Number of Persons.
No. of Cases.
Description.
Convicted.
Discharged.
1870
1871 1872
1870 1871 1872 1870
1871 1872
684
236
942 | 1,031
219
8461,206 1,567
512
412 328 732
282
66
417
40
352
· 58
452
TABLE C.
COMPARATIVE RETURN of OFFENCES coming under Notice of the POLICE, during the Years 1870, 1871, 1872.
SERIOUS.
MINOR.
No. of Cases.
Description.
1870 1871 1872 1870
Convicted.
1871 1872 1870 1871 1872
Number of Persons.
Discharged.
Murder,
3
4
3
5
1
1
Assuult,
Robbery with Violence from the Person,.....
62
47
46
29
17
18
26
7
20
Gambling,
Burglary and Larcenies in Dwelling Houses, Assault with Intent to rob..........
274
261
150
80
27
40
19
Miscellaneous,
$
6
2
15
3
2
6
2
Kidnapping,
57
30
30
42
20
15
36
Piracy,
8
14
6
2
8
8
ཀ ཝཱ ཎྞཱ
Drunkenness,
14
27
Nuisances,
1
No Pass,....
Unlawful Possession,
Felonies not already given,..
191
239
317
182
233
383
70 115
86
Larceny,
84 34
670
38
71
22
18
32
20
27
799 802
431
528 541 179
232
223
Totals,....
1,357|1,434 | 1,394 852 $63 994
Decrease on 1871-40 Cases or 2.78 per cent.
Central Police Station, 28th January, 1873.
389
419
406
TABLE D.
1,532 |1,711′ | 2,488 |1,073 |2,173 |3,317 465 523
7311,169
784
147 291
917 790 |1,124 |2,839
No Analysis of Convictions or Discharges.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TMп FEBRUARY, 1873.
Totals,....
4,1735,018 | 8,956 3,231 3,707 5,616 813 980
862
Increase on 1871-3,938 Cases or 78.47 per cent.
W. M. DEANE,-Captain Superintendent of Police.
Average
RETURN shewing PUNISHMENTS inflicted on Members of the FORCE by the JUDICIAL and POLICE DEPARTMENTS during the Year 1872.
Supreme and Magistrates' Courts.
PUNISHMENTS INFLICTED BY
Departmental.
Total.
Average per man.
Nationality
Strength
of
Constables.
including
all
Grades.
Obtaining Money under False
Pretences.
T Neglect Larceny. Assault. of Duty.
Mis-
conduct.
Fines. Imprison-
Fines.
inent.
Imprison-
ment.
Fines. Imprison-
Fine.
Imprison-
ment.
ment.
Number of Persons Convicted.
C.
Year. Days.
C.
Days.
钥
C. Year. Days.
Europeans,
137
48 40
Indians,
225
*1
1
4
62
00
Chinese,
279
†2
1
17
271
00
Total,.
641
1
2
2
1
13
38140
9889
48871
26.
537 11
26
273
464 05
19
526 05
182 386 86
8
657 36
1
90 1,339 | 12
53
1,720 | 52
38
202
100
钥
CD 02 01
સ
C.
Days.
87
0.19
33
1.21
2
35
0.68
1
143
2
66
0.79
W. M. DEANE,-Captain Superintendent of Police.
* One Indian Sergeant sentenced to nine months Hard Labor, for obtaining Money under False Pretences. ‡ One ↑ One Chinese Constable sentenced to six months Hard Labor, and another to three, for Larceny. do. fined one hundred dollars, and two fifty dollars each, for Misconduct.
Central Police Station, 28th January, 1873.
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