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Table H. Return of Prison Offences and Punishments for the Year ended 31st December, 1922.

Table I. Visits of the Visiting Justices to the Larger Prisons during the Year 1922.

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Prison. Against Officers. Offences. Other Ilreaches of Herniations. Total Offences. Number of Prisoners puniBhed. Total Number of Prisoners in Custody during the Year. Disobedience of Orders, and Idleness. Addington Auckland Hautu Invercargill Napier New Plymouth .. Paparua Point Halswell .. Waikeria Waikune Wellington Wi Tako si 2 136 in 2 358 1 284 69 1,422 32 177 169 117 382 69 95 57 874 104 20 1 8 16 9 15 3 18 6 32 1 23 25 122 1 16 100 26 62 9 22 6 174 3 47 141 35 98 17 45 17 110 1 31 99 18 56 8 24 7 21 5 10 5 Totals .. 142 260 535 937 639 3,567

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