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Number of persons convicted of Breach of the Banishment Ordinance 51, being a decrease of 47 persons as compared with the year 1920. Number of persons identified by finger prints for Breach of Hawkers Licence 323, being an increase of 150 persons over 1920.
One person was identified by his foot impression, namely Yeung Po the fourth prisoner who escaped from Victoria Gaol.
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A new classification for onwards, invented by Superintendent Collins of New Scotland Yard was put into use. This classification reduced 6,000 records into 16 covers.
The old system was much slower, the search took some minutes, the present system reduces it to seconds.
CONDUCT.
The conduct of the European Contingent (average strength 185) was good. The total number of reports against them was 57 as against 50 in 1920.
There were 3 reports for being drunk or under the influence of drink as against 8 in 1920.
Four were reported for sleeping on duty as against 2 and 5 for neglect of duty as against 4.
The conduct of the Indian Contingent (average strength 430) was good. There were 353 reports as against 324 for the preceding year. For drunkenness there were 10 as against 9, for disorderly conduct 30 as against 41, for neglect of duty 50 as against 25, for absence from duty 64 as against 84, for gossiping and idling on duty 42 as against 39 and for sleeping on duty 20 as against 21.
250 men had no report.
The behaviour of the Chinese Contingent (average strength 541) was fair. There were altogether 994 reports as against 845 in 1920. For drunkenness there were 3 as against one, 73 for sleeping on duty as against 71, 22 for disorderly conduct as against 18 and 374 for minor offences as against 359.
268 men had no report.
11 C. Cs. were convicted by the Police Magistrate (dismissed from the force).
Six for misconduct as a P. C.
One for harbouring a married woman.
Two for larceny.
One for neglect of duty.
One for attempting to obtain a bribe.
The seamen, coxswains, engineers and stokers (average strength 185) had 176 reports as compared with 142 for last year. For