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GENERAL STATISTICS.—OFFENDERS PROBATION ACT. Ages and Terms of Probation of the Offenders admitted to Probation during Year 1923.

Tertal number of persons admitted to probation during year .. .. .. 572 Total number ordered to come up for sentence when called upon and eiirected to report to Probation Officers .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 43 Total number who received the benefits of Offenders Probation Act .. 615 Number of probationers convicted of fresh offences during year .. .. .. 55 Average number of probationers reporting during year .. .. .. . . 1,037 Number of above convicted for breaches of probation .. .. .. 53 Percentage of successes . . .. .. .. .. . . 94-89 Number of probationers discharged by the Prisons Board during year .. .. 16 £ s. d. Amount of costs of prosecution collected by Probation Officers .. .. .. 929 1.0 5 Amount of restitution-money collecteel .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,268 16 3 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,198 6 8 Offences for which Offenders received Benefits of Probation Act during Year ended 31st December, 1923. Admitted to Sentence r p . , Probation. deferred. Theft .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..364 12 376 Breaking, entering, and theft .. .. .. ... 34 .. 34 Attempted breaking and entering . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1. Robbery .. .. . .. .. .. . . 1 .. 1 False pretences .. .. . . . . . . .. 45 5 50 Receiving stolen property . . . . . . • • 15 .. 15 Wilful damage.. '.. .. .. .. .. ..13 I 14 Mischief .. .. .. .. .. . - .. 4 .. 4 Obscene language .. .. . . . . . . 12 .. 12 Unlawfully converting property to own use . . . . . . 3 .. 3 Vagrancy .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. 8 4 12 Offences against Postal Regulations . . . . . . . . 4 .. 4 Common assault .. .. . . . . . . 12 2 14 Assault causing actual bodily harm . . . . . . . . 4 .. 4 Indecent assault .. .. .. .. .. ..5 1 6 Assault on a female .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Carnal knowledge . . . . . . . . . . .. 3 .. 3 Obscene exposure .. . . . . .. .. • • 3 .. 3 Attempted suicide . . . . . . . . .. . . 4 8 12 Forgery .. . . . . .. . . .. 16 . . 16 Bigamy.. .. .. •■ ■• •• ■• . . 1 1 2 Supplying a noxious thing to procure abortion . . .. . . 1 ' .. 1 Using an instrument to procure abortion . . . . . . I. .. 1 Breach of Bankruptcy Act .. .. .. ■. ..4 2 6 Indecent act .. .. .. . . .. .. . . 3 1 4 Supplying liquor to a prohibited person .. .. . . . . 1 .. 1 Drunkenness .. .. .. .... .. . . 2 4 6 Selling stock covered by an instrument .. .. .. 2 1 3 Arson .. .. .. .. .. • • • • .. 1 .. 1 Blackmail .. .. .. .. • • • • .. 1 .. 1 Disobedience of a maintenance order .. .. .. ..1 1 2 Alarming a person by discharge of firearms . . .. . . 1 .. 1 Cruelty to animals .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Totals . . . . . . .. .. 572 43 615

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Age, in Years. Six One Eighteen : Two Three Months. I Year. Months. I Years. Years. Four Years. Five Years,. Total. 10 and under 15 15 „ 20 20 „ 25 25 „ 30 30 „ 40 40 „ 50 50 „ 70 70 and over 18.. 1 .. 9 59 9 66 40 2 47 .. 50 28 1 14 6 39 15 3 34 3 39 19 1 13 1 24 5 1 9 1 4 1 9 6 3 1 1 1 1 3 9 I 2 I 1 10 192 128 78 100 47 16 1 Totals 18 184 20 223 108 20 108 5 14 572