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Return showing the Number of Persons arrested for Drunkenness within each Principal Centre during the Years 1923 and 1924, the Number convicted, the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with (Males and Females shown separately), and the Increase or Decrease in Arrests.

Return showing the Number of Persons arrested for Drunkenness on Sundays within each Principal Centre during the Years 1923 and 1924 (Males and Females shown separately).

The following table sliows the convictions for drunkenness per ten thousand of the population for each year from 1919 to 1923 in Australia and New Zealand : — 1919. 1920. .1921. 1922. 1923. Commonwealth .. .. .. 79-5 92-7 96-9 101*8 102*9 New Zealand .. ... .. 67*6 71*6 69-0 48*4 52-2 Prosecutions against Hotelkeepers. The number of prosecutions (487) against hotelkeepers during the year shows a decrease of 14 as compared with the preceding year.

Return showing the Number of Prosecutions against Hotelkeepers in each District during the Year 1924 as compared with 1923, the Number convicted, and the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with.

Number Number Number Number discharged or j norease Decrease arrested, 1923. arrested, 1924. convicted, 1924. ,° in in ! dealt with, . , . , Centre. j 1924- Arrests. Arrests. M. I F. M. F. M. F. M. | F. M. and F. M. and F. I I ! 1 Auckland and suburbs ... 919 81 1,112 j 8'2 1,110 82 i 2 ... 194 Wellington and suburbs 1,115 76 1,106 ' 71 1,106 71 ... 14 Christehurch and suburbs 457 j 70 471 59 471 58 | ... 1 3 Dunedin and suburbs ... 251 18 187 17 187 17 ... 65 Totals ... ... 2,742 245 2,876 229 2,874 228 j 2 1 197 79

Number Number arrested, Number arrested, Number convicted, discharged or 1923. 1924. 1924. otherwise dealt Centre. with, 1924. M. F. M. I P. M. j BV M. F. , - - ( Auckland and suburb's ... 46 5 47 6 47 6 Wellington and suburbs... 23 2 32 1 32 1 : ... Christchuroh and suburbs 9 1 15 2 15 2 ! ... Dunedin and suburbs ... 6 .... 5 ... 5 ... i ... Totals ... ... 84 8 99 9 99 9

I | " j , . , Prosecutions, Prosecutions, Convictions, Discharged or District. 1923> 1924> lg24> otherwise dea.lt with, 1924. Whangarei ... ... ... ... 1 3 3 Auckland ... ... . •• ... 44 29 13 16 Hamilton ... . . ... 12 27 21 6 Gisborne ... ... ... ■ • ■ 16 12 6 6 Napier ... ... ... ... 22 29 18 11 New Plymouth ... ... ... 38 24 17 7 Wanganui ... ... ... 13 11 6 5 Palmerston North ... ... ... 73 36 .17 19 Wellington ... ... ... ... 76 86 38 48 Greymouth ... ... ... 101 106 41 65 Cbristchurch ... .. ... 48 62 38 24 Timaru ... ... ... ... 34 11 6 5 Dunedin ... ... ... ... 18 27 19 8 Invercargill ... ... ... ... 5 24 13 11 Totals ... ... .... 501 487 256 231