AnnualReport-1918 — Page 231

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Appendix L.

REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISON FOR THE YEAR 1918.

1. The number of prisoners received into prison during the year and the corresponding number for the year 1917 were as follows:-

1918.

1917.

Convicted by Ordinary Courts,

2,717

2,701

Convicted by Court Martial,

18

4

Supreme Court for China and Korea,... High Court, Weihaiwei,

3

1

Debtors,

56

52

On remand or in default of finding

surety,

783

628

Totals,........

.3,577

3,386

There was an increase of 191 on the total number of admissions as compared with the year 1917. There was an increase of pri- soners convicted for larceny during the year under review, the number being 919 against 890 for the previous year.

2. The number of Revenue Grade prisoners admitted to prison was 1,240 made up as follows:-

Convicted under the Opium Ordinance,

19

19

Opium Divan Ordinance, Gambling Ordinance,

184

33

80

Market Ordinance,

104

Arms Ordinance,

14

""

Vehicles Ordinance,

33

"

Police Ordinance,

1

5

>>

Sanitary By-laws,

3

""

Harbour Regulations,

22

Post Office Ordinance,

3

""

97

Stowaway Ordinance,

9

>>

Marine Hawkers Ordinance,...

,,

A

"

Servants Quarters Ordinance,

Dangerous Goods Ordinance,.. Chinese Wine & Spirit Ord.,... Eating House Ordinance,.... Asiatic Emigration Ordinance,

Carried forward,

4

22

5

5

1

2

525