Appendix I.
REPORT ON THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE YEAR 1911.
A.-NORTHERN DISTRICT.
I. STAFF.
Mr. S. B. C. Ross acted as District Officer from the 1st January until July 31st, Mr. D. W. Tratman thence until November 25th and I then acted until the end of the year.
Mr. A. E. Wood acted as Assistant District Officer until November 25th, and Mr. S. B. B. McElderry from that date until the end of the year.
II.-POLICE.
The Police Force in the Northern District of the Territories consisted in December, 1911, of 8 Europeans, 71 Indians and 26 Chinese, an increase of 13 Indians and 2 Chinese over 1910. This was due in the first place to the opening of Tsün Wan Station on July 21st and secondly to additional Indian Police sent out to border stations on account of the disturbances arising out of the revolution in the neighbouring Chinese Territory.
The waters of Mirs Bay were patrolled by No. 2 Launch until November 28th when No. 3, which had been laid up for two years, was recommissioned and took her place on the Mirs Bay beat: each of these launches carries 2 European Police and 15 Seamen.
The prevailing unrest of the year made itself felt in an increase of crime throughout the district; but the fears expressed by shopkeepers and others that raids from Chinese Territory would be a serious menace to the public peace were not realised up to the end of the year.
The health of the Police Force in the district was better than in 1910 and the total number of fever cases was 74 as compared with 87. The opening of the new Tsin Wan Station at the end of July was productive of several cases at first but there is now every reason to believe that it will prove quite healthy.
III. MAGISTRACY.
There was a considerable diminution of cases during 1911- 332 criminal cases as compared with 467 in 1910, and 382 in 1909. The following table shows the returns for the last three years :-
Appendix I.
REPORT ON THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE YEAR 1911.
A.-NORTHERN DISTRICT.
I. STAFF.
Mr. S. B. C. Ross acted as District Officer from the 1st January until July 31st, Mr. D. W. Tratman thence until November 25th and I then acted until the end of the year.
Mr. A. E. Wood acted as Assistant District Officer until November 25th, and Mr. S. B. B. McElderry from that date until the end of the year.
II.-POLICE.
The Police Force in the Northern District of the Territories consisted in December, 1911, of 8 Europeans, 71 Indiáns and 26 Chinese, an increase of 13 Indians and 2 Chinese over 1910. This was due in the first place to the opening of Tsün Wàn Station on July 21st and secondly to additional Indian Police sent out to border stations on account of the disturbances arising out of the revolution in the neighbouring Chinese Territory.
The waters of Mirs Bay were patrolled by No. 2 Launch until November 28th when No. 3, which had been laid up for two years, was recommissioned and took her place on the Mirs Bay beat: each of these launches carries 2 European Police and 15 Seamen.
The prevailing unrest of the year made itself felt in an in- crease of crime throughout the district; but the fears expressed by shopkeepers and others that raids from Chinese Territory would be a serious menace to the public peace were not realised up to the end of the year.
The health of the Police Force in the district was better than in 1910 and the total number of fever cases was 74 as compared with 87. The opening of the new Tsin Wan Station at the end of July was productive of several cases at first but there is now every rea- son to believe that it will prove quite healthy.
III. MAGISTRACY.
There was a considerable diminution of cases during 1911- 332 criminal cases as compared with 467 in 1910, and 382 in 1909. The following table shows the returns for the last three years :-
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