CASES,-Continued.
127
No. of
Robbery-Highway,
OFFENCE.
Brought forward........
River Steamer-Obtaining or attempting to obtain Pas-
sage without payment in,
Roads and Streets-Injury to
Rogues and Vagabonds-Gambling in the Streets,
NO. OF CASES,
PRI- BONERS.
OFFENCE.
No. of CASES.
No. or. PRI- SONERJ
13,218 14,974
Brought forward,
19
Spirit Licences Ordinance-Breach of.
19 Stones and other Missiles--Discharging to the Danger of
|13,566) 15,337
35) 36
61
GI
Persons and Property,
21
2
4
7 Streams-Defiling,
12
12
41
4 Street Noises by Hawkers,
77
77
>>
-As suspicious Characters,
96
96 Suicide--Attempting to commit
18
18
11
>
>>
-Indecent Exposure of Person, -Wandering abroad and lodging
in the open air,
3
Title Deeds-Concealing,
1
1
Tramway Ordinance-Breach of.
6
6
591
69 Trees, &c.-Cutting and destroying,
102
102
Sanitary Regulations-Breach of ...
2
3 Trespass on Crown Land,
538
53&
19
Scavenging Contract-Breach of
Seamen-Forcing, or leaving, on shore,
-Refusal of duty by British,
1
1 Unlawful Possession of Property,.
356
425
1
1
of Trees, Shrubs, &c.,.
60
60-
14
14 Unlicensed
Boats, &c.,
118
118
#
"
Foreign,
6
13
-Hawkers,
1,378 1,378
}}
"
-Remaining behind ships after having signed
the Articles,
"1
-Private Vehicles,
10
10
1
1
Seamen's Boarding Houses-Unlicensed keeping of...... Ships, &c.-Carrying passengers in excess of the number
27
allowed by Licence,
31
รว
"
--Leaving Anchorage during prohibited hours,... -Leaving Harbour without Clearance,
7
-Steam Lighter,
27 Unwholesome Provisions-Exposing for Sale, or bring-
ing into the Colony,..
31 Vagrancy Ordinance-Breach of
7 Vehicle Offences (Public), .
1
4
32
32
5251
553
6
6.
11
(Private),
4
17
39
-Neglecting to have a Riding Light at night
on board.....
Not having certificated Master,
Shooting with intent to do Grievous Bodily Harm,
Slaughter-house Regulations-Breach of..
Small-Pox and other Infectious Diseases-Neglecting to
report Cases of
Watchman-Misconduct as Private
1
43
Carried forward........
7
13,566 15,337
Waterworks Ordinance-Breach of..
Weights and Measures Ordinance--Breach of Wharf-Taking or disembarking Passengers from pro-
hibited
Women and Girls Protection Ordinance-Breach of 7 Workmen-Intimidating
79
79
54
54
1
1
33
46
3
3
TOTAL,..
17,016 18,898
Magistracy, Hongkong, 30th January, 1896.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Police Magistrate.
ABSTRACT of CASEs brought under COGNIZANCE at the POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT during a period of
Ten Years, from 1st January, 1886, to 31st December, 1895, inclusive.
TOTAL NUMBER
CASES, HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD.
Committed to Prison
or detained pending Orders of His Excelleney
Ordered to find Security.
YEARS.
Committed
Punished for Preferring
OF
CASES.
Convicted and Punished.
Discharged.
for Trial at Supreme
Court.
the Governor.
To keep the Peace, to be of Good Beha- viour, and to answer
False Charge Undecided.
or giving
False
Total Number of Defendants.
any Charge.
Testimony.
2
3
4
M.
F.
M.
F.
2|"
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13 14 15
16
17
M.
F.
Μ.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
1886,
14,611 12,081 842
2,198
190
157
2
5
869
100
1887,.....
1888,
12,015 10,354 325
2,620 159
158
9
28
4
411
388888
32
3
168
15,510 1,137
52
14
48
***
13,633 549
11,647 9,700 232 2,704 145
168
6
98
11
177
15
co
3
48
2
...
12,898 411
1889,
8,070 6,626 268 2,319 178
157
10
44
10
303
34
17
64
$
9,530 503
1890,
9,739 7,428 317 2,406 151
102
15
259
59
3
35
2
10,243 529
Total,... 56,682
46,184 1,984 12,247 828
742
27
190
25
2,019
260
69
do
363
7
61,814 | 3,129
Average per 1
Year,
11,836-4|| 9,236 8 396-8 | 2,4494 | 1646
148-4
5'4
38 0
89
5-0
403.8
520
13 8
06
72.6
1.4
12,362.8) 625-8
1891,
1892,
1893,
13,676 13,438 534 1,906 134
11,920 11,771 827 1,927 151
10,727 10,049 306 1,532 75
40
12
153
40
5
191
20
1888
19
1
143
ลง
2
15,693 689
7
28
13,969 602
102
7
1
242
$6 17
1894,
1895,
10,447 9,465 302 1,716 95
17,016į 15,058
63
2
255
23
19
23
11,972 420
10
1
16
11,530 423
725
2,345
196
51
3
232
77
12
199
17,897 1,001
Total,..... 63,786 59,781 2,194 9,426
651
296
11
29
1
1,073
175 47
1 409
2
71,061 3,035
Average per
Year,
59.2 |12,757-2 |11,956-2 438-81,885-2180-2
2.2
5-8
0.2
214.6
35-0
9.4
0.2 81.8 0:4
14,212-2 607-0
... }
Grand Total
for the 10
Years,......)
120,468 105,965 | 4,178 21,673|1,474 1,038
38 219
26
3,092
435 116
4 WW2 9 132,875 6,164
Average per12,046-8 10,5965 417-8 2,1678 1474 103.8 3.8
Year,...
Magistracy, Hongkong, 30th January, 1896.
21.9
2.6
309.2
43:5
11-6
0.4
77.2
60
0.9
18,287-5616-4
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Police Magistrate.