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bullets, 96 cleaning rods, 100 frogs, 101 pouches, 198 belts and slings, 1 set refilling tools, 5 drums Naphtha and a small quantity of fuse.
EDUCATION.
22. During the year 4 Europeans and 45 Indians obtained certificates for knowledge of Chinese, one European obtained certificate for Hindustani, 25 Indians and 3 Chinese obtained certificates for English.
MUSKETRY.
23. The Europeans and Indians were put through the usual course of musketry, and 29 Europeans and 50 Indians qualified as marksmen.
IDENTIFICATION BY FINGER IMPRESSIONS.
24. 215 persons were identified as having previous convictions against them. This number is 25 more than during the year 1909.
131 identifications were those of criminals who had returned from banishment.
CONDUCT.
25. The conduct of the European contingent (average strength 120) was good. The total number of reports against them was 41 as against 55 in 1909. There were 9 reports for being drunk or under the influence of drink as against 8 in 1909, 5 for sleeping on duty as against 4, and 8 for neglect of duty as against 9.
The conduct of the Indian contingent (average strength 358) was fairly good. There were 382 reports as against 335 for the preceding year. For drunkenness there were 34 as against 29, for disorderly conduct 17 as against 24, for neglect of duty 27 as against 37, for absence from duty 54 as against 48, for gossiping and idling on duty 67, same as last year, and sleeping on duty 23 as against 31. 207 men had no report. Nine Indian constables were convicted by the Police Magistrate (all dismissed from the Force) 2 for assault, 1 for indecent assault, 2 for insubordination, 1 for neglect of duty, 1 for intimidating a recruit from joining the Force, 1 for drunkenness, and 1 for taking bribes.
The behaviour of the Chinese contingent (average strength 392) was fair. There were altogether 1,138 reports as against 896 in 1909. There was one report for drunkenness as against 2 in 1909, 135 for sleeping on duty as against 134, 28 for disorderly conduct as against 12 and 365 for minor offences as against 263. Ten constables were convicted by the Police Magistrate (9 dismissed) for the following offences: 1 for robbery and extortion, 1 for demanding money with menaces, 2 for assault, 2 for assault and damaging property, 2 for street gambling, 1 for obtaining a bribe and 1 for larceny.
120 men of this contingent were not reported during the year.
The seamen, coxswains, engineers and stokers (average strength 133) had 186 reports as compared with 213 for last year. For drunkenness there was no report (same as last year), and 102