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The value of property recovered during the year was $67,617.32 or 11% of the value of the property stolen, as against $74,702.63 or 15% of the property stolen in 1928, a decrease of 4% in ratio between the property stolen and property recovered.
LOST PROPERTY.
The following is a return showing property lost or reported lost.
Year Articles reported lost Value lost Articles recovered and found but not reported lost Value of articles found 1929 338 $31,760.00 145 $1,597.80 1928 357 $33,829.85 129 $1,470.38GAMBLING.
There were 109 successful gambling cases for the year ending December 1929, as against 165 successful cases in 1928.
There were two cases in which no conviction was obtained.
There were 71 lottery cases, compared with 74 in 1928.
PASS OFFICE.
During the year, 42 persons of various nationalities, other than Chinese, Indians, and Japanese, were put before the Courts for the following offences:
Vagrancy 20 Stowaways 17 Passport Ordinance 5The number of foreign destitutes dealt with during the year was 55.
MENDICANTS.
During the year, one thousand one hundred and sixty-six mendicants were arrested and dealt with as follows:
11 mendicants charged before the Magistrate. 80 sent to Tung Wah Hospital. released. 232 sent to Nam Tau. 796 sent to Canton. 16 31 sent to Deep Bay.