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B. SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
I. STAFF.
I had charge of the office until April 5th; Mr. R. A. C. North from then to the end of the year.
Mr. J. Grant (Private, Manchester Regiment) temporarily acted as Land Bailiff until August 13th when he was required by the Military Authorities. On 1st October, Mr. W. E. Hollands (Lance Sergeant, Police Department) was appointed to the post and took up his duties.
Mr. Tse Kam-wo, 5th Grade Clerk and Shroff, resigned on 1st of March, and Mr. Chan Kai-man was then transferred from the Hongkong Defence Corps to fill his post.
II. MAGISTRACY.
The Assistant District Officer sitting as Police Magistrate heard during the year 194 cases affecting 282 persons.
177 persons were convicted or bound over and 42 were discharged.
The following Table gives a comparison with 1917 and 1918 :
1917 1918 1919 No. of cases. 133 168 194 No. of persons affected 218 294 282 No. of persons convicted or bound over. 162 219 177 No. of persons discharged 21 40 42 No. of persons imprisoned 30 35 63 Fines $605.02 $641.19 $724.30 Arms Fines.... Opium Fines paid to Government Reward Fund $1,399.79 Forfeitures. $93.86 $447.00 $50.00 $131.75 $118.34 $82.08III. SMALL DEBTS COURT.
176 cases were instituted during the year as compared with 108 in 1918 and 78 in 1917. Courts were held as usual in the District during the year. I find many of these cases are brought rather to secure official record of the debt than to obtain immediate payment.
IV. LAND OFFICE.
The number of sales of land and other transactions affecting land which took place during 1919 is set forth in Table A.
1,804 deeds were registered during the year as compared with 1,631 in 1918. This is again the highest number on record. Registration fees for 1919 were $2,681.30 as compared with $1,848.10 in 1918.
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B. SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
I-STAFF.
I had charge of the office until April 5th; Mr. R. A. C. North from then to the end of the year.
Mr. J. Grant (Private, Manchester Regiment) temporarily acted as Land Bailiff until August 13th when he was required by the Military Authorities. On 1st October, Mr. W. E. Hollands (Lance Sergeant, Police Department) was appointed to the post and took up his duties.
Mr. Tse Kam-wo, 5th Grade Clerk and Shroff, resigned on 1st of Marcb, and Mr. Chan Kai-man was then transferred from the Hongkong Defence Corps to fill his post.
II. MAGISTRACY.
The Assistant District Officer sitting as Police Magistrate heard during the year 194 cases affecting 282 persons.
persons. 177
177 persons were convicted or bound over and 42 were discharged.
The following Table gives a comparison with 1917 and 1918 :---
1917.
1918.
1919.
No. of cases.
133
168
194
No. of persons affected
218
294
282
No. of persons convicted or
bound over.
162
219
177
No. of persons discharged
21
40
42
No. of persons imprisoned
30
35
63
Fines
$605.02
$641.19 $724.30
Arms Fines....
Opium Fines paid to Govern-
ment Reward Fund
$1,399.79
Forfeitures.
$93.86 $447.00 $50.00
$131.75 $118.34 $82.08
III. SMALL DEBTS COURT.
176 cases were instituted during the year as compared with 108 in 1918 and 78 in 1917. Courts were held as usual in the District during the year. I find many of these cases are brought rather to secure official record of the debt than to obtain im- mediate payment.
IV.-LAND OFFICE.
The number of sales of land and other transactions affecting land which took place during 1919 is set forth in Table A.
1,804 deeds were registered during the year as compared with 1,631 in 1918. This is again the highest number on record. Re- gistration fees for 1919 were $2,681.30 as compared with $1,848.10 in 1918.
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