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No. 91.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH APRIL, 1877.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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The following Acunt, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, ring the Month ending 31st March, 1877, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th April, 1877.
H. E. WODEHOUSE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
←
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
$
Oriental Bank Corporation,
269,530
150,000
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,.
653,836
220,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,
415,682
150,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
1,637,945
600,000
TOTAL,....
2,976,993
1,120,000
No. 92.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Returns relative to Victoria Gaol, during the year 1876, are published for general information.
By Command,
H. E: WODEHOUSE, Acting Colonial Secretary,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th April, 1877.
RETURN showing the NUMBER of PRISONERS in VICTORIA GAOL on the last Day of each Week, of the Year 1876.
EUROPEANS.
CHINESE OR COLOURED.
EUROPEANS.
HINESE OR COLCURE
WEEKLY. 1876.
TOTAL.
WEEKLY. 1876.
TOTAL.
Males.
Females.
Males.
Females.
Males.
Females.
Mules.
Faes.
January 2
9
"
16
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23
"
30
February 6
13
J
20
29
27
March 5
12
19
26
17
April 2
9
,,
16
23
23
53
30
19
May
7
14
"7
21
>>
28
11
June
4
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300
15
383
July
2
32
340
18
390
65
302
14
381
9
35
339
20 1
394
"
63
310
15
388
16
36
347
21
404
309
12
383
23
39
360
17
- 416
33
53
328
13
394
30
37
359
19
435
12
58
320
12
390
August
6
40
357
17
714
60
309
11
380
13
48
347
19
414
"
47
290
10
347
20
35
342
20
397
31
51
287
10
348
27
36
358
19
19
59
302
12
373
September 3
40
367
19
426
61
309
14
384
10
44
375
20
439
58
310
17
385
17
41
407
23
471
"
57
314
12
383
24
51
419
25
495
17
294
11
367
October
1
47
441
33
521
63
286
10
359
8
68
453
33
544
71
305
11
387
15
48
459
38
645
11
75
294
10
379
22
48
451
32
531
1)
49
300
14
363
29
49
468
30
547
53
338
14
405
November 5
51
460
30
541
60
346
17.
423
12
53
477
33
563
>>
51
333
15
399
19
44
473
37
554
46
17
389
26
37
474
26
537
42
11
47
"
18
37
57
25
35
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20
414
December 3
35
456
28
519
405
10
37
439
29
505
"
398
17
38
410
25
473
341
393
24
36
403
26
465
"
31
30
398
23
451
"
GEO. L. TOMLIN,
Victoria Gaol Office, Hongkong, 3rd February, 1877.
Acting Superintendent.
BER.
NOVEMBER, |
DECEMBER,
APRIL.
MAY
JUNE.
JULY, *****
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JANUARY, ......
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men.
of Ma
6.
ers,
Victoria Gaol Office, Hongkong, 3rd February, 1877.
CASTRY.
Murder.
10
Η
Piracy and Murder.
Piracy endangering Life with Vio- lence, Pirucy, and Confederating with Pirates, &c.
Cutting
& Wounding, ing with latent, or Assault to do Grievous Bodily Harmı,
and
shoot-
Burglary, aud Attempt to com-
mit Burglary.
Highway Robbery, Robbery with Violence, and Attempt at such,
Common Larceny, Larceny from
from Ships or Bouts
a llouse, from the Person, and
in
Harbour,
Assault with Intent to rob,
Manslaughter,
Administering Drugs.
Child Stealing, Kidnapping, &c.
Abduction of Fenmies, Forcible
Detention, &c.
Sodoray, and Lunatural Offences.
Forgery, Coining or Uttering
Counterfeit Coju or Notes.
Threatening to Accuse, and Ac- cusing of a Crime with Intent to Extort Money.
Other Felonies not shown.
1
RETURN showing the CLASSIFICATION of ÜFFENCES, for which PRISONERS were confined in Victoria Gaol, on the First Day of each Month of the Year 18*5,
FELONIES.
MISDEMEANORS.
E. Europeaus.
I. Indians.
C. Chinese.
33
89
Embezzlement.
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2
Extortion, Bribery, &c.
Obtaining Goods or Money unger
False Pretences.
Unlawful Possession or Receiving
Stolen Goods.
Perjury, Suboru g Witnesses to commit Pjury, Preferring False Change, Giving Wilful False Festimony.
Rogues and Vagabonds, Suspicious Characters, &c.
Common Assault, Assault with
Wounding, Obstructing, and Resisting the Police in the Execution of their Duty.
Mise aduet as a Private or Public
Servant, Refusal of Unty, &c., Desertion from Army or Navy, surd other Military Offences.
Drunk and Incapable, Fighting and Quarrelling, and Disorderly Conduct.
Without Licence or Passer, Obs- truction, Nuisance, Damage, Making Bonfires and Firing Crackers, Defiling Streams, and Uttoring Cries, 8c0-
Breach of Market Ordinance, Breach of Ordinance with re- gard to Weights and Measures.
Breach of Ordinance for Streef Chair and Vehicles, and Breach
of Harbour Ordinance.
Gambling.
Other Offences not shown.
Committed for Trial, Remanded
from Police Court. Crown Wit- nesses,
and
pinning Orders
from the Authorities, &c.
Debts.
*
Breach of Brothel Ordinance.
Breach of Conditional Pardon, Returning to the Colony after Deportation.
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each
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Total Number on 1st
Moath.
to gi
ne aly
All
GRAND TOTAL.
Nations.
906
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Acting Superintendent of Victoria Gaol,
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