43
Two Criminal appeals were lodged and both were disposed of during the year.
5. The lower civil courts are the land courts in the Northern and Southern districts of the New Territories, with jurisdiction over land cases in those districts, and the small debts courts of the same two districts. In these courts the District Officers sit to hear land and small debts cases.
6. The lower criminal courts are the magistrates' courts, two for Hong Kong island and a small area on the mainland opposite Shaukiwan, two for Kowloon, including the whole area south of the Kowloon hills, and one each for the two districts of the New Territories, in which the District Officers are the magistrates.
7. The following figures show the amount of work done by the lower courts in 1935:
Civil:
District Officer North, 40 cases. Land Court 146 Small Debts Court "" 209 cases. District Officer, South, Land Court 96 Small Debts Court 34 425 cases.Criminal:
Hong Kong Magistracy, two courts 22,302 Kowloon Magistracy, two courts 27 District Officer, North, one court 1,675 District Officer, South, one court 402 ""8. The Police Force of the Colony is under the control of the Inspector General of Police who is assisted by one Deputy Inspector General and twelve Superintendents. The force consists of four Contingents, European, Indian, and two Chinese, viz., Cantonese and Weihaiwei. The strength of the different Contingents is as follows:
Europeans 265 Indians 798 Chinese (Cantonese) 712 Chinese (Weihaiwei) 300In addition the Police Department controls the Anti-Piracy Guards, a force consisting of thirty-seven Russians and twenty-seven Indian Guards including three Sergeants together with four European Sergeants and one hundred and eight Wei-hai-wei
· 43
Two Criminal appeals were lodged and both were disposed of during the year.
5. The lower civil courts are the land courts in the Northern and Southern districts of the New Territories, with jurisdiction over land cases in those districts, and the small debts courts of the same two districts. In these courts the District Officers sit to hear land and small debts cases.
6. The lower criminal courts are the magistrates' courts, two for Hong Kong island and a small area on the mainland opposite Shaukiwan, two for Kowloon, including the whole area south of the Kowloon hills, and one each for the two districts of the New Territories, in which the District Officers are the magistrates.
7. The following figures show the amount of work done by the lower courts in 1935:---
Civil:-
District Officer North,
Land Court
Small Debts Court
District Officer, South,
Land Court
Small Debts Court
Criminal:-
Hong Kong Magistracy, two courts Kowloon Magistracy, two courts District Officer, North, one court District Officer, South, one court
II. THE POLICE.
40 cases.
146
""
209 cases.
96
""
34,425 cases.
22,302
27
1,675 402
""
8. The Police Force of the Colony is under the control of the Inspector General of Police who is assisted by one Deputy Inspector General and twelve Superintendents. The force con- sists of four Contingents, European, Indian, and two Chinese, viz., Cantonese and Weihaiwei. The strength of the different Contingents is as follows:-
Europeans
Indians
Chinese (Cantonese)
Chinese (Weihaiwei)
265
798
712
300
In addition the Police Department controls the Anti-Piracy Guards, a force consisting of thirty-seven Russians and twenty- seven Indian Guards including three Sergeants together with four European Sergeants and one hundred and eight Wei-hai-wei
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.