RETURN shewing the CLASSIFICATION of OFFENCES, for which Prisoxens were committed to Victoria GAOL, from the respective COURTS of the COLONY, during the Year 1878.
CLASS
OF
PRISONERS.
EUROPEAN...............
INDIAN
CHISENE..
Females,
( Maler.......
| Females, ...
(Malce
Females,...
Males,
TOTAL.............
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28
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47
142
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Marder.
Manslaughter.
Culting and wounding, or Assault occasioning Griev-
ous Bodily Harm.
Assault with Intent to røb, or Rubbery with Violence.
Burglary, Attempted Barglary, Breaking, entering and stealing, and living Possession of House-brunk- ing Implements.
Larceny, Larceny from a House, from Pusson, froin Ships or Boats in Harbour or on the High Sens.
Obtaining Goods or Money by false Pretences.
Unlawful Possession, and Receiving Stolen Goods.
Child Sterling, Kidnapping, Abduction of Females, Fur-
cible Detention, and Buying or Selling Human Beinga.
Uttering Counterfeit Coin or Notes.
Perjary, and Preferring a False Charge.
Embezzlement.
Illegally Pawning.
Indecent Aussult.
Assault, Assault with Wounding, and Bioting.
Fighting, Disorderly Conduct, Drunkenness, Refusing to pay Chair Hire, Resisting Police, and Using abusira Lnogunge.
Misconduct as a Private or Publia Servant, Refusing Duty, Negligence, Desertion, Absent withinat Leave, and Remaining behind from Ships.
Breath of Allitary and Naval Discipline.
Breach of Conditional Pardon, and Returning from Deportation.
Breach of Ordinance for Weights and Measures.
Kogue and Vagabond, Suspicious and Dangerous Cha- cooters, Vagrancy and Mendicancy.
Gambling or Heunting Gambling-Houses
Unlawful Bowking or Selling Goods without Licence, Uttering Cries, Without Passes or. Liglīts, Obstruc- tion, Nuisance, Damaging Property, Firing Crackers, Making Boore, Defiling Stream, fndecent Exposure, Trespassing, Breach of Ordinance for Harbour and Market Regulations.
Uning Threats.
Extortion, or Impersonating ● Police Constable,
Crosity to Animals.
Attempting to commit Suicide.
On Remand, for Trial, and pending Ordara, &c.
For Debt.
TOTAL
1
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19
988
4
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18
...
483
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ет
6
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10
19
12
4
19
1,020
13
400
Victoria Gaol Office, Hongkong, 2nd May, 1879.
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861 #
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276
IB
440
7
95
47
J
14
2
7
153
204
668
1
18
266
708
400
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11
242
34
380
2
67
1
40-4
208,233
130
8
8
1
882
27
8,803
M. S. TONNOCHT, Superintendent,