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1924. NEW ZEALAND.

PRISONS DEPARTMENT. PRISONS BOARD (ANNUAL REPORT OF) FOR 1923.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Members of Board. Right Hon. Sir Robert Stodt, P.C., K.C.M.G. (President) ; Sir George Fenwick. Kt. : Edwin Hall, Esq. ; Frank Hay, Esq., M.B. ; C. B. Jordan, Esq. ; Charles E. Matthews, Esq. ; Willtam Reeoe, Esq. Sir— Wellington, 31st July, 1924. I have the honour to forward herewith the report of the Prisons Board for the year 1923. I have, &c, • Robert Stout, President. The Hon. the Minister of Justice..

REPORT OF THE PRISONS BOARD. For the Year ending 31st December, 1923. The Board has to report that during the year 1923 it dealt with a total of 1,093 cases at meetings held at Wellington, Invercargill, Paparua, Addington, Christehureh, Wi Tako, Point Halswell, Waikune, Hautu, Auckland, and Waikeria. The following table sets out under their respective statutory headings the number of cases considered at each meeting, together with the decisions reached :—

li. 1924. NEW ZEALAND. PRISONS DEPARTMENT, PRISONS BOARD (ANNUAL REPORT OF) FOR 1923. Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency. Members of Board. Right Hon. Sir Robert Stout, P.C., K.C.M.G. (President) ; Sir George Fenwick. Kt ; Edwin Hall, Esq. ; Frank Hay, Esq., M.B. ; C. B. Jordan, Esq. ; Charles E. Matthews, Esq. ; William Reece, Esq. Sir,— Wellington, 31st July, 1924. I have the honour to forward herewith the report of the Prisons Board for the year 1923. I have, &c, • Robert Stout, President. The Hon. the Minister of Justice. REPORT OF THE PRISONS BOARD. For the Year ending 31 st December, 1923. The Board has to report that during the year 1923 it dealt with a total of 1,093 cases at meetings held at Wellington, Invercargill, Paparua, Addington, Christchurch, Wi Tako, Point Halswell, Waikune, Hautu, Auckland, and Waikeria. The following table sets out under their respective statutory headings the number of cases considered at each meeting, together with the decisions reached : — Cases considered of Decisions showing how Cases wore disposed of. §" 1 i& E i 1°* Probationers for S2 . _ -2 § i io» «S fi'S I _ Place I S _ la° Discharge from „ fi b 3 _«l i™- 5 H« n o fl S' I ° f 1 I_ B O i_« Probation. |e £ |1_.^25S H §2°_ ■ Meeting. 5 |f J SU _ |° _ 5 | gSJ j. »| § gf tt-3 , | 1 |1I h l_|l|| Crime! Offender , If J J J III] „|f ||| 11 _J J | 1 111 IS ]m«m1._-___: 552S. I li! I | llll Hi s|. fcl 1 __ res c. 1 IB O onsidered of -30 M * a a Probationers for a § _ Discharge from §__ Probation. —• a s a£„g Crimes Offender _ m rt a Amend- Proba«_Hc» merit Act. tioners. H Dei Is Ph m aia' ill 85-s rS _ iclsions showln -a -d h I "Sj _, _l t3 _) ' m S ' a ■2 .2 r-l |S ng how Cases wei •2 | | oo«; Ch -h hi, — -H,_ Q. g p?o a ►.»'§ Oh O ere disposed of. T3 M M _ rn , »a s°3 i «g a oS H ,2 I-. ill i="S g as-g a--_ g | °lfi gs__ 1 _(-»_ o I _ P w CO 1 ± Jan. Paparua .. 1 54 21 .... .. .. 76 28 36 5 7 I .. 1 Addington 1 4 4.... .. .. 9 2 5 2 I.. Christchurch 3 13 27 .... 3 5 51 16 15 10 6 3 .. ... 1 I Invercargill 2 165 9 .. .. .. .. 176 34 126 4 12 April ; Wellington 9 99 56 .. .. 5 7 176 44 89 14 24 4 .... I 1 May Pt. Halswell .. 16 .. .. 16 3 11 .. 2 Wellington 1 13 8 .. .. 1 .-. 23 5 12 6 I WiTako .. 18 7 .. 25 13 10 1 1 .. . ! July I Wellington 3 35 34 .. .. 1 1 74 20 31 2 20 1 .. Sept. j 6 70 54 .. 3 4 7 144 42 64 1 28 6 .. 3 .. Nov. i Waikune .. 3 27 14 .... .. .. 44 9 30 .. 5 .". | Hautu .. .. 13 6 .. .. .. .. 19 5 12 2 | i Auckland 40 52 35 .. 1 .. .. 128 34 83 4 6 .. .. 1 I 4 33 22 1 2 4 66 16 40 6 4 .. ., j .. Waikeria .. .. 59 7 .. .. .. .. 66 21 42 .. 3 3 5 1 5 7 76 9 51 176 176 16 23 25 74 144 44 19 128 66 66 28 2 16 34 44 3 5 13 20 42 9 5 34 16 21 36 5 5 2 15 10 126 4 89 14 11 12 10 1 31 2 64 1 30 12 2 83 4 40 42 7 6 3 12 24 4 2 6 I 20 1 28 6 5 ' .. I i" .. ! i 76 9 51 176 176 16 23 25 74 144 44 19 128 66 66 3 1 4 1 7 .. "3 j '.'. 1 1 6 6 4 3 ■ .. 1 .. 1 I .. 2 4 73 671 304 14 16 24 1,093 292 606 45 126 18 4 2 671 304 it. 24 1,093 292 606 45 126 18 is 4 2 1,093 ._r _.._. _._-_. * _. *_. «_„ *,_-..._. _,_-« _._M> __, __.U JLU .. _ £