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Return showing the Number of Persons arrested, for Drunkenness on Sundays within each Principal Centre during the Years 1916 and 1917 (Males and Females shown separately).

The following table shows the convictions for drunkenness per ten thousand of the population for each year from 1912 to 1916 in Australia and New Zealand : — 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. Commonwealth ... 1435 1395 139-9 126*6 102-5 New Zealand ... 11T0 108-5 120-6 117-9 97"3 Prosecutions against Hotelkeepers. The number of prosecutions (492) against hotelkeepers during the year shows an increase of 184 as compared with the preceding year.

Return showing the Number of Prosecutions against Hotelkeepers in each District during the Year 1917 as compared with 1916, the Number convicted, and the Number discharged, or otherwise dealt with.

Return showing the Number of Prosecutions against Hotelkeepers within each principal Centre during the Year 1917 as compared with 1916, the Number convicted, and the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with.

St.T-GitoG Selling. There were 133 prosecutions during the year for sly-grog selling, resulting in 118 convictions, against 141 prosecutions and 107 convictions during the preceding year. The fines imposed on sly-grog sellers during the year 1917 amounted to £1,632, as against £2,249 in 1916.

Number arrested, 1916. Number arrested, 1917. Number Number convicted, discharged or 1917. otherwise dealt with, 1917. M. P. M. P. Centre. M. P. M. P. Auckland and suburbs ... Wellington and suburbs... Christchurch and suburbs Dunedin and suburbs 15 111 43 24 4 2 1 13 62 17 14 "3 4 18 62 17 14 "a 4 i I Totals . 193 106 106 7

District. Auckland lamilton ifapier Vanganui ... Wellington ... Jreymouth ... Christchurch )unedin nvercargill... "... Proseoutions, ' Prosecutions, Convictions, 1916. 1917. 1917. J 34 57 21 13 26 14 ... | 3 19 7 31 95 19 69 82 53 63 81 39 45 41 22 ... | 30 59 39 ... i 20 32 16 ' i I . 57 26 19 95 82 81 41 59 32 21 14 7 19 53 39 22 39 16 Discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1917. 36 12 12 46 29 42 19 20 16 Totals ... ... I 308 492 260 308 492 260 232

Centre. Prosecutions, 1916. Prosecutions, 1917. Convictions, MsohMged or 1Q17 otherwise dealt 1Ji '' with, 1917. Auckland and suburbs Wellington and suburbs Christchurch and suburbs Dunedin and suburbs 23 27 9 14 80 28 11 38 9 16 4 22 21 12 7 16 Totals ... 73 107 51 56