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Steam-Launches.
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The total number of steam launches built in the 1885 was 87 with a total tonnage of 4,106 as against 18 with a total of 1,610 in 1884.
24.—GRANTS of Lands
The sales of land on lease during the last five years were:-
Years. Total No. of Sales. Total No. of Acres sold. A. I. P. 1881 40 60 1 261 1882 47 76 3 84 1883 34 145 2 8 141 1884 30 25 3 0 1885 41 28 3 525.-GAOLS AND PRISONERS.
On the 1st January 1885 there were 575 prisoners in Victoria Gaol; 3,610 were admitted during the year and 3,612 discharged; the total number of prisoners on the 31st of December was 573, of whom 30 were Europeans.
The daily average of prisoners was 530, as against 552 in the previous year.
The number of prisoners admitted into gaol during the last five years was as follows:-
Years. Men. Women. Juveniles. Total. Daily Average Number in Prison. 1881 3,862 159 129 4,150 655.28 1882 3,264 103 131 3,498 622.00 1883 3,200 137 149 3,486 542.50 1884 3,670 168 185 4,023 552.00 1885 3,327 147 136 3,610 530.00