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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
25.-GAOLS AND PRISONERS.
On the 1st January, 1891, there were 549 prisoners in Victoria Gaol; 5,221 were admitted during the year, and 5,268 discharged; the total number of prisoners on the 31st December, 1891; was 502, of whom 27 were Europeans.
The daily average of prisoners was 507, as against 566 in the previous year.
The number of prisoners admitted into Gaol during the last five years was as follows :
YEARS. TOTAL. Men. Women. Juveniles. DAILY AVERAGE NUMBER IN PRISON. 1888, 4,808 4,012 149 147 584.00 1889, 3,627 3,390 98 139 531.00 1890, 3,705 3,463 131 121 581.00 1891, 3,444 3,218 119 107 566.00 1891, 5,231 4,805 223 203 507.0026.-CRIMINAL STATISTICS.
Supreme Court.
The following is a Return of cases tried at the Supreme Court during the last five years :-
YEARS. Number of CASES. Number of Persons. Convicted. Acquitted. POSTPONED. CHANGES ABANDONED. 1887, 94 155 99 28 17 1 1888, 101 186 122 36 24 1889, 92 143 64 47 26 SE 1890, 69 80 43 28 9 1891, 32 37 20 17 Total, 378 601 348 152 76 1 Average of last 5 years, 75.6 120.2 69.6 30.4 15.2 0.2 Do. ending 1886, 89 138 109 25 13 1Police Magistrates' Court.
The Cases before the Police Magistrates during the last 5 years were as follows :-
YEARS. Total No. of Cases. Total No. of Prisoners. Convicted and Punished. Discharged. Committed for Trial. Committed, ponding Orders. Ordered to Find Security. Ordered Punished for False Testimony. Undecided. 1887. 12,015 14,182 10,679 2,770 167 32 463 1888, 11,647 13,309 9,932 2,849 1,4 109 14 48 1889, 8,670 10,033 6,894 2,197 167 54 17 67 1890, 13,676 16,382 13,972 2,040 102 15 318 3 37 1891, 9,739 10,772 7,740 2,007 40 12 173 1 145 Total, 55,747 64,678 49,217 12,722 650 223 1,482 38 347 Average of last 5 years, 11,149.4 12,935.6 9,843.4 2,544.4 130.0 44.4 296.4 7.6 69.4 Do. ending 1886. 11,485.4 13,197.8 9,959.8 2,464.0 165.6 26.8 457.0 14.4 110.2Page 105
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