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PROPERTY REPORTED STOLEN AND PROPERTY RECOVERED.
41. The estimated value of property stolen during the year 1931 was $552,273.93 as against $1,426,688.88 in 1930, a decrease of $874,414.95 or 61.2%. The average for the last five years is $727,152.54. The value of property recovered during the year 1931 was $88,451.09 or 16% of the property stolen as against $72,640.46 or 5% of the property stolen in 1930, an increase of 11% in ratio between the property stolen and property recovered. Included in the sum of $552,273.93 shown in the estimated value of property stolen are ten cases of Larceny by Bailee, thirteen cases of Larceny by Servant, sixteen cases of Embezzlement, one case of Larceny by Partner, and one case of Fraudulent Misappropriation. The amounts involved in each of these cases were all well over a thousand dollars; the largest being embezzlement of $12,626.66 and larceny by partner of $14,424.13. The total value of property stolen in these cases was $143,265.00 or 26% of the total amount stolen.
LOST PROPERTY.
42. A summary of the number of articles lost and recovered with their value is given below:-
Articles Year reported Value lost. Articles re-covered and found but not Value of articles lost. found. reported lost. 1931 320 $52,486.93 167 $5,418.61 1930 323 26,460.00 139 3,217.00PIRACY.
43. Table VI shows the number of piracies committed in adjacent waters during the year. Compared with 1930, there is a decrease of one case in the number of junk piracies.
44. Twenty-three sets each of anti-piracy guards were supplied to the British India Steam Navigation Company and the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company on the run Hong Kong-Singapore. Nineteen sets were supplied to the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company on the run Hong Kong-Shanghai. The China Navigation Company was supplied with permanent guards on twelve ships.
ARMS.
45. There were twenty arms seizures during the year, of which fourteen were charge cases and six no-charge cases. There were no seizures of note during the year. Table VII gives details of arms and ammunition seized during the year.
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PROPERTY REPORTED STOLEN AND PROPERTY RECOVERED.
41. The estimated value of property stolen during the year 1931 was $552,273.93 as against $1,426,688.88 in 1930, a de- crease of $874,414.95 or 61.2%. The average for the last five years is $727,152.54. The value of property recovered during the year 1931 was $88,451.09 or 16% of the property stolen as against $72,640.46 or 5% of the property stolen in 1930, an increase of 11% in ratio between the property stolen and pro- perty recovered. Included in the sum of $552,273.93 shown in the estimated value of property stolen are ten cases of Larceny by Bailee, thirteen cases of Larceny by Servant, sixteen cases of Embezzlement, one case of Larceny by Partner, and one.case of Fraudulent Misappropriation. The amounts involved in each of these cases were all well over a thousand dollars; the largest being embezzlement of $12,626.66 and larceny by partner of $14,424.13. The total value of properly stolen in these cases was $143,265.00 or 26% of the total amount stolen.
LOST PROPERTY,
42. A summary of the number of articles lost and recovered with their value is given below:-
Articles
Year..
reported
Value lost.
Articles re- coverel and found but not
Value of articles
jost.
found.
reported lost.
1931 1930
320
$52,486.93
167
$5.418.61
323
26,460.00
139
3,217.00
PIRACY.
43. Table VI shows the number of piracies committed in adjacent waters during the year. Compared with 1930, there is a decrease of one case in the number of junk piracies.
44. Twenty three sets each of anti-piracy guards were sup- plied to the British India Steam Navigation Company and the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company on the run Hong Kong- Singapore. Nineteen sets were supplied to the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company on the run Hong Kong-Shanghai. The China Navigation Company was supplied with permanent guards on twelve ships.
ARMS.
45. There were twenty arms seizures during the year, of which fourteen were charge cases and six no-charge cases. There were no seizures of note during the year. Table VII gives details of arms and ammunition seized during the year.
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