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Two piracies on junks were reported (one of which is a doubtful report) against six during 1929.
No piracies were reported in the Canton River Delta.
Table II shows the number of piracies committed in adjacent waters during the year. Compared with 1929 there is a decrease of three cases in the number of piracies other than Bias Bay piracies.
There is a decrease of one case compared with 1929 in Bias Bay piracies.
ARMS.
There were 26 arms seizures during the year, of which 19 were charge cases and 7 no charge cases. The only seizure of note was on board the S.S. "D'Artagnan" on 15.7.30 when Revenue Officers seized 168 Automatic Pistols of French make and 18,000 rounds of ammunition.
COMMUNISM.
A note on Communism is included in the Special Events.
DISCHARGED PRISONERS, DEPORTEES AND VAGRANTS. Table III gives the number dealt with by the Records Office during the year 1930.
FINGER PRINT DEPARTMENT.
A Summary of work executed in this Department for the year 1930 is as follows:--
Year Number of finger prints examined Number of persons identified Number of records filed Number of convictions under Deportation Ordinance Number of convictions under Market Ordinance 1930 14,814 3,896 10,826 237 1,575 1929 12,138 2,786 10,731 222 620 Increase 2,676 1,110 95 15 955Overhaul of Finger Print Bureau:- Number of old records destroyed 352.
Approximate number of records on file 127,023.