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Table E. Table showing the Number of Distinct New-Zealand-born Convicted Prisoners of each Sex (excluding Maoris) received during the Year 1915, classified according to Ages and Offences.

Table F. Table showing Distinct Persons (excluding Maoris) imprisoned after Conviction for Eight Years.

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Under 10 and 12 and 15, 10. under 12. under 15. undi Offences. ; M. P. M. P. M. P. U. md 20 and 251 ir 20. under 25. und. md ir30. 3lli und( a (e: ind ir 40. 40 l upwi Lnd irds. Toti ,1s. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. M. !•'. M. P. P. M. P. Iffences against the person— Convicted on indictment 10 Summarily convicted Iffences against property— Theft and deceit 40 Mischief .. li 10 2 1 6 II) 4 10 5 13 20 3 10 36 52 Vagrancy .. .. .. 2 )runkonness* .. )ther offences .. 3 40 2 3 2 49 5 7 12 39 4 2 61 2 19 31 48 I 11 6 8 100 4 57 79 117 3 28 12 22 39 4 33 95 87 3 1 20 9 6 289 15 118 217 294 14 I 63 27 39 3 3 Totals, 1915 57 57 6 128 9 175 31 390 271 39 1.1)21 150 65 Totals, 1914 .... .... 2 . . 75 2 75 4 157 6 216 33 416 58 268 47 1,134 146 Totals, 1913 1 1 81 1 81 7 172 10 183 20 :i!ii 58 200 30 1,028 126 1 Totals, 1912 1 I . 92 1 I . 92 4 197 7 197 25 351 48 176 32 1.017 117 Totals, 1911 4 .. 69 4 69 3 158 13 189 17 333 44 173 SO 916 107 Totals, 1910 2 .. 75 2 75 3 199 35 331 51 182 28 1,038 12 6 9 249 Totals, 1909 2 .. 66 2 66 4 174 15 236 28 298 53 192 28 !)(iS 128 Totals, 1908 1 .. 5 .. 71 1 5 71 ■ 4 Kin 17 203 24 287 43 118 22 875 110 Totals, 1907 2 1 79 2 1 79 5 181 23 213 33 256 44 113 19 844 125 Totals, 1906 2 .. 82 9 20 219 26 24!) :>,!) 120 18 861 112 2 82 189 Totals, 1905 1 .. 76 1 76 8 172 25 27 195 99 17 739 115 196 38 Totals, 1904 .. 1 .. 2 .. 3 .. 83 1 •2 3 83 9 172 25 219 19 187 34 73 17 740 104 Totals, (903 .. .. 2 .. 5 . . 79 5 79 9 191 16 187 21 177 36 60 21 701 103 2 Totals, 1902 2 .. 77 2 77 5 192 9 147 17 128 35 57 12 903 78 Totals, 1901 . 5 .. 74 5 - 74 7 175 22 20 143 38 40 8 551 95 114 Totals, 1900 7 .. 79 79 8 166 19 110 15 120 30 9 518 79 7 28 Totals, 189!) 3 2 91. 3 91 9 147 14 101 16 116 36 9 69 2 19 494 Totals, 1898 1 .. 9 .. 87 9 87 7 143 19 17 93 18 29 8 69 1 111 453 Totals, 1897 . . 1 .. 1 .. 3 .. 82 1 1 3 82 11 15 17 77 13 26 5 404 61 129 88 Totals, 1896 . . 1 .. 1 . 2 .. 100 1 1 2 100 120 7 19 67 15 18 7 59 11 105 414 * It must be remembered that ;ables do not represent the full num Irun] ier o: ienni E pen 398 il ions puni amis! shed hedf more 'or thf by n: ,t off< le thai mce. illl irisoument. so t at the figures i: the pi ■ison

Year. 1908 1909 1910 1911 Prisoners. 3,009 3,159 3,242 2,877 Proportion per 10,000 of Mean Population. 31-84 32-51 32-66 28-35 Year. 1912 1913 1914 1915 I I Prisoners. 3,023 3,229 3,386 2,924 Proportion per 10,0(IC of Mean Population. 29-10 3022 31-05 26-60