Appendix L.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISON FOR THE YEAR 1917.
1. The number of prisoners received into prison during the year and the corresponding number for the year 1916 were as follows:-
1917 1916 Convicted by Ordinary Courts, 2,701 3,248 Convicted by Court Martial, 1 7 Supreme Court for China and Korea... 1 3 High Court, Weihaiwei, Debtors, 52 54 On remand or in default of finding surety, 628 857 Total, 3,380 4,169There was a decrease of 783 on the total number of admissions as compared with the year 1916. There was a decrease of prisoners convicted for larceny during the year under review, the number being 890 against 916 for the previous year.
2. The number of Revenue Grade prisoners admitted to prison was 1,118 made up as follows:
Convicted under the Opium Ordinance, 11 Opium Divan Ordinance, 146 53 Gambling Ordinance, 86 13 Market Ordinance,.. 61 Arms Ordinance, 19 12 Vehicles Ordinance, 31 Police Ordinance, 12 Sanitary By-laws, 2 " Harbour Regulations, 15 Post Office Ordinance, 1 }} Stowaway Ordinance, 2 Servants Quarters Ordinance, Marine Hawkers Ordinance,...... Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 14 Chinese Wine & Spirit Ord., 12 Buildings Ordinance, 3 Eating House Ordinance,.. 3 1 Carried forward,.. 452Appendix L.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISON FOR THE YEAR 1917.
1. The number of prisoners received into prison during the year and the corresponding number for the year 1916 were as follows:-
1917.
19.16.
Convicted by Ordinary Courts,
2,701
3,248
Convicted by Court Martial,
1
7
Supreme Court for China and Korea...
1
3
High Court, Weihaiwei,
Debtors,
52
54
On remand or in default of finding
surety,
628
857
Total,
3.380
4,169
There was a decrease of 783 on the total number of admissions as compared with the year 1916. There was a decrease of prisoners convicted for larceny during the year under review, the number being 890 against 916 for the previous year.
2. The number of Revenue Grade prisoners admitted to prison was 1,118 made up as follows:
Convicted under the Opium Ordinance,.
11
Opium Divan Ordinance,.
146
53
1:
Gambling Ordinance,
86
13
Market Ordinance,..
61
Arms Ordinance,
19
12
Vehicles Ordinance,
31
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Police Ordinance,
12
Sanitary By-laws,
2
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Harbour Regulations,
15
Post Office Ordinance,
1
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Stowaway Ordinance,
Servants Quarters Ordinance,
Marine Hawkers Ordinance,...... Dangerous Goods Ordinance, Chinese Wine & Spirit Ord., Buildings Ordinance,
Eating House Ordinance,..
1
3
14
12
3
3
1
Carried forward,..
452
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