HKG-CAR1844-1886

1841-1886

STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.

Enclosure 17.

and the Court of Petty Sessions of Hong Kong, during the Year 1851.

Civil Causes how disposed of

Decree for Plaintiff.

Decree for Defendant.

MAGISTRATE's Office,

Total Defendants.

Criminal Causes how disposed of

Convicted, and punished.

Punishment. Discharged without

Released on Security.

Deported.

Committed or bailed for Trial at the Supreme Court and Court of Petty Sessions.

Committed to Prison pending Delivery to the Chinese Authorities according to Treaty.

Undecided.

Summonses.

M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Total

Writs issued by Magistrates.

Warrants.

REMARKS.

Subpoenas.

Distress.

Arrest.

Search.

76 15 1,908 80 642 25 873 46 53 141 306 18 1 3 1,013 361 7045

Keeping public gambling houses

False balances and weights

Breaches of regulations for sale of intoxicating liquors

Unlicensed retailing of opium

Perjury

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Desertion and refusal of duty by seamen in British vessels

Desertion and refusal of duty by seamen in Foreign vessels

the Port of Hong Kong, from 1842 to 1851 inclusive.

Enclosure 18.

(Signed)

1846. 1847. 1848. 1849. 1850. 1851. No. Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons. 523 177,114 73 25,022 499 164,920 457 146,681 610 189,790 501 163,307 548 187,492 92 30,697 118 45,910 108 43,558 130 57,175 163 85,610 23 7,582 22 5,569 23 4,810 33 8,945 33 6,524 23 6,512 9 2,538 7 2,038 5 3,305 13 4,181 21 8,672 10 6,893 1 305 3 1,070 2 309 3 1,365 16 3,459 10 2,969 300 1,150 1,630 2 423 11 3,927 11 3,366 1,214 776 5 1,077 1,332 14 5,706 27 8,144 1,105 1,200 I 130 226 900 603 7 737 3 298 1,563 400 243 9 3,240 12 3,348 304 300 4 1,330 1,210 3 1,708 15 5,879 2 750 400 2 317 1,155 3 1,899 3,045 1,554 1,036 400 2 342 = 2 300 680 890 1,698 720 363 355 468 194 280 200 562 400 2 670 1,330 349 842 1,742 5 783 377 4 530 - " 128 12 8,700 13 2,379 30 26 12 11,510 6,954 12 42 675 229,255 694 229,465 700 11,985 7,686 228,818 12 97 13,728 12 24,508 105 12,428 17 17,768 25,228 *207 41,472 902 293,465 883 299,009 1,082 377,084

* These are, properly speaking, 207 arrivals during the year by 5 steamers plying between Hong Kong and Canton.

(Signed)

ER. MICHELL

Acting Harbour Master.

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