Appendix L.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISON FOR THE YEAR 1915.
1. The number of prisoners received into prison during the year and the corresponding number for the year 1914 were as follows:--
1915 1914 Convicted by Ordinary Courts, 2,993 3,034 Courts Martial, 6 3 Supreme Court for China and Korea, High Court, Weihaiwei, 7 3 Debtors, 58 61 On remand or in default of finding surety, 1,112 949 Total, 4,179 4,050There was an increase of 129 on the total number of admissions as compared with the year 1914. There was an increase of prisoners convicted for larceny during the year under review, the number being 707 against 595 for the previous year.
2. The number of Revenue Grade prisoners admitted to prison was 1,651 made up as follows:-
Convicted under the Opium Ordinance, 129 19 Opium Divan 247 77 Gambling 51 31 Market 76 37 Arms 15 "" Vehicles 84 "" Police 19 41 Sanitary By-laws, 1 23 Harbour Regulations, 4 27 Post Office Ordinance, 1 1 Stowaway Ordinance, 11 "" Servants' Quarters Ordinance "" ** Marine Hawkers 4 "" Dangerous Goods 25 6 Pharmacy 5 * Chinese Wine & Spirit 4 11 Eating House 5 "" Carried forward, 725Appendix L.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISON FOR THE YEAR 1915.
1. The number of prisoners received into prison during the year and the corresponding number for the year 1914 were as follows:--
Convicted by Ordinary Courts,
1915.
1914.
2,993
3,034
Courts Martial,
6
3
19
Supreme Court for China and Korea, High Court, Weihaiwei,
7
3
3
Debtors,
58
61
On remand or in default of finding
surety,
—
1,112
949
Total, -
4,179
4,050
There was an increase of 129 on the total number of admissions as compared with the year 1914. There was an increase of prisoners convicted for larceny during the year under review. the number being 707 against 595 for the previous year.
2. The number of Revenue Grade prisoners admitted to prison was 1,651 made up as follows:-
Convicted under the Opium Ordinance,
129
19
Opium Divan
Gambling
51
11
- 247
77
31
Market Arms
Vehicles
76
""
37
15
84
>>
Police
..
19
41
>>
Sanitary By-laws,
Harbour Regulations,
,
1
23
4
SH
27
>>
"
""
+
**
י
1
1)
11
"
Post Office Ordinance,
Stowaway Ordinance,
Servants' Quarters Ordinance
Marine Hawkers
Dangerous Goods
Pharmacy
4
25
6
5
*
16
,
4
"
""
**
Chinese Wine & Spirit
4
11
19
Eating House
5
"
Carried forward,
- 725
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