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Table C. prisoners.—offences and education. Table showing the Offences and Degree of Education of Distinct Convicted Prisoners (excluding Maoris) received during the Year 1918.

Table D. PRISONERS.—BIRTHPLACES, AGES, AND OFFENCES. Table showing the Actual Number of Distinct Convicted Prisoners (exclusive of Maoris) received into Gaol during the Year 1918, classified according to Principal Offence, Birthplace, and Age.

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Offences. Supi Educi jrior Able to ri ition. wrii jad and ie. Able t< ou > read Unab] ly. rea le to ,d. r Toti >ls. Offences against the person — Convicted on indictment .. Summarily convicted M. F. M. 48 50 F. 2 3 M. F. M. 1 F. M. 48 51 F. 2 3 Offences against property— Theft and deceit Mischief 2 278 53 21 1 8 1 284 54 21 Miscellaneous— Vagrancy Drunkenness Others 109 284 703 18 27 61 1 3 2 1 4 9 10 1 114 296 717 19 28 64 2 3 Totals 4 1,525 132 28 1,564 137

Oik t-nces against the 0 Person. ences against Property. Miscellaneous. Convii on In.tirtr '""' ! Summarily Theft convicted. Ueci nent. I F. M. I F. ! M. I ' i and ■it. F. Mischief. M. F. Vagrancy. M. F. Drunkenness.* M. j F. Other Offences. M. I Totali M. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. iirthplaces — England and Wales .. 6 Scotland .. .. 4 Ireland . . . . 3 New Zealand . . I 2^ Australia . . . . | 3 Other British possessions 1 China . . .. 1 Other countries .. j 5 At sea . , Not stated 1 I 12 3 4 j •• [9 3 7 •• 5" 16 10 [48 28 3 2 12 3 3 3 1 36 5 1 22 15 19 42 7 1 1 6 2 5 11 1 86 38 50 70 18 4 3 16 4 1 164 44 55 320 56 5 8 63 7 5 8 38 4 1 j 349 123 151 660 124 18 11 16 5 18 81 13 2 4 4 1 28 3 •• 13 1 5 1 j 123 2 1 I -. 1 1 2 5 Totals . . .. 48 2 284 21 717 64 1,564 137 51 3 54 114 19 296 28 Ages— Under 10 years 10 and under 12 years 12 and under 15 years 15 and under 20 years 3 20 and under 25 years 8 25 and under 30 years 7 30 and under 40 years 10 40 and under 50 years 3 50 and under 60 years 6 60 and over . . . . .5 Not stated 1 4 .. 11 21 I 9 I 2 3 •• 40 23 35 <)2 3 3 4 6 19 9 15 5 1 I I 6 31 23 27 25 2 3 1 7 9 "o 80 80 48 1 2 11 102 130 244 139 68 23 2 9 22 '76 U54 200 489 321 204 117 3 5 8 1 ■ 3 7 3 1 1 10 12 4 1 14 6 5 1 13 4 47 33 22 6 2 1 1 Totals, 1918 . . 48 2 51 3 284 21 54 114 19 296 28 717 64 1,56.| 1.37 Totals, 1917 . . 03 5 64 3 j 353 19 72 j 203 60 477 37 908 toi 2,170 229 * It must be remembered t'.ia tables do not represent the full inn t dri nber mkenness is of persons p punish unished :d m< for • >re by i :hat ofli ine than by imprii mce. ionment, so that tin figu: es in thi gaol