AnnualReport-1914 — Page 224

Appendix K.

REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISON FOR THE YEAR 1914.

1. The number of prisoners received into prison during the year and the corresponding number for the year 1913 were as follows:-

Convicted by Ordinary Courts,

" Courts Martial,

Supreme Court for China and Corea, High Court, Weihaiwei,

Debtors,

1914 1913 Total, 4,050 6,885 On remand or in default of finding surety, Convicted by Ordinary Courts, 3,034 5,792 " Courts Martial, 3 1 Supreme Court for China and Corea, High Court, Weihaiwei, 3 6 Debtors, 61 52 949 1,034

There was a decrease of 2,835 on the total number of admissions as compared with the year 1913. There was a decrease of prisoners convicted for Larceny during the year under review, the number being 595 against 726 for the previous year.

2. The number of prisoners admitted to prison for offences not of a criminal nature was 1,991 made up as follows:-

Convicted by Courts Martial, 3 Debtors, 61 Convicted under the Opium Ordinance, 135 Divan Gambling 139 77 Market 51 33 Arms 45 31 27 Vehicle 30 17 35 Harbour Regulations, 1 Post Office Ordinance, Prison 55 Stowaway 19 Marine Hawkers 11 Police Sanitary By-laws, 316 6 23 17 12 Servants' Quarters Ordinance, Dangerous Goods 2 Pharmacy Ordinance, 1 Chinese Wine and Spirit Ordinance, 5 4 Eating House Ordinance, 11 Lodging House Ordinance, 13 5 Carried forward, 1,211 212 2