12
13
205
despatch - which the Blue Book does not support_ had been accepted and
acted on
9.
In the Appendix to the Blue Book will be found the Report for 1871 of Mr. Deane, the Head of the Police Force.
In it he says (paragraph 6): "With
#
"reference to Highway Robberies, Burglaries
"
and Lareenies in Dwelling Houses
there is a small decrease on
Year (1870.) "
as
last_
The following figures, taken from .... Table E attached to the Report, show the actual facts
regards the serious class of crime that Lord Kimberley had been informed had become so frequent
in 1871.
Number of cases
Number of persons convicted
1870 1871 1870 1871
Robbery with violence, from 62
the person Burglary...
Assault with intent.
10.
4"
29 194
274261
8
80
27
6
15
3
Furthermore the statisties in
the Blue Book if they had been forwarded with the despatch in April 1872, would have shown Lord Kimberley two other points not unworthy of his lordship's attention in considering the necessity for this exceptional legislation against chinese criminals. It was not
only asserted (incorrectly) that the more serious class of crimes had increased, but it was assumed that