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mort Obedient "Humble Servant,
No. 187.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
NIGHT DUTIES OF THE POLICE,
The following Minutes and Papers are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th September, 1878.
C. MAY,
Acting Colonial Secretory.
Minute by His Excellency the Governor, on the Police Report of the Burglary in the Caine Road on the night of the 29th of August.
I should be glad to get from the Captain Superintendent a Report of the Night Duties of the Police Force, specifying the beats, number of men, &c., at the present date, and a Statement showing the similar facts of both this time last year, and this time in 1876.
J. POPE HENNESSY, Governor.
1st September, 1878.
Minute by the Acting Colonial Secretary. Forwarded to Mr. DEANE for a report.
J. M. PRICE.
Acting Colonial Secretary,
2nd September, 1878.
Report called for by His Excellency the Governor on the Night Duties of the Police.
I have the honour to forward a Return of the Night Duties of the Police. The time from 6 P.M.
of 30th August to 6 A.M. of 31st August has been taken as a sample.
2. I enclose a Comparative Return of the same period for three years for the Central District.
The other Districts had similar duties and men in these three years.
3. I enclose the Central District Duty Books for August, 1876, 1877, and a copy of the 12 hours above alluded to in 1878 as the original book is in use.
4. I also forward the rough Returns for 10th August of the men in the Force, together with a fair abstract of the same.
5. The Beat Book enclosed has virtually been unaltered since 1874. It will be observed that large as those beats are, I have rarely enough men to fill them all, in which case one man takes charge
of two beats.
3rd September, 1878.
W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.
HONGKONG POLICE NIGHT DUTIES.
CENTRAL DISTRICT.
Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Beats, 22. Posts, 26.
Earopeans,
Indians...
Chinese,
6 F.M. TO MIDNIGHT.
1876.
6
1877.
5
1878. 10
MIDNIGHT TO 6 A.M.
1876. 14
1877.
+
1878. $
6 TO 10 P.M.
10 P.M. TO 2 A.M.
2 TO 6 A.M.
1876.
1877.
1878.
1876.
1877.
1878.
1876.
1877.
1878.
15
18
18
14
16
14
17
19
17
21
20
20
20
19
18
21
18
15
Exclusive of 3 Europeans and 10 Chinese Detectives at uncertain hours in 1878. Only 1 European Detective, and 10 Chinese in 1876-77.