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Table C. Table showing the Actual Number of Distinct Convicted Prisoners received into Gaol during the Year 1930, classified according to Principal Offences, Birthplace, and Age.

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Offences against the Offences against „ Person. Property. Miscellaneous. . | Totals. InXEtnt. ™™vTcteclf j Mi3chM - Drunkenness.. Vagrancy.t Birthplaces— .. .. m. F. M. F. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. New Zealand .. 67 1 60 .. S88 27 60 2 183 12 142 67 532 19 1,632 128 Australia .. .. 6 10 54 1 4 24 1 20 2 63 181 4 England and Wales .. 11 .. 13 .. 119 3 13 92 39 7 162 3 449 13 Scotland .. .. 3 .. 6 .. 24 3 5 . . 40 2 23 1 56 .. 157 6 Ireland .. 1 .. 26 .. 1 .. 36 21 4 38 1 123 5 Other British countries 1 5 16 9 2 7 .. 12 50 2 China .. 1 1 27 .. 29 Other countries .. 2 7 13 2 8 .. 9 .. 25 66 At sea .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 Not stated .. 1 4.. 2.. 2 .. 2 .. 6 1 17 1 Totals .. 90 1 103 .. 845 34 87 2 395 17 263 82 921 24 2,704 160 Ages— 15 and under 20 years 8 .. 7 .. 82 7 17 .. 2 3 15 20 3 139 25 20 „ 25 „ 14 .. 18 .. 201 7 22 1 11 11 3 139 2 416 13 25 „ 30 „ 23 . . 20 .. 157 1 13 .. 22 3 16 6 162 3 413 13 30 „ 40 „ 21 .. 28 .. 205 6 14 .. 90 5 69 22 253 3 680 36 40 „ 50 „ 15 1 15 .. 123 8 13 1 123 5 69 23 180 9 538 47 50 „ 60 „ 7 9 63 5 4 .. 101 2 65 9 121 3 370 19 60 and over .. .. 2 .. 6 . . 12 .. 3 .. 44 2 30 4 40 1 137 7 Not stated .. .. .. .. ..... 2 1 2 .. .. .. 6 11 Totals .. 90 1 103 .. 845 34 87 2 395 17 263 82 921 24 2,704 160 Maoris included above .. 4 15 71 10 1 15 2 2 2 61 I 1 178 6 i | * It must be remembered that drunkenness is punished more by fine than by imprisonment, so that the figures in the gaol tables do not represent the full number of persons punished for that offence. f Including importuning, consorting with rogues, &c.