13823
204
months of last year, a table prepared by the exting superintendent of the "Gaol" gives the following result.
Months
Average daily number of Prisoners in Hongkong Gaol
1876
1877
June
416
371
July
386
335
August
410
380
Week's
Average daily number of Prisoners in Hongkong Gaol
1876
1877
September 3rd
426
408
10th
439
421
17th
471
418
24th
495
410
October 1st
521
405
8th
544
387
...
3. Taking the actual numbers in Gaol at the end of each of four weeks in September and the two weeks up to this date in October, and contrasting them with the corresponding numbers of last year, the result is as follows:-
4. Thus it appears that not only have we less criminals in Gaol this year than last year, but whilst the number was increasing every week in September and October 1876, the number shows a tendency to decrease in the corresponding weeks of 1877. On