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Criminal:-
Hong Kong Magistracy, two courts......
Kowloon Magistracy, one court
District Officer, North, one court
District Officer, South, one court
II. THE POLICE.
19,155 cases 14,418 cases. 880 cases.
126 cases.
8. The Police Force of the Colony is under the control of the Inspector General of Police who is assisted by one Deputy Inspector General and ten Superintendents. The force consists of four Contingents, European, Indian, and two Chinese viz. Cantonese and Weihaiwei. The strength of the different Contingents is as follows:-
Europeans
Indians
Chinese (Cantonese)
Chinese (Weihaiwei)
245
726
594
283
In addition the Police Department controls the Anti-Piracy Guards, a force consisting of thirty-three Russians and twenty-eight Indian Guards, together with six European Sergeants, eight Indian Sergeants and ninety-five Weihaiwei Chinese Constables, who are included in the Police strength. The Anti-Piracy Guards are employed and paid for by Shipping Companies for service in the China Seas.
9. Further, the department engages and supervises 1,129 Indian and Chinese watchmen who are paid by private individuals for protection of private property.
10. The waters of the Colony are policed by a fleet of ten steam launches and three motor boats which employ a staff of two hundred and forty-four Chinese under European officers.
11. There were 5,708 serious cases of crime in 1932 as against 5,284 in 1931, an increase of 424 or 7.4%. There was an increase of 87 cases in house breaking, of 13 in burglaries and a decrease of 186 in larcenies. Murder showed an increase of 13 cases; robberies a decrease of 13 cases, a total of 66 cases as against 79 cases in 1931. There were 15,364 minor cases in 1932 as against 17,444 in 1931; a decrease of 1,080 cases or 6.1%.
III. PRISONS.
12. There are three prisons in the Colony. Victoria Gaol in Hong Kong is the main prison for males. This prison is built on the separate system, but segregation is difficult owing to lack of space and accommodation. It contains cell accommodation for 644 only and prisoners are often kept in association through unavoidable overcrowding. There is a branch male