OFFENCE.
Brought forward,
Slaughter-Houses Ordinance, 17 of 1887.—
Slaughter-house Regulations-Breach of, Spirit Licences, Ordinance 21 of 1886,—
Chinese Spirit Shop Regulations-Breach of,.... Intoxicating Liquors-Selling without licence, Licensed Publicans-Breech of Regulations for, Stamp, Ordinance 16 of 1886,-
Breach of,
Stone Cutter's Island, Ordinance 11 of 1889,-
Fort-Entering,
The Tramway's Ordinance 6 of 1883,---
Trespass on the Tramway line,
The Uniform Ordinance 10 of 1895,—
Military Uniform-Wearing,..
Fagrancy, Ordinance 12 of 1888,-
Vagrants.
Verandahs erected over Crown Lands, Ordinance t of 1888,-
Waterworks, Ordinance 16 of 1890,-
Enclosure of,
Breach of,
Carried forward..........
153
CASES,--Continued.
No. of CASES.
NO. OF PRI- SONERS.
17.409 19.167|
OFFENCE.
Brought forcard,.
16 Weights and Measures Ordinance 8 of 1883,-
Breach of,
10
1
22
26
3
3
1
22
Women and Girls Protection Ordinance 11 of 1890 and
6 of 1894,-
Decoying women or girls into or away from the
Colony,
Defilement of girl between 12 and 16 years of age, Detaining, harbouring, or receiving women or girls
for the purpose of prostitution,
Disorderly House-Keeping a.
Not complying with Magistrates'
Order to discontinue the use of,... Letting out for hire women or girls for the purpose of prostitution and knowingly deriving profits therefrom, Procuration of girls under 16 to have carnal connex-
ion,
CASES,
NO. OF
No. of PAI-
SONERS.
17,641 19,410
43
43
57
82
1
1
16
23
1
[
1.
2
167 167
17,641 19,410
Purchasing, pledging, or selling women or girls for
the purpose of prostitution,
TOTAL,
17,767 19,568
Magistracy, Hongkong, 30th January, 1897.
WM. C. H. HASTINGS,
Acting Police Magistrate.
ABSTRACT of CASES brought under COGNIZANCE at the POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT during a period of
Ten Years, from 1st January, 1887, to 31st December, 1896, inclusive.
CASES, HOW DISPOSED OF, AND the Number of Male and FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD.
Cominitted to Prison
or detained
TOTAL NUMBER
YEARS.
Committed
Ordered to find Security.
Punished for Preferring
Total
OF CASES.
Convicted and Punished.
Discharged.
for Trial at Supreme
| pending Orders of
To keep the Peace,
or giving
False Charge Undecided,
Number
Court.
His Excellency
to be of Good Beha-
False
of Defendants.
the Governor.
viour, and to answer
Any Charge.
Testimony.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
IL
12
13
14
15
16
17
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F. M.
F.
M.
F.
1887,
12,015
10,334 325
2,620
159
158
9
28
4
411
52
14
48
13,633 549
1888,
11,6-17 9,700 232
2,704 145
168
6
98
11
177
15
$
48
2
12,898 411
8,070 6,626 268
2,319 178
157
10
44
10
303
31
17
64 3
9,530 503
1890,
1891,
9,789 7,423 $17
13,676
2,406 151
102
15
...
259
59
تاريخ
3
35
2 10,243 529
13,438 534 1,906 134
40
12
153
19
1
143
2
15,693 689
Total,..... 55,747
47,541 1,676 | 11,955
767
625
26
26
197
25
1,305
170
38
338
ទ
6:,997 -2.681
Year,
Average per 11,149-4 9,508 2 | 335-2 2,391 01534
123-0 5:0 89 4
5:0
200-6
358
76
67-G
1.8
12,399 4 536-2
1892,
11,920 11,771 327 1,927 151
40
4
10
191
20
1-
7
28
---
13,969 602
1893,
10,727 10,049 306 1,532 75
102
1894,
10,447 9,465 302 1,716 05
G3
4
19
7
t-
1
242
36
17
23
11,972 420
255
23
10
1
16
-
11,530 423
1895,
17,016 15,058 725 2,845 106
51
$
232
77 12
199
17,897 1,001
1896,
17,707 16,059 797 1,371 203
62 21
1
1
232
72
28
5
1:5
I
18,408 | 1,100
Total,... 67,877 63,002 2,457 8,891 720
Average per
Year,
144:0 13,5754 12,600 4 491-4 1,778-2
63.6
318 32
18
2
1,152
228
74
6
381
1
76,886 3,446
བ
64
3.6
0.4
230.4
45'6
148
1-2 76-2 0-2
14,767 2 689-2
Grand Total
For the 10 Years,.
123,624 110,545 4,133 20,8461,487
943
57 215
27
2,455 407 112
6
719
10
135,883 6,127
......
Average per
Year,
94.3 |12,3624 ||1,0543 | 413-3 | 2,084:6 148-7
5.7 21-5
2.7
245.5
40 7 11-2
0-6
719
13,583 3 612-7
Magistracy, Hongkong, 30th January, 1897.
War. C. H. HASTINGS,
Acting Police Mugistrate,