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Indian Contingent:-All Officers, except thirteen, have qualified. Of the thirteen, nine are now taking the course. Three are on leave in India. P.S. B136 Mohamed Din passed with distinction in 1926, has since obtained two further certificates. He has been First Aid Instructor to the Indian Contingent since 1927. Forty-one Officers have obtained two certificates.
Cantonese Contingent:-All Officers have qualified. One hundred and fifty-four have obtained two certificates.
Wei Hai Wei Contingent:-All Officers have qualified except a certain number of Anti-Piracy Guards and these are expected to qualify by the end of July 1933.
(Recruits under training are not included in the above figures although about 40% of the Recruits have qualified.)
SUMMARY OF CRIME FOR 1932.
19. The total number of cases reported to the Police during the year 1932 was 21,071 as against 22,728 in 1931 being a decrease of 1,657 or 7.2%. The average for the last five years is 21,896.
There were 5,707 serious cases in 1932 as against 5,284 in 1931 an increase of 423 or 7.4%. There was an increase of 4 cases in House-breaking, 19 Burglaries, 186 Larcenies and 13 Murders. Robberies decreased by 9 cases. The number of Robberies during 1932 was 70 cases distributed as follows:-
23 cases in Hong Kong, 33 in Kowloon and 14 in the New Territories as against 79 cases in 1931.
There were 15,364 minor cases during 1932 as against 17,444 in 1931, a decrease of 2,080 or 11.9%.
Details are given in Table V.
PROPERTY REPORTED STOLEN AND PROPERTY RECOVERED.
20. The estimated value of property stolen during the year 1932 was $714,205.52 as against $552,273.93 during 1931, an increase of $161,931.59 or 22.6%. The average for the last five years is $747,534.97. The value of property recovered during the year 1932 was $85,836.29 or 12% of the property stolen, as against $88,451.09 or 16% of the property stolen during 1931. Included in the sum of $714,205.52 shown in the estimated value of property stolen are 17 cases of Larceny by Servant, 1 case of Larceny by Bailee, 16 cases of Embezzlement, 2 of Larceny by Partner and 5 of Fraudulent Misappropriation. The amounts involved in each of these cases were all well over a thousand dollars; the largest being $106,539.00 and $60,000.00 under "Larceny by Servant". The total value of property stolen in these 41 cases was $360,219.00 or 49% of the total amount stolen.