Appendix J.
REPORT ON THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE YEAR 1935.
B.-SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
STAFF.
Mr. G. S. Kennedy-Skipton took over from Mr. D. M. MacDougall as District Officer on 14th January and remained in charge for the rest of the year.
EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE.
2. Tables I to III show comparative details of the expenditure and revenue of the department for the years 1934 and 1935.
3. The actual Revenue collected by the department, as shown in Table II, has decreased from the previous year's total by $10,254.39. This decrease is due to non-receipt of outstanding Crown Rent for two salt-pans at Tai O together with reductions in the following items:- sand stealing fines, earth stone and sand permits, and sales of land. Discontinuance as from October 1st of sand sales except in small quantities together with reduced building enterprise are thus seen to be on balance the sole factors of change affecting the revenue in the year.
4. Table II shows a comparative statement of Expenditure and Revenue of the department for the last ten years.
MAGISTRACY.
5. Tables IV to VIII show the details of the cases heard by the District Officer sitting as Police Magistrate and Judge of the Small Debts Court.
6. The number of police cases dealt with (Table VII) shows a decrease in 1935 by 119 as compared with 1934, due entirely to the fact that all traffic offences were transferred back to Kowloon Magistracy for hearing as from the middle of May, 1935. Cases other than traffic increased by 44 (13%) over the previous year.
7. There were three charges of Murder, at Chuk Ko Wan (Southern Lantao), Tai Ah Chau Island and Tong Fuk Village (Southern Lantao), one of Manslaughter, at Tai O, and one of Armed Robbery, at Tsuen Wan, during the year. The prisoners were all committed for trial in the Supreme Court.
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Appendix J.
REPORT ON THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE YEAR 1935.
B.-SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
STAFF.
Mr. G. S. Kennedy-Skipton took over from Mr. D. M. MacDougall as District Officer on 14th January and remained in charge for the rest of the year.
EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE.
2. Tables I to III show comparative details of the ex- penditure and revenue of the department for the years 1934 and 1935.
3. The actual Revenue collected by the department, as shown in Table II, has decreased from the previous year's total by $10,254.39. This decrease is due to non-receipt of outstand- ing Crown Rent for two salt-pans at Tai O together with reductions in the following items:-sand stealing fines, earth stone and sand permits, and sales of land. Discontinuance as from October 1st of sund sales except in small quantities together with reduced building enterprise are thus seen to be on balance the sole factors of change affecting the revenue in the year.
4. Table II shows a comparative statement of Expenditure and Revenue of the department for the last ten years.
MAGISTRACY.
5. Tables IV to VIII show the details of the cases heard by the District Officer sitting as Police Magistrate and Judge of the Small Debts Court.
6. The number of police cases dealt with (Table VII) shows a decrease in 1985 by 119 as compared with 1934, due entirely to the fact that all traffic offences were transferred back to Kowloon Magistracy for hearing as from the middle of May, 1935. Cuses other than traffic increased by 44 (13%) over the previous year.
7. There were three charges of Murder, at Chuk Ko Wan (Southern Lantao), Tai Ah Chau Island and Tong Fuk Village (Southern Lantao). one of Manslaughter, at Tai O, and one of Armed Robbery, at Tsuen Wan, during the year. The prisoners were all committed for trial in the Supreme Court.
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