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Police Report of last week. It relates to a prisoner named Chan. On whose case was included in the statistics of Deportation of last year, referred to in my despatch No. 3 of the 28th of July.
2. According to the general system here, for his first offence, in 1874, he got a short imprisonment and a flogging. For his second offence another short imprisonment and two floggings. For his third offence he was imprisoned, and then deported July 1876. For his fourth Offence, returning from deportation, he was sentenced to be imprisoned for twelve months with hard labour; but when half his sentence had expired he was branded and again deported in February 1877.
3. Hei's fifth offence, for which he will now have to be tried, is having again returned from deportation.
4. The history of this prisoner, (which is by no means an uncommon one) shows the want of a Government Reformatory. He was first committed to Hongkong Gaol as a juvenile offender. His second committal was also as a juvenile Offender.
Hei's speedy return ...