Appendix L.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISONS FOR THE YEAR 1923.
1. The number of prisoners received into prison during the year and the corresponding number for year 1922 were as follows:-
1923. 1922. Convicted by Ordinary Courts, 4,277 4,149 Convicted by Court Martial, 4 3 Debtors, 17 31 On remand or in default of finding surety. 1,040 831 Total 5,338 5,014There was an increase of 324 on the total number of admissions as compared with the year 1922. There was an increase of prisoners convicted for larceny during the year under review, the number being 1060 against 870 for the previous year.
2. The number of Revenue Grade prisoners admitted to prisons was 3351 made up as follows:-
Convicted under the Opium Ordinance 1,607 Gambling Ordinance 101 Arms and Ammunition Ord. 76 Vehicles Ordinance 97 ... 46 Harbour Regulations 39 ... 25 ... 51 Servants Quarters Ord. 4 Marine Hawkers Ord. 5 Dangerous Goods Ord. 4 Chinese Wine and Spirit Ord. $ 23 Societies Ordinance 29 Public Health and Buildings Ordinance 18 Truck Ordinance 6 Women and Girls (Protection) Ordinance. 20 Importation and Exportation Ord. 3 Pharmacy and Poisons Ord. 2 Tobacco Ordinance... 46 Police Regulations... 7 Carried forward, 2,015Appendix L.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISONS FOR THE YEAR 1923.
1. The number of prisoners received into prison during the year and the corresponding number for year 1922 were as follows:-
Convicted by Ordinary Courts, Convicted by Court Martial,
Debtors,
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•
1923. 1922.
4,277 4,149
4
3
17
31
1,040
831
...
5,338 5,014
On remand or in default of finding surety.
Total
There was an increase of 324 on the total number of admissions as compared with the year 1922. There was an increase of prisoners convicted for larceny during the year under review, the number being 1060 against 870 for the previous year.
2. The number of Revenue Grade prisoners admitted to prisons was 3351 made up as follows:-
...
Convicted under the Opium Ordinance
Gambling Ordinance
...
...
1,607 101
Arms and Ammunition Ord..........
76
Vehicles Ordinance
97
...
46
Harbour Regulations
39
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*
25
*
51
Servants Quarters Ord. Marine Hawkers Ord. Dangerous Goods Ord.
Chinese Wine and Spirit Ord. Societies Ordinance
4
5
+
4
$
23
29
>>
Public Health and Buildings
Ordinance
...
...
Truck Ordinance
""
>>
18
...
6
A
* * *
Women and Girls (Protection)
Ordinance. ...
Importation and Exportation
Ord.
...
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Pharmacy and Poisons Ord. Tobacco Ordinance... Police Regulations...
20
3
2
...
46
7
Carried forward,
...
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2,015
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