AnnualReport-1880 — Page 90

7. I have delayed sending in this Report in the expectation of receiving, long ere this, copies of the Annual Reports of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Convict Prisons, so that I could have remodelled my Return of profitable labour somewhat after the Returns supplied to Her Majesty's Government at home and laid before Parliament. These Reports have, however, not yet arrived, nor have the "Regulations for the Conduct of Convict Prisons," applied for at the same time. I have been more anxious to receive the latter than the former, as I wish to see introduced, as early as possible, into this gaol some satisfactory and self-working system for the remission of sentences, and the remuneration of industrious prisoners for their work.

8. I had the honour of laying a draft of such rules before His Excellency as far back as the commencement of 1879, but, in consequence of the impossibility of carrying them out except in a gaol modelled on the separate system, they were laid on one side to await the approval of the plans of the new gaol. Since then a new Prison Act has been introduced in England, and new regulations framed · under it. This Act and its regulations I have applied for, and am anxious to obtain, so as to establish a new system of remission of sentences and remuneration of prisoners.

9. The want of means of extending assistance to deserving prisoners who seem repentant of their first fall and wish to lead a better life, if assisted at the outset, has, in the absence of any "Prisoners' Aid Society," been much felt by me. I had either to assist them myself or send them away empty,

soon to return again.

10. On Christmas Day 1879, however, I received a handsome donation from a resident of long standing in the Colony, who requested that the money be devoted to the aid of discharged prisoners. I have carried out his wishes, and, I may say, with the best results, as very few of those who have been assisted have returned to gaol a second time; but as the majority of those assisted have immediately left the Colony to try their fortunes elsewhere, I have been unable, according to the wish of the charitable donor, to give him any subsequent history of the recipients of his bounty. This fund is now exhausted, and I do not think we should look any longer to outside aid to reinstate it, but should establish a system of remuneration from the profits of their labour, which would serve as an incentive to the prisoners to good conduct and industry while in gaol.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

The Honourable Dr. F. STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary, `

'

HONGKONG.

M. S. TONNOCHY, Superintendent.

RETURN shewing the NUMBER of PRISONERS in VICTORIA GAOL on the last Day of each Week of the Year 1880.

WEEKLY, 1880.

EURO-

PEANS.

CHINESE OR COLOURED.

EURO-

TOTAL.

WEEKLY, 1880.

PEANS.

CHINESE OR COLOURED,

TOTAL.

Males,

Males. Females.

Males.

Males. Females.

January

4

29

502

14

545

July

4

30

487

17

534

11

38

509

15

562

11

"}

30

500

18

548

"

18

36

511

14

561

18

>

31

479

20

530

25

40

527

15

582

25

33

489

21

543

→

February

1

38

519

15

572

August

1

34

477

20

531

8

37

521

14

572

8

36

449

20

505

མ ཨཱ སྶ

15

35

534

17

586

15

34

428

19

481

J

22

34

531

16

581

22

37

469

24

530

"

29

وو

27

500

17

544

29

38

463

23

524

"

March

7

29

495

17

541

September 5 43

446

17

506

14

37

511

57

17

565

12

44

451

21

516

21

35

507

16

558

55

19

41

455

19

515

28

"

34

527

16

577

26

40

471

18

529

*

April

4

32

538

15

585

October

3

41

11

33

517

J

16

566

10

27

18

29

542

18

55

589

17

"1

25

30

532

"

16

578

24

May

2

34

494

16

544

31

9

33

522

17

"1

572

November 7

16

34

523

"3

23

J

37

556

30

35

531

June

6

34

554

13

35

563

"

20

32

534

JJ

27

29

504

"

E222222

21

578

14

*

615

21

J

20

586

28

19

607

December 5

620

12

""

19

585

19

11

20

553

26

759998786INNS

471

20

532

47

526

19

592

46

535

18

599

46

553

16

615

49

602

14

665

52

577

51

550

552

21

546

62

550

52

537

52

545

32

53

533

227*****

16

645

623

629

638

25

637

29

618

629

25

611

"

MS. TONNOCHY,

Victoria Gaol Office, Hongkong, 27th May, 1881.

Superintendent.

Page 9016 aged

16 aged

CLASS

OF

PRISONERS.

EUROPEAN, .....................

INDIAN,

CHINESE.

Males,

Females,...

( Males..................

( Males, ................

| Females, ... ***

***

Females, ... ...

TOTAL,

2

10

:..

1| 12 | 7

19

3

4

5

Victoria Gaol Office, Hongkong, 27th May, 1881.

16 bed

*

Murder.

Manslaughter.

Cutting and wounding, or Assault occasioning grievous

bodily harm.

Assault with intent to rob, or Robbery with violence.

Burglary, Attempted Burglary, Breaking, entering and stealing, and having

possession of house-breaking implements.

from Person, from Ships

Seas.

Larceny, Larceny from

or Boats in Harbour

a house, or on the High

Obtaining goods or money by false pretences.

Unlawful possession, and Receiving stolen goods.

Child stealing, Kidnapping, Abduction of females, Forci- ble detention, and Buying or Selling human beings.

Uttering counterfeit coin or notes."

Perjury, and Preferring a false charge.

Embezzlement.

5

2

*

1

5

19

792

22

9809

N

23

7

1

00

9

3.8

RETURN showing the CLASSIFICATION of OFFENCES for which PRISONERS were committed to VICTORIA GAOL, from the respective CoURTS of the COLONY, during the Year 1880.

6

1

:

1

+

:

21

17

1. 18

S

5 20

:.

Piracy.

:

1

3

245

:

11

Conspiracy to defraud.

Committing or attempting to commit an unnatural offence.

Indecent Assault.

Common Assault, Assault with wounding, Fighting, Disorderly conduct, Drunkenness, Refusing to pay chair hire, Resisting Folice, and Using abusive language.

Misconduct as a Private or Public Servant, Refusing duty, Negligence, Deser-

tion, Absent without leave, and Remaining behind from ships.

Breach of Military and Naval Discipline.

Breach of Conditional Pardon, and Returning from De-

portation.

Extortion and attempting to Extort.

Gambling, or Haunting Gambling-Houses, Rogue and Vagabond, Suspicious and dangerous characters. Vagrancy and Obtaining passages surreptitiously on board ships. Aiding and abetting in a misdemeanour.

Contempt of Court.

Unlawful hawking or Selling goods without Licence. Uttering cries, Without Passes or Lights, Obstruction, Nuisance, Damaging property, Firing crackers, Making bonfire, Defiling stream, Indecent exposure, Trespassing, Breach of Ordinance for Harbour and Market Regulations.

Using Threats.

Breach of Brothel Ordinance.

Mendicancy.

Attempting to commit suicide.

Bribery.

Carrying deadly weapons.

Illegal pawning.

Administering Drugs.

On Remand, For Trial, and pending orders.

For Debt.

1

119

2

9

11

5

1

***

13

71

24

3

2235 2014

388

27

71 21

684

2

10

11 12

13 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

་་་

***

...

:

1

:

:

:

:

:

:

645

-809

5

14

23

3...

1

3 116 1 2 360 17 3,098

52

140 |

2 431 19

3,530

5 | 3 | 67 | 4| 1| 16 | 1| 2 |43

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

M. S. TONNOCHY,

Superintendent.

16 Bed

3

:

1

2621

21

27)

TOTAL..

16 aged

16 sed