AnnualReport-1937

# H 12

## Table V.

### HONG KONG.

Return of Punishments awarded at Magistracy in respect of Certain Classes of Offences during the Years 1936 AND 1937 Adults only.

Offences against Individuals. Number of Persons Punished. Pantshments. Description. Offences of a Public Nature. Against their Property. Against their Persons. Against the Crown and Government. Against Public Justice. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Fined 1936 19,407 4,364 2,131 32 645 34 16 1937 19,840 4,428 3,075 110 1,744 1,519 32 Imprisoned in default 1936 2,638 994 37 2,551 1937 3,170 761 36 Imprisoned without option 1936 1937 Imprisoned and birched 1936 1937 To be sent back to country 1936 1937 Expelled from the Colony 1936 1937 Sentenced to House of Detention 1936 85 117 1937

Against Public Peace. Against Trade. Against Public Morals and Police.

M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 251 30 4 2 370 82 1936 21 2 2 398 1937 11,056 1,036 58 4 14 31 1936 1937 18,893 19,168 2,532 3,072 174 102 1936 3 6 1937 1 12 10 1 16 12 1936 1937 2,602 1,599 773 406 1936 1937 16 8 35 14 4 3 1936 1937 35 118 5 13 417 325 1936 5 5 1937 5 7 8 5 112 55 1936 7 5 1937 36 84 1 6 21 1936 1 2 1937 94 1936 G 22 23 29 21 27 21 24 41 2 2 3 20 38

Bound over to be of good behaviour

685 1,317 140 132 582 1,202 108 120 9 13 1 44 51 24 10 G 4 1 1 1 43 43 6 1

Bound over and fined

22 29 4 T 11 10 5 1 11 24 3

Bound over and ordered to pay compensation

15 13 — 1 3 5 1 11 8 1

Bound over, ordered to pay compensation, and fined

2 6 1 2 6

Bound over and imprisoned

18: 7 3 1 14: 4

Bound over to keep peace

257 147

Imprisoned until Court rises

209 170 161 34 10 4 8 95 59 2 2 1 2 150 79 30 7 69 2 4 1 3 1

Bound over to come up for judgment

298. 151 24 32 201: 120 11 23 8 7 16 4 3 1 2 1 2 2

Enforcement of bonds

(26) (200) (3) (23) (193) (3) (3) (3) 6 1 1 209 167 161 62 69 16 12 6 (4)

Total

27,496 29,447 4,033 4,215 3,025 5,848 193 į 439 249 180 17 8 1,552 1,631 280 189 425 348 G 5 218 151 37 12 73 108 3 3 21,954 21,181 3,491 3,559

* Figures under "Enforcement of bonds" are excluded, as they have already been included in figures under "Fined" or "Imprisoned".