Appendix J.
REPORT ON THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE
YEAR 1931.
A. DEPARTMENT OF DISTRICT OFFICE, NORTH.
STAFF.
Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones went on leave on the 27th March, 1931, and was succeeded as District Officer by Mr. T. Megarry.
EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE.
2. Tables I, II (a), II (b) and II (c) show comparative details of the expenditure and revenue of the department for the years 1930 and 1931. Revenue from the district in the shape of duties on liquors and tobaccos is not included, being paid to the Imports and Exports Department.
3. Almost every item of revenue shows an increase over the previous year; this is especially marked in the case of premia for the sale of Crown Lands.
4. Table III shows a comparative statement of the revenue and expenditure of the Department for the last ten years.
MAGISTRACY.
5. Tables IV to VII show the details of the cases heard during the year by the District Officer in his capacity as Police Magistrate and Judge of the Small Debts Court.
6. The number of Police cases heard was again higher than the record of 1930, but this was due to increase of offences connected with revenue rather than any increase in the number of crimes against the person or property.
7. Though the vehicular traffic over the roads in the district is steadily increasing, it is noteworthy that the number of traffic cases decreased from 236 in 1930 to 198 in 1931.
8. There were only four minor cases of unauthorized possession of arms during the year, all of which were dealt with summarily.
9. The dangerous goods offences were mostly cases of unlawful possession of dynamite, detonators, and fuses by fisherfolk who use these goods to dynamite fish.
10. No offenders were committed for trial during the year. Several murders with robbery as apparent motive were perpetrated, but the offenders were not traced,
Appendix J.
REPORT ON THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE
YEAR 1931.
A. DEPARTMENT OF DISTRICT OFFICE, NORTH.
STAFF.
Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones went on leave on the 27th March, 1931, and was succeeded as District Officer by Mr. T. Megarry.
EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE.
2. Tables I, II (a), II (b) and II (c) show comparative details of the expenditure and revenue of the department for the years 1930 and 1931. Revenue from the district in the shape of duties on liquors and tobaccos is not included, being paid to the Imports and Exports Department.
3. Almost every item of revenue shows an increase over the previous year; this is especially marked in the case of premia for the sale of Crown Lands.
4. Table III shows a comparative statement of the revenue and expenditure of the Department for the last ten years.
MAGISTRACY.
5. Tables IV to VII show the details of the cases heard during the year by the District Officer in his capacity as Folice Magistrate and Judge of the Small Debts Court.
6. The number of Police cases heard was again higher than the record of 1930, but this was due to increase of offences connected with revenue rather than any increase in the number of crimes against the person or property.
7. Though the vehicular traffic over the roads in the district is steadily increasing, it is noteworthy that the number of traffic cases decreased from 236 in 1930 to 198 in 1931.
8. There were only four minor cases of unauthorized possession of arms during the year, all of which were dealt with summarily.
9. The dangerous goods offences were mostly cases of unlawful possession of dynamite, detonators, and fuses by fisherfolk who use these goods to dynamite fish.
10. No offenders were committed for trial during the year. Several murders with robbery as apparent motive were per- petrated, but the offenders were not traced,
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