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• <u . <« „, eg o o £ g o«gS Sentenced Releaser! Period at Large ■2® J &S®'§ Offence. Sentence. m„?fi before Arrest |Sg < Date >- ' ' Date >' on Further Charge. Koog °|§ E. 1 14 Breaking, entering, and theft .. Committed to Burnham 26/11/00 2 15 Absconding .. .. .. Returned to Burnham 24/2/01 3 15 Breaking, entering, and theft .. 12 months'hard labour 18/4/01 15/2/02 2 years 3 months. 4 19 Drunk .. .. .. Fined 5s. and costs .. 23/5/04 5 19 „ .. .. .. Fined 5s. and costs .. 3/11/04 3/11/04 3 months. 6 20 Sodomy .. .. .. Life .. .. 15/2/05 21/6/21 2 years 4 months. 7 38 (1.) Indecent assault on a male .. (1.) 10 years' hard~] ,o n n u . , labo ™ I 30/10/23 Still in (2.) Common assault .. .. (2.) 1 years hard la- \ ' ' bour prison. Note.—E. is a native of New Zealand, aged 39 years and married, with one child. He is reported to suffer from injuries to the head caused by a fall frcm a tree when eleven years of age, and to be subject to uncontrollable fits of temper and loss of mental balance since that age. Offender was educated in Auckland, and passed the Third Standard only at the age of 13. He was committed to Bumham at the age of 10 for two years, from which institution he absconded on several occasions. According to his own statement, during his term at Burnham the practice of sodomy was fairly common, and the boys often talked about it, but in his opinion did not regard it as a serious offence. He states they were flogged for it, but did not think much of that either, because they were flogged for many other things which he knew were not serious. He says he also met boys from another industrial school who were sent to Burnham, who also did and talked about the same practice. Altogether, therefore, he knew he was doing wrong, but he will not admit that he regarded it in any way as a serious offence. In 1903 he went to sea, and states that his chief companion was a member of the Salvation Army, also a seaman. He affirms that during all the time he was at sea he never heard the offence referred to. The men talked of women but never of sodomy. From 1903 to 1905 he apparently lived a reasonably good life. In 1905 he was convicted of sodomy and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was released on license on the 20th June, 1921, and followed the occupation of gardener around Auckland. He married in June, 1923, and is at present serving a long sentence. Offender alleges having made arrangements to be sterilized, but states doctor refused to perform operation. Brink appears to have had some effect upon his life.

° > o « £'£•-§ o-SjgS fiPnt,pnPPd -Rplpaspd Period at Large £ %S ftgo- Offence. Sentence. mntM mnKf before Arrest 1 8 E a I < Date >' < Date) - on Further Charge, o Og 0 <*cOp o J?. 1 12 Theft .. .. .. To come up when called 8/10/92 upon 2 . 12 „ .. .. .. Sent to Burnham .. 5/12/92 3 20 „ .. .. 7 days' hard labour .. 28/4/00 4 20 „ .. .. .. To come up when called 24/10/00 upon 5 21 Breaking, entering, and theft .. 12 months'hard labour 25/2/01 21/12/01 3 months. G 22 Vagrancy .. .. .. 3 months'hard labour 13/3/02 21/6/02 1 year 8 months. 7 24 Indecent assault .. .. 5 years'hard labour . 17/2/041 8 25 Escaping from custody .. 4 months' hard labour, 17/5/05 j 23/12/07 9 months. cumulative with above J 9 28 Indecent assault .. .. 7 years'hard labour .. 8/9/08 8/12/13 3 years 5 months. 10 37 ,, .. .. 7 years'hard labour .. 14/5/17 20/11/22 6 months. 11 43 indecent assault on a female (two 3 years'hard labour on 8/5/23 Still in charges) each charge, cumula- prison. tive, and declared habitual criminal I Note. —F. is a native of New Zealand, bom in Napier, February, 1880, and is a labourer by occupation. He was convicted of theft at Napier when a boy and sent to the Burnham Industrial School, from which place he escaped on several occasions. He was discharged from the school on the 30th April, 1898, and since then has continued his criminal career, his further offences being of a sexual nature. He is given to tampering with little girls, and has 011 four occasions committed, indecent assault of a more or less serious nature. He is undoubtedly a menace to society and not fit to be at large. Offender is a temperate man, and when out of gaol appears to have wandered about the country doing an odd day's work here and there. His parents are dead.