Appendix L.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISONS
FOR THE YEAR 1930.
1. The number of prisoners received into prison during the year and the corresponding number for 1929 were as follows:-
1929 1930. Convicted by Ordinary Courts 4,773 5,624 Convicted by High Court 7 66 Wei-hai-wei... 73 Debtors On remand or in default of finding surety 933 796 Total 5,779 6,493There was a decrease in the number of prisoners convicted for larceny during the year under review the number being 1,287 against 1,410 for the previous year.
2. The number of Revenue Grade prisoners admitted to prison was 3,290 made up as follows:-
Convicted under the Opium Ordinance 554 Gambling Ordinance 86 Arms & Ammunition Ord... 3 Vehicle Ordinance 82 19 Harbour Regulations 34 11 Water Works Ordinance 4 ... Dangerous Goods Ord...... 15 Chinese Wine & Spirit Ord. 101 Societies Ordinance 1,180 Public Health & Buildings Ordinance 104 Truck Ordinance 137 Women & Girls (Protection) Ordinance 5 1 Tobacco Ordinance 11 Stowaway Ordinance 6 Offences against the Person Ordinance Carried forward