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acted, is an important department, and is most ably administered by the Postmaster-General, whose interesting and exhaustive Report deserves careful perusal.
Registrar-General.
34. It will be seen by this officer's Report that the Chinese population is shown by the last Census to have increased.
Public Gardens.
35. A public garden and place of recreation, whereto the inhabitants may resort after the toil and heat of the day, is not only a luxury, but indispensable in a climate such as that of Hong Kong.
36. The Appendix contains the first Report which has been presented by the superintendent, and will be perused with interest.
37. The public of Hong Kong owe a debt of gratitude to my predecessors, Sir Hercules Robinson and Sir Richard MacDonnell, for their inauguration of the public gardens, which will, when completed, equal any in the East.
General Remarks.
38. The general health of the Colony has been good. The people of all classes have been quiet and orderly.
39. The criminal statistics of Hong Kong, long remarkable for its lawlessness, will now, I believe, bear favourable comparison with those of any of Her Majesty's possessions.
40. I am bound to say that I attribute much of this result to the firmness and foresight of my predecessor.
41. I have during my first year of office received valuable aid and the cordial support of the public officers of the Colony, and my Legislative Council have always been ready to support every measure of usefulness.
I have, &c.,
(Signed)
&c.
The Earl of Kimberley,
A. C. KENNEDY, Governor.
&c. &c.
(No. 18.) SIR,
Magistracy, Hong Kong, July 8, 1873.
With reference to the Minute of his Excellency the Governor, No. 13, of the 1st instant, asking for our remarks in elucidation of the comparative Table at page 170 of the Blue Book for 1872, which shows the number of offences, apprehensions, convictions, and acquittals for 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, and especially with reference to the number of offences reported to the police, we have the honour to report:-
1stly. That we have no knowledge of the offences reported to the police, save and except such as are brought forward in the court; from general observation, however, we believe that the large excess in this particular over former years has not been from increase of undetected crime.
2ndly. As regards the gradual increase in the number of appre-
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406
Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.
acted, is an important department, and is most ably administered by the Postmaster-General, whose interesting and exhaustive Report descrves careful perusal.
Registrar-General.
34. It will be seen by this officer's Report that the Chinese popu- lation is shown by the last Census to have increased.
Public Gardens.
35. A public garden and place of recreation, whereto the inhabit- auts may resort after the toil and heat of the day, is not only a luxury, but indispensable in a climate such as that of Hong Kong.
36. The Appendix contains the first Report which has been pre- sented by the superintendent, and will be perused with interest.
37. The public of Hong Kong owe a debt of gratitude to my predecessors, Sir Hercules Robinson and Sir Richard MacDonnell, for their inauguration of the public gardens, which will, when com- pleted, equal any in the East.
General Remarks.
38. The general health of the Colony has been good. The people of all classes have been quiet and orderly.
39. The criminal statistics of Hong Kong, long remarkable for its lawlessness, will now, I believe, bear favourable comparison with those of any of Her Majesty's possessions.
40. I am bound to say that I attribute much of this result to the firmness and foresight of iny predecessor.
41. I have during my first year of oflice received valuable aid and the cordial support of the public officers of the Colony, and my Legislative Council have always been ready to support every measure of usefulness.
I have, &c.,
(Signed)
&c.
The Earl of Kimberley,
A. C. KENNEDY, Governor.
&c. &c.
(No. 18.) SIR,
Magistracy, Hong Kong, July 8, 1873.
With reference to the Minute of his Excellency the Governor, No. 13, of the 1st instant, asking for our remarks in elucidation of the comparative Table at page 170 of the Blue Book for 1872, which shows the number of offences, apprehensions, convictions, and acquit- tals for 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, and especially with reference to the number of offences reported to the police, we have the honour to report:-
1stly. That we have no knowledge of the offences reported to the police, save and except such as are brought forward in the court; from general observation, however, we believe that the large excess in this particular over former years has not been from increase of
undetected crime.
2ndly. As regards the gradual increase in the number of appre-
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