Appendix L.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISONS FOR THE YEAR 1922.
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1. The number of prisoners received into prison during the year 1922 and the corresponding number for the year 1921 were as follows:-
1922 1921 Convicted by Ordinary Courts, 4,149 4,233 Convicted by Court Martial, 3 Nil Debtors, 31 66 On remand or in default of finding surety, 831 691 Total... 5,014 4,990There was an increase of 24 on the total number of admissions as compared with the year 1921. There was an increase of prisoners convicted for larceny during the year under review, the number being 870 against 844 for the previous year.
2. The number of Revenue Grade prisoners admitted to prisons was 2,791 made up as follows:
Convicted under the Opium Ordinance 990 Gambling Ordinance, 85 Arms and Ammunition Ord., 36 Vehicles Ordinance, 79 15 Sanitary By-Laws 8 Harbour Regulations.... 4 Servants Quarters Ord., 6 Marine Hawkers Ord., 65 Dangerous Goods Ord., 16 Chinese Wine and Spirit Ord., 27 Society Ordinance, 4 42 16 22 3 3 55 Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 4 Truck Ordinance, ... Women and Girls (Protection) Ordinance, - Pawnbrokers Ordinance, 5 6 Importation and Exportation Ordinance, 9 Pharmacy and Poisons Ord., 137 Tobacco Ordinance, 4 Indecent Exhibition Ord., 5 Printing and Publishing Ord., 14 Water Works Ordinance, "J Post Office Ordinance, 1 Magistrates' Ordinance, 3 2 Police Regulations, 1 Carried forward,... 1,569