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Table C. Table showing the Actual Number of Distinct Convicted Prisoners received into Gaol during the Year 1938, classified according to Principal Offences, Birthplace, and Age.

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Offences against the Offences against MisrAilnnpnim Person. Property. Miscellaneous. Totals. Con £ cfced Summarily Theft and \ri«nh««* hmnUnn^a« Vn „„ n .,. + Other Indictment. con ™ te<i - Decelt - Ml8cllief - Drunkenness.* Vagrancy.t oBencee. Birthplaces — m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. New Zealand .. 99 2 49 .. 477 21 71 2 143 4 51 11 565 10 1,455 50 Australia .. .. 6 2 27 1 2 12 7 2 54 1 110 4 England and Wales .. 11 1 14 .. 60 1 7 1 29 12 .. 163 2 296 5 Scotland .. .. 3 31 1 2 .. 15 6 68 2 125 3 Ireland .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 13 I 2 1 11 5 41 .. 76 2 Other British countries .. .. 2.. 5.. 1 4.. 1 1 12 1 25 2 China .. 28 . . 28 Other countries . . 2 2 11 .. 1 4 .. 1 .. 20 40 I At sea Not stated . . I . . .. .. 1 2 Totals .. 123 3 71 .. 625 25 85 5 218 4 83 14 952 16 2,157 67 Ages— 15 and under 20 years.. 8 4 62 I 24 .. .. 3 3 18 119 4 20 „ 25 „ .. 26 1 14 .. 135 4 30 .. 19 11 5 116 1 351 11 25 „ 30 „ .. 15 .. 15 .. 117 4 14 .. 25 8 2 120 1 314 7 30 „ 40 „ 35 1 21 .. 156 5 10 1 71 17 237 1 547 8 40 „ 50 „ .. 20 1 10 .. 85 7 3 2 44 1 18 3 213 7 393 21 50 „ 60 „ 12 .. 4 .. 58 2 3 2 38 2 16 1 159 3 290 10 60 and over.. .. 7 .. 3 . . 12 2 1 . . 21 1 10 87 3 141 6 Not stated .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. 2 2 Totals .. 123 3 71 .. 625 25 85 5 218 4 83 14 952 16 2,157 67 Maoris included above .. 14 .. 19 .. 72 3 23 2 25 6 84 4 243 9 * 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. t Including importuning, consorting with rogues, &c.