Appendix J.
REPORT ON THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE
YEAR 1935.
DEPARTMENT OF DISTRICT OFFICE, NORTH.
STAFF.
1. Mr. T. Megarry continued as District Officer, throughout the year.
EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE.
2. Tables I and II show some comparative details of the expenditure and revenue from the District in 1934 and 1935. The most conspicuous decrease was again in land sales, but on the other hand the amount of Crown Rent collected was again larger than ever before, which might indicate that past developments stay constant and consolidated, though the present rate of progress has temporarily become slower. Table III gives a comparative statement of revenue collected and expenditure incurred by this department over the last 10 years.
MAGISTRACY.
3. Tables IV to VIII give details of the cases, both criminal and civil, heard by the District Officer sitting as magistrate during the year. Details of juvenile cases, the number of which was again very small, are included.
4. There was again an increase in the number of Police Court cases heard in 1935 of about 15% over the record high number of 1934. The number of Police Court cases has now reached a figure 265% higher than that of 1930. Of the 1675 cases heard, 400 concerned traffic offences and dangerous driving, 326 opium and revenue offences, 323 offences of unlicensed or unmuzzled dogs, 207 offences against property, 79 offences against the person, 60 offences of disobeying orders of deportation, 48 offences of unlawful possession of arms, and there were 232 other offences of various kinds. The number of traffic offences continues to increase with the number of cars and lorries using the roads, but there was a slight fall in the number of revenue cases. Though the licensing of dogs in N.T. is now strictly enforced and the number of dogs in consequence has been greatly reduced, there is still, it will be observed from the number of cases recorded, a good deal of neglect to comply with the regulations, as might be expected in large areas out in the country.
Appendix J.
REPORT ON THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE
YEAR 1935.
DEPARTMENT OF DISTRICT OFFICE, NORTH.
STAFF.
1. Mr. T. Megarry continued as District Officer, throughout the year.
EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE.
2. Tables I and II show some comparative details of the expenditure and revenue from the District in 1934 and 1935. The most conspicuous decrease was again in land sales, but on the other hand the amount of Crown Rent collected was again larger than ever before, which might indicate that past develop- ments stay constant and consolidated, though the present rate of progress has temporarily become slower. Table III gives a comparative statement of revenue collected and expenditure incurred by this department over the last 10 years.
MAGISTRACY.
3. Tables IV to VIII give details of the cases, both criminal and civil, heard by the District Officer sitting as magistrate during the year. Details of juvenile cases, the number of which was again very small, are included.
4. There was again an increase in the number of Police Court cases heard in 1935 of about 15% over the record high number of 1934. The number of Police Court cases has now reached a figure 265% higher than that of 1930. Of the 1675 cases heard, 400 concerned traffic offences and dangerous driving, 326 opium and revenue offences, 323 offences of unlicensed or unmuzzled dogs, 207 offences against property, 79 offences against the person, 60 offences of disobeying orders of deportation, 48 offences of unlawful possession of arms, and there were 232 other offences of various kinds. The number of traffic offences continues to increase with the number of cars and lorries using the roads, but. there was a slight fall in the number of revenue cases. Though the licensing of dogs in N.T. is now strictly enforced and the number of dogs in consequence has been greatly reduced, there is still, it will be observed from the number of cases recorded, a good deal of neglect to comply with the regulations, as might be expected in large areas out in the country.
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