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Table H. Return of Prison Offences and Punishments for the Year ended 31st December, 1924.

Table I. Visits of the Visiting Justices to the Larger Prisons during the Year 1924.

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Offences. Total Number Total Number of Prisoners Prison. Disobedience Other Offences of Prisoners in Custody Against D o7orde rs Breaches of ° punished. during the Officers. and idleness. Regulations. Year. Addington ...... Ill 1 3 3 81 Auckland .. .. .. 29 71 134 234 208 1,955 Hautu ...... 1 2 1 4 2 62 Iuvereargill .. .. .. 8 13 28 49 36 332 Napier ...... 2 2 5 9 8 174 New Plymouth .. .. .. 4,9 20 33 17 159 Paparua .. .. .. 9 6 27 42 33 493 Point Halswell .. .. .. 4 10 39 53 27 124 Waikeria .. - .. 11 29 48 88 51 179 Waikune ...... 10 20 29 59 52 147 Wanganui .. .. .. 3 4 12 19 7 150 Wellington ...... 15 16 31 62 49 1,050 Wi Tako ...... 14 j 9 37 60 47 153 Totals.. .. .. Ill 192 412 715 540 5,059

• >> ® . j* 0> Prisons and Visiting PIS- a «5 a "2 Justices - I ! I | S * § i E I | I I 3 O-lSso a & " ,2 ,S ° j (-6 [ fi| S < A hj Fa -«3 CO O P H A ddington— W. Wilson, S.M 1 1 Auckland— J. W. Poynton, S.M... 3 3 6 2 1 6 4 5 30 F. K. Hunt, S.M. 1 . . 1 2 5 3 1 2 .. 1 1 17 W. R. McKean, S.M 3 2 2 7 Hautu— F. V. Acheson .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 1 I nnercargill— G. Cruickshank, S.M. .. 2 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 6 R. Officer .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 1 2 .. .. 7 W. A. Ott .. .. 1 3 .. 1 5 Napier—■ R. W. Dyer, S.M 1 1 J. P. Thomson .. | 1 1 2 .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 1 1 3 12 New Plymouth— P. G. J. Bellringer .. 1 1 1 1 2 6 C. H. Burgess . . 1 .. •. ■ . ■ . . . .. . . .. . . . . 1 A. M. Mowlem, S.M... .. 1 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 7 Paparua— J. A. A. Caesar .. 1 .. .. 1 1 1 .. 2 j 1 .. 7 W. J. Jenkin .. .. 1 1 1 1 .. 1 ..il .. 1 .. 7 W. Wilson, S.M 1 . . .. 1 Point Halswell — E. Arnold .. .. ! 3 3 1 3 .. j .. .. i .. .. .. 10 C. R. Orr-Walker, S.M. .. .. 1 . . .. i . . ...... 1 I. Salek .. .. I 2 .. : 1 . . | .. | .. 3 Waikeria — S. H. Dunkley .. i . . 1 1 . . j .. I .. I 2 Waikune — J. Cullen .. .. . ■ • • • • • • • • 1 • • ■ • ■ • . . .... ] Wanganui— J. S. Barton, S.M 1 .. 1 ., 2 .. .. .. .. [ .. o W ellington— E. Arnold .. .. 5 5 4 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 I. Salek .. 1 2 2 3 .. 1 1 10 Wi Tako— C. R. Orr-Walker, S.M. 1 .. .. .. . .. .. .... .. . . .. 1 I. Salek .. 1 .. •' | 2 1 2 1 7 —— s