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EUROPEAN FIRE BRIGADE OFFICERS,
26. One revolver course was held during the year 1931.
Total fired 5, all passed.
27. The possible score in all cases was 120, and the number of points required to pass the test was 50%, i.e., 60.
28. Cruising launches equipped with Vickers machine guns fire a half-yearly course, and launches Nos. 2-4 which are equipped with 3-pounder guns fire a fortnightly practice with Morris tube, and an annual course with 3-pounder ammunition.
FINGER PRINT DEPARTMENT.
29. A summary of work executed in this Department for the year 1931 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 Markets Ordinance 1931 15,391 3,529 9,047 222 1,324 1930 14,814 3,896 10,826 237 1,575 Increase ... ... ... ... ... Decrease 577 367 1,779 15 251Overhaul of Finger Print Bureau:- Number of old records destroyed 667.
Approximate number of records on file 135,403.
PHOTOGRAPHIC SUB-DEPARTMENT.
30. The total number of photographs taken of scenes of serious crime and accidents throughout the year was seventeen. The total number of copies of photographs issued was 2,163.
PASS OFFICE.
31. During the year 1931, fifty-five persons of various nationalities, other than Chinese, Indians and Japanese were put before the Courts for the following offences:-
Vagrancy 25 Stowaways 19 Passport 1132. The number of foreign destitutes dealt with during the year was 57.
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