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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH MARCH, 1882.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 103.
The following Letter from the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol, with the Returns annexed for the year 1881, is published for general information.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1882.
W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 11.
GAOL OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 1st February, 1882.
SIR, I have the honour to forward the following Returns for the year 1881, viz.:-
1. Gaols, Prisoners and Establishment to the 31st December, 1881.
2. Return showing the number of prisoners confined in Victoria Gaol on the last day of each week in the year 1881.
3. Return showing the classification of offences for which prisoners were confined in Victoria Gaol during the year 1881.
I have the honour to be,
The Honourable M. S. TONNOCHY,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
HONGKONG.
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
GEO. HAYWARD, Acting Superintendent.
RETURN shewing the NUMBER of PRISONERS in VICTORIA GAOL on the last Day of each Week of the Year 1881.
WEEKLY, 1881.
EURO-
PEANS.
CHINESE OR COLOURED.
WEEKLY,
EURO-
PEANS.
CHINESE OR COLOURED.
TOTAL.
TOTAL.
1881.
Males.
Males. Females.
Males.
Males. Females.
January
2
54
542
29
625
July
3
37
612
20
675
9
54
551
30
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16
58
551
23
23
57
569
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30
57
February
55
13
53
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20
49
"
27
March
6
13
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20
27
April
3
10
7
17
"
24
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May
1
8
"
15
""
22
12
29
June
5
12
21
19
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26
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558
28
507
24
563
580
23
52
588
21
57
578
20
55
575
24
50
611
26
50
592
48
605
37
606
38
572
37
567
36
564
36
573
40
585
39
603
39
599
39
602
39
608
40
633
38
616
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635
10
35
630
25
690
22
632
17
36
706
768
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648
24
35
587
650
638
31
595
660
"
646
August 7
589
34
655
639
14
578
30
637
652
21
梦啰
661
28
655
September 4
28
654
11
26
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687
18
28
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80
672
25
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680
October
28
671
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638
16
27
632
23
625
30
41
036
November 6
654
13
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670
20
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29
667
27
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28
669
December
28
675
11
29
702
18
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25
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553
28
610
543
23
593
561
612
577
27
630
584
28
640
590
650
551
610
570
627
615
683
571
34
647
583
657
41
590
37
668
87
559
36
632
44
553
37
634
41
599
33
673
57
593
31
681
67
606
33
706
75
624
32
781
73
610
29
712
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Victoria Gaol Office, Hongkong, 1st February, 1882.
GEO. HAYWARD, Acting Superintendent,
EUROPEAN, ........
INDIAN,
CHINESE,
TOTAL,
RETURN showing the CLASSIFICATION of OFFENCES for which PatsONERS were committed to Victoria Gaol, from the respective COURTS of the COLONY, during the Year 1881.
CLASS
OF
PRISONERS.
8
116
25
76
46
:
9
Murder,
| Manslaughter.
Cutting and wounding, or Assault occasioning grevious
bodily harm.
Assault with intent to roh, or Robbery with violence.
Burglary. Attempted Burglary, Brunking, outering and stealing, and having
pussession of house-taking implements.
Larceny, Larceny from a house, from Person, from Ships
or Boats in Harbour or on the High Seas.
Obtaining goods or money by false pretences.
Unlawful possession, and Receiving stolen goods.
Child stealing, Kidnapping, Ahdnction of females, Forci- ble detention, and Buying or Selling human beings.
Uttering counterfeit coin or notes.
Perjury, and Preferring a false charge, and Statement
in Contempt of Court,
Embezzlement.
Piracy.
Conspiracy to defraud.
Committing or attempting to commit an unnatural offence,
Indecent Assault.
Common Assnult. Assault with wounding, Fighting. Disorderly conduct, Drunkenmess, Refusing to pay chair hire. Resisting Pelico. and Using abusive language, and Furious Driving.
Misconduct as a Private or Pablie Servant. Refusing duty. Negligence, Doser-
tion, Absent without leave, and Remating behind from ships.
Breach of Military and Naval Discipline.
Breach of Conditional Pardon, and Returning from De-
portation.
Extortion and attempting to Extort.
Gambling, or Haunting Gambling-Hønses, Regue and Vagabond, Suspicious and dangerous characters, Vagraney and Obtaining passages surreptitiously en board ships. Ailing and abetting in a misdemeanour.
Breach of Recognizance.
Unlawful hawking or Selling goods, without Licence. Uttering cries, Without Passes or Lights, Obstruction, Nuisance, Danaging property, Firing crackers, Making bonfire, Defiling stream, Innivent exposure, Trespassing. Breach of Ord. for Harbour and Market Regulations, and Breach of Opium Grdinanen.
Using Threats.
Breach of Brothel Ordinance.
| Mendicancy.
Attempting to commit suicide.
| Bribery.
Carrying Deadly weapons.
Illegal pawning.
Administering Drugs.
On Remand, for Trial, and pending orders.
For Debt.
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