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In addition to cases treated in hospital for Fever or Dengue Fever, the cases treated for Fever in the various stations in the New Territories without being removed to hospital were :—
Europeans 4, Indians 55 and Chinese 7.
EXECUTIVE STAFF.
29. The Deputy Superintendent (Captain F. W. Lyons) returned from leave on 21st October. Mr. G. N. Orme acted during his absence. The District Officer (Mr. E. R. Hallifax) left for England on leave on 24th March and returned on 27th October. Mr. S. B. C. Ross acted during his absence. The Assistant Superintendent (Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse) returned from leave on 12th May. Mr. T. H. King acted during his absence.
POLICE FORCE.
30. Thirteen Europeans were engaged during the year, two were recruited from England and eleven enlisted locally. Table III shows changes in the personnel of the Force during the year, and Table IV the strength, expenditure and revenue for the past ten years.
NEW TERRITORIES.
31. The District Officer for the New Territories reported as follows:—
"The strength of the Police in the Northern District was until September:—
9 Europeans, 60 Indians and 24 Chinese.
During September the Force was reduced by one European owing to the withdrawal of the Sergeant from Au Tau.
'The waters of the District are patrolled by No. 2 Launch with a force of 2 Europeans and 15 Chinese.
15 Indian Police are stationed in the District for railway duty. The total Police Force in the Territory at the end of the year was therefore 124 men.
The health of the Force was only fairly good. Forty-six cases were admitted to hospital and in twenty-five of these cases the cause was Malaria. Over fifty cases of fever were treated in station and one death from Malaria occurred at Sheung Shui. The staff at Tai Po suffered from fever throughout the year.
Twelve armed robberies and three murders were reported.
At the end of the year there was a great reduction in the number of railway coolies owing to approaching completion of the works. No statistics are available as to the number of strange coolies who found employment in the Territory but the number can hardly have been less than 5,000. These coolies caused very little trouble to the Police though they kept the Small Debts Court busy."
F. J. BADELEY, Capt. Supt. of Police.
25th April, 1910.