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THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1929.
FEWER PRISONERS.
against them, was 19 as compared with 19.1 for 1927.
NEARLY TWO `THOUSAND
LESS THAN IN 1927.
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There wore 145 "prisoners & ad-
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mitted who were completed by (BROADWOOD TERRACE HOUSE Police Courts in the New Torri- Itories, against 183 for the pre-
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Convicts in Custody.
The report of the Superintend.vious year, ent of Prisons for 1928 shows that nearly two thousand less |prisonera were received than in the provious year. The report states:
The number of prisoners recelv- ed into prison during the year and and the corresponding number for year 1927. wore as follows:
1927. .1928.
6,582 4,835
Convicted by Ordinary
Courts
Convicted by Court
Marital
Convicted by High
Court Wei-hal-wei Debtors
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number of convicte in custody on The following table shown the
FETCHES $30,200.
No. 87, Wongnolchong Road, otherwise known as No. 5, Broad- wood Terrace, aftuated at Happy
auction, Valley, was yesterday sold by On the Instructions. the 31st December for the past 10 of the owner, at the China years, and the percentage of the Auction Rooms, Mr. E. V. M. R. total number of prisoners in de Sousa being the auctioneCT. custody to the estimated popula tion of Hongkong>
1
07
80 1918
On remand ог In default of finding surety
1020 1021
Total
1,086
778 $1922 1023 7.740 5,750 2014
10251 1020
There was a decrease of 1,9841027 on the total number of admission 1928 as compared with the year 1927. There was a decrense of prisoners convicted for larceny during the year under review the number being 1,061 against 1,452 for the previous year.
The number of Revenue Grade prisoners admitted to prisons was 3,773.
Grude prisoners.
wore
Revenue
Population
ofconvicts.
Percentage of
population.
Daily average.
Percentage to.
population.
The property, which is register. ed at the Land Office, as Section Daf Inland Lot No. 2039, is held on an unexpired residue of the term of 75 years, with an option for renewal, dating from Septem- ber, 1913. It consists of a three- storeyed European-style building, vecupying an area of 1,848 square
508,100 250 043-75p. 128. féét · 648,150 2751.043 755 117 .665,860 231 .936" 3704 „115
The salons conducted on an
002,200 250 050 787 119pset price of $30,000. Only one 081,800 204.-043
bid was forthcoming, this being 901..120 209,560 816043 1,068 131 one of $200 from Mr. Tse Ka-po, $74,420 3044015 1,116 128 compradore of the Nippon Yusen 766,020′ 400052 1,054 1134 Kalulia, and at $30,200 it becamo 890,400 3627,044 1,180 .136 his property, 1,075,690 352-,008 1,071 .100)
Gaol Overcrowded,* 14,508,195 forms, were printed and issued to various Government Departments and /99,947 books with 13,857,160 formie and 123,620 bound or repaired, ne compared. books in 1927.
During the year uniforms for
aliot while participating in robbery in Canton.
Lai Chi Kok Prison.
land resumed in 1926-which has Progress continues with the
been, largely cultivated and re- 77 per cent of the total admis-officers, previously put out to con- growing
claimed and is HOW used for Alone to prison
vegetables, etc. This tract. were successfully made in garden work gives useful employ- the Prison by Instructed prisoners.ment to prisoners at Lai Chi Kok. ed and additional congestion was at escape.
The Gaol was again overcrowd- There was no escape, or attempt caused through having to accom modate prisonera on admission na well as sick prisoners, in the There were 524 punishments Halls, during the rebuilding of the awarded for breach of prison dis- Hospital and Reception Room.cipline as compared with 616 for The new Hospital was occupied in
the preceding year. Corporal August.
punishment was inflicted in fifteen cases for prison offences.
The following table shows the number of prisoners committed to prison without the option of fine in default of payment of fine:
In default of payment of fine.
Without option of
Served the imprison-
ment.
Paid full fine.
Paid part fine.
1927 -1028
1,740 4,220 190 432 0,582 1,117 3,413 102 203 4,805 Juvenile Offenders,
ri
of
68 boys were admitted as Juveniles 4.0. under 16 years age, during the year, with sen- tences varying from 48 hours' detention to 6 months' hard labour, but only 38 were treated as Juvenile Offenders; the others in the opinions of the Medient officer and Superintendent being over 16 years of age. In 8 casea corporal punishment was awarded by the courts in addition to the terms of imprisonment.
A section of D Hall was removed to give additional air space, and security against escapo. Minor repairs were effected to buildings by prison labour.
Female Prison,
General,
Two hundred and eighteen prisoners were whipped by order of courts..
There were 4 deaths (3 natural causes and 1 execution).
The conduct of the Staff, with a few exceptions, has been very good...
has been good.
The general health of the stuff
During the year a working party consisting of English and Chinega rosident Jadios visited the prison on Tucadays and Fridays to instruct the womon ju sewing. raffle work, &c. and to give them Existing fire appliances are In elementary education: The results good condition. Improved tire have been most gratifying and fighting apparatus was supplied every credit is due to the instruc. to ench prison in 1928 but the tors who have given their time so installation had not been complot- willingly and consistently undered at the end of the year. conditions at their best, by no means ideal, and, in the summer season, hot, humid, and depressing, 1 remand prisoner succeeded in The percentage of convicted escaping on 30.3.28. He was not Superintendent of Prisons, was) Captain Bloxham, Assistant prisoners admitted to prison with recaptured. but evidence previous convictions
was granted leave from 14.4.28 to recorded obtained that he was subsequently 4.1.20.
The rules laid down for the government of prisons have been complied with.
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