 17 12 4 1 0'26 019 8-96 0-86 5 609-37 58-92 211 58 22 1 4-37 2-47 668-29 269 23 6.84 1 0-40" 1-50 0-20 0-01 0-02" ..