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Drunkenness. There has been a decrease of 19 in the number of persons prosecuted for drunkenness during the year as compared with the previous year. From the following table it will be observed that 37-39 per cent, of the males and 65-75 per cent. of the females had previous convictions recorded against them, and 6-78 per cent, of the males were not permanent residents in the Dominion.

Return showing the Number of Persons charged with Drunkenness during the Year 1911, and the Number of Previous Convictions against them, so far as is known.

Return showing the Number of Persons arrested for Drunkenness on Sundays within each Principal Centre during the Years 1910 and 1911 (Males and Females shown separately).

The following table shows the convictions for drunkenness per ten thousand of the population for the years 1907, 1908, 1909, and 1910, in Australia and New Zealand. These are the latest figures available at the time of writing : — 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. Commonwealth 127-7 119-5 119-4 126-0 New Zealand 110-8 112-2 110-1 117-0

Return showing the Number of Persons arrested for Drunkenness within each Principal Centre during the Years 1910 and 1911, the Number convicted, the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with (Males and Females shown separately), and the Total Increase in Arrests.

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District. Not pre- One Previously vious Con - convicted. | viction. Two Pre- Three Previous Con- vious Convictions, victions. Four vious victii 3on>ns. Five Pre- Over Pive vious Con-: Previous I victions. Convictions, M. I P. M. P. Totals. ag.c M. P.- M. P. M. P. M. P. M P. M. I P. M. P. , M. P. Auckland Thames .. Napier Wanganui Wellington Greymoufch Christohuroh Dunedin Invercargill 1,599 203 563 : 738 l,963i 270! 871 447 167, 18 6 15 22 144 4 46 15 5 304 43 162 309 377 52 211 81 49 14 " 6 12 66 2 19 9 3 219 15 110 137 179 23 94 51 22 18 3 7 33 2 14 3 72 13 67 106 105 12 78 35 12 9 3 24 67 12 37 16 42 5 40 19 3 22 1 15 46 3 15 6 29 3 46 4 8 14 i i 18 280 13 48 68 42 10 172 81 22 75 7 5 6 2 42 30 4 2,587 302 1,002 1,380 2,737 375 1,512 718 283 170 8 33 52 306 10 150 60 14 213 5 43 328 30 60 53 7 11 ! 2 ! 1 9 1 1 9 6,821 275 1,588 131 850 80 500 52 241 51 160 43 780 171 10,896 803 739 The number cl in 1911 the numbe largi ir we id wi ,s 11, th dri ,699 ( unke 10,8' iimes! 96 mi in 1910 ,les and was 303 11,71 femal J (10,898 mal is). 3S am d 820 femaL is), whereas

Number arrested, 1910. Number arrested, 1911. Number Number discharged or convicted, 1911. j i >th ,? rW ?^ ' ! dealt with, 1911. Total Increase in A crests. Total Decrease in Arrests. Centre. M. F. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. and P. M.andP. uuckland and suburbs ... Vellington and suburbs Ihristchurch and suburbs )unedin and suburbs ... 1,942 163 2,194 289 790 107 562 47 1,847 2,158 897 559 165 295 130 58 1,845 2,149 897 559 165 295 130 58 2 9 130 8 93 30 Totals ... 5,488 606 5,461 648 5,450 648 11 138 123 Total im ■ease, 15.

Number arrested, 1910. Number arrested, 1911. Number convicted, 1911. Number discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1911. Centre. M. F. M. P. M. h\ M. F. Auckland and suburbs ... Wellington and suburbs... Ohristchurch and suburbs Dunedin and suburbs L3 88 16 11 5 7 2 1 84 41 19 4 "i 2 84 41 19 4 7 2 Totals ... 72 15 98 98 9