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The total cost of maintenance, which is defrayed by voluntary subscriptions, was $34,100. The Dispensaries are conducted by committees under the chairmanship of the Registrar General.
VIII. CRIMINAL AND POLICE
The total of all cases reported to the Police was 9,819 being an increase of 257 or 2.68 per cent. as compared with 1908. In the division of these cases into serious and minor offences there is an increase in the former as compared with the previous year of 103 or 3.17 per cent.
The number of serious offences reported was 103 over the average of the quinquennial period commencing with the year 1905. The number of minor offences reported shows an increase of 154 as compared with 1908, and was 1,000 below the average of the quinquennial period.
The total strength of the Police Force for 1909 was Europeans 132, Indians 411, Chinese 511, making a total of 1,054 as compared with 1,046 in 1908 exclusive in each case of the five superior officers and staff of clerks and coolies. These figures include police paid for by the railway, private firms, and other government departments. Of this force the District Officer, 13 Europeans, 114 Indians and 46 Chinese were stationed in the New Territories during the year.
The force of District Watchmen to which the Government contributes $2,000 per annum was well supported by the Chinese during the year. These watchmen patrol the streets in the Chinese quarter of the City. They are placed on police beats and are supervised by the European police on section patrol.
The total number of persons committed to Victoria Gaol was 5,215 as compared with 4,778 in 1908. Of these 1,325 were committed for criminal offences, against 1,312 in 1908. Of committals for non-criminal offences there were 35 less under the Prepared Opium Ordinance and 30 more for infringement of Sanitary Bye-laws.
The daily average of prisoners confined in the Gaol was 560, the average for 1908 being 465 and the highest previous average being 726 in 1904. The percentage of prisoners to population, according to the daily average of the former and the estimated number of the latter was 14 as compared with 14, the average percentage for the last ten years.
Owing however to the large floating population which is constantly moving between the Colony and Canton the percentage of crime to population does not convey an accurate idea of the comparative criminality of the residents of the Colony.
The prison discipline was satisfactory, the average of punishments per prisoner being 1.38 as compared with 1.27 in 1908 and 1.50 in 1907.
Long sentence prisoners serving two years and upwards are taught useful trades, including printing, book-binding, washing,
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The total cost of maintenance, which is defrayed by voluntary sub- scriptions, was $34,100. The Dispensaries are conducted by com- mittees under the chairmanship of the Registrar General.
VIII. CRIMINAL AND POLICE,
The total of all cases reported to the Police was 9,819 being an increase of 257 or 2'68 per cent. as compared with 1908. In the division of these cases into serious and minor offences there is an increase in the former as compared with the previous year of 103 or 3:17 per cent.
The number of serious offences reported was 103 over the average of the quinquennial period commencing with the year 1905. The number of minor offences reported shows an increase of 154 as compared with 1908, and was 1,000 below the average of the quin- quennial period.
The total strength of the Police Force for 1909 was Europeans 132, Indians 411, Chinese 511, making a total of 1,054 as compared with 1,046 in 1908 exclusive in each case of the five superior officers and staff of clerks and coolies. These figures include police paid for by the railway, private firms, and other government departments. Of this force the District Officer, 13 Europeans, 114 Indians and 46 Chinese were stationed in the New Territories during the year.
The force of District Watchmen to which the Government con- tributes $2,000 per annum was well supported by the Chinese during the year. These watchmen patrol the streets in the Chinese quarter of the City. They are placed on police beats and are supervised by the European police on section patrol.
The total number of persons committed to Victoria Gaol was 5,215 as compared with 4,778 in 1908. Of these 1,325 were com- mitted for criminal offences, against 1,312 in 1908. Of commit- tals for non-criminal offences there were 35 less under the Prepared Opium Ordinance and 30 more for infringement of Sanitary Bye-laws.
The daily average of prisoners confined in the Gaol was 560, the average for 1908 being 465 and the highest previous average being 726 in 1904. The percentage of prisoners to population, according to the daily average of the former and the estimated number of the latter was 14 as compared with 14, the average percentage for the last ten years.
Owing however to the large floating population which is con- stantly moving between the Colony and Canton the percentage of crime to population does not convey an accurate idea of the compara- tive criminality of the residents of the Colony.
The prison discipline was satisfactory, the average of punish- ments per prisoner being 138 as compared with 127 in 1908 and 1:50 in 1907.
Long sentence prisoners serving two years and upwards are taught useful trades, including printing, book-binding, washing,
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