226
2. The number of prisoners admitted to prison for offences not of a criminal nature was 3,417 made up as follows:
Convicted by Courts Martial..
9
D
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the Land Courts,
11
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12
97
Debtors,
1
Captain Superintendent of Police, Commodore, R.N.,....
Convicted under the Opium Ordinance,
6
I
94
1,024
Gambling Ordinance,
440
1 7
13
Market Ordinance, Arms Ordinance,
482
12
Vehicle Ordinance,
52
19
+
Sanitary Bye-laws,
182
Harbour Regulations,
88
"
for Drunkenness,
35
Trespassing,
63
11
Disorderly Conduct,
287
17
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Vagrancy,
13
17
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Contempt of Court,.....
4
17
"J
Assault,
169
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Obstruction,
106
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17
Cutting trees,
44
>>
19
Fighting,..
34
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Mendicancy,
19
31
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under the Post Office Ordinance,....
5
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for Rogue and Vagabond,
222
under the Women and Girls' Protection
""
Ordinance,
25
Total,....
3.417
The above figures show that 66% of the total admissions to prison were for non-crimi- nal offences.
3. The following Table shows the number of prisoners committed to prison without the option of fine and in default of payment of fine :---
In default of payment of fine.
Without option of fine.
Total.
Served the imprisonment.
Paid full fine.
Paid part fine.
1,599
1.936
856
658
5.049
4. There were 106 juveniles admitted into prison 31 of whom were sentenced to be whipped in addition to various terms of imprisonment varying from twenty-four hours' detention to one month's imprisonment with hard labour. There was an increase of 25 juveniles convicted during the year 1907, as compared with the year 1906.
5. The percentage of convicted prisoners admitted to prison with previous convie- tions recorded against them was 15.00 as compared with 13.00 for 1906.
6. There were 141 prisoners admitted who were convicted by the Magistrates' Courts in the New Territories against 152 for the previous year.