I have made an attempt during the past year to increase profitable labour amongst the prisoners and although I have been most successful as far as I have been able to go, want of room curtails any further endeavours in this direction.
Out of the Officers' fine fund I purchased a number of amusing and instructive books and now there is formed the nucleus of a good Officers' library. The want of a reading room is very much felt, but at present there is no accommodation for such a purpose.
The Honourable W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary,
&c.,
I have the honour,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
M. S. TONNOCHY,
Superintendent.
RETURN showing the NUMBER of PRISONERS in VICTORIA GAOL on the last Day of each Week of the Year 1879.
WEEKLY. 1879. EUROPEANS. CHINESE OR COLOURED. TOTAL. WEEKLY. 1879. EUROPEANS. CHINESE OR COLOURED. TOTAL. Males. Males. Females. Males. Males. Females. January 5 31 654 11 696 July 12 36 534 10 580 12 39 514 17 570 19 38 528 15 581 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 26 30 450 7 496 August 23 37 489 9 535 February 2 35 480 10 525 30 60 514 16 590 9 37 486 12 535 September 7 47 538 14 599 16 42 480 11 533 14 53 564 15 632 23 37 489 9 535 21 48 512 17 577 March 2 51 501 11 563 28 35 500 18 553 9 50 515 13 578 October 5 34 536 15 585 16 41 566 13 620 12 36 524 15 575 23 49 564 14 627 19 40 520 19 579 30 34 524 17 575 26 41 512 12 565 April 6 41 570 13 624 November 2 33 508 20 561 13 40 574 16 630 9 33 504 16 553 20 27 518 14 559 16 30 490 16 536 27 41 512 12 565 23 30 485 12 527 May 4 43 587 13 643 30 20 516 14 550 11 18 635 12 665 December 7 35 485 14 534 18 43 527 11 581 14 35 499 11 545 25 46 527 11 584 21 40 495 12 547 28 38 500 17 555Victoria Gaol Office, Hongkong, 8th March, 1880.
M. S. TONNOCHY,
Superintendent.
RETURN showing the CLASSIFICATION of OFFENCES, for which PRISONERS were committed to VICTORIA GAOL, from the respective COURTS of the COLONY, during the Year 1879.
Murder. 9 9 18 Manslaughter. 1 8 9 Cutting and wounding, or Assault occasioning grievous bodily harm. 1 11 113 125 Assault with intent to rob, or Robbery with violence. 3 3 Burglary, Attempted Burglary, Breaking, entering and stealing, and having possession of house-breaking implements. 2 1 16 19 Larceny, Larceny from a house, from Person, from Ships or Boats in Harbour or on the High Seas. 5 1 309 315 Obtaining goods or money by false pretences. 2 2 Unlawful possession, and Receiving stolen goods. 1 3 16 20 Child stealing, Kidnapping, Abduction of females, Forcible detention, and Buying or Selling human beings. 1 1 Uttering counterfeit coin or notes. 3 3 Perjury, and Preferring a false charge. 1 1 Embezzlement. 1 1 Piracy with violence. 3 3 Conspiracy to defraud. 1 1 Escape. 3 3 Common Assault, Assault with wounding, Fighting, Disorderly conduct, Drunkenness, Refusing to pay chair hire, Resisting Police, and Using abusive language. 13 893 906 Misconduct as a Private or Public Servant, Refusing duty, Negligence, Desertion, Absent without leave, and Remaining behind from ships. 16 16 Breach of Military and Naval Discipline. Breach of Conditional Pardon, and Returning from Deportation. 5 5 Breach of Ordinance for Weights and Measures. 1 1 Gambling, or Haunting Gambling-Houses, Rogue and Vagabond, Suspicious and dangerous characters, Vagrancy and Mendicancy, and Obtaining passages surreptitiously on board ships. 31 31 Neglect to provide infant child with necessaries of life. 1 1 Unlawful hawking or Selling goods without Licence, Uttering cries, Without Passes or Lights, Obstruction, Nuisances, Damaging property, Firing crackers, Making bonfires, Defiling stream, Indecent exposure, Trespassing, Breach of Ordinance for Harbour and Market Regulations. 17 17 Using Threats. 18 18 Breach of Brothel Ordinance. 1 1 Exposing Dead Bodies. 3 3 Attempting to commit Suicide. 1 1 Of Remand, for Trial, and pending orders, &c. 1 318 319 For Debt. 143 143 TOTAL ... ... ... ...Victoria Gaol Office, Hongkong, 8th March, 1880.
M. S. TONNOCHY,
Superintendent.