No. 3.—3,307 convicts have been transported to Western Australia during the years 1853 to 1861; out of which, it may be assumed from the reports received, that from 5 to 8 per cent. only may have relapsed into crime. This, if taken into account, would reduce the average results of the English system. RETURN of the NUMBER of MALE CONVICTS released under ORDERS of LICENCE in each Year, from October 1853, to April 1861; showing the NUMBER returned to the CONVICT PRISONS, either by having had their LICENCES REVOKED for trifling Offences, or by being sentenced to PENAL SERVITUDE or TRANSPORTATION. --------+--------+-------------------------------------------------- | | Number of MALE CONVICTS whose Licences have been | | revoked, or who have been reconvicted. | +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ Years. | No. | 1853. | 1854. | 1855. | 1856. | 1857. | |Licensed+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Rev.|Rec.|Rev.|Rec.|Rev.|Rec.|Rev.|Rec.|Rev.|Rec.| | | | | | | | | | | | | --------+--------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1853[9] | 335 | 1 | | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1854 | 1,895 | | | 14 | 19 | 63 | 53 | 38 | 64 | 19 | 33 | 1855 | 2,528 | | | | | 40 | 47 |126 |190 | 99 | 64 | 1856 | 2,007 | | | | | | | 49 |131 |122 |106 | 1857 | 674 | | | | | | | | | 15 | 34 | 1858 | 318 | | | | | | | | | | | 1859 | 260 | | | | | | | | | | | 1860 | 818 | | | | | | | | | | | 1861[10]| 345 | | | | | | | | | | | --------+--------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ Totals | 9,180 | 1 | | 21 | 29 |106 |105 |215 |389 |257 |242 | --------+--------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+