Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
COLONIAL REPORTS.—ANNUAL.
The erection of a lighthouse on Waglan Island was undertaken by the Imperial Chinese Customs, and has just been completed. These lights will prove of the greatest advantage to vessels arriving from the South and North respectively, and complete the effective lighting of the approaches to Hong Kong.
The revenue collected by the Harbour Master's Department was $181,157.85, an increase of $16,485.93 over that collected in 1891.
Although no statistics taken in the Colony are available to show the trade of the port, yet it may not be out of place to mention that from the returns of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, it has been ascertained that the approximate value of the trade of Hong Kong with China alone for 1891 and 1892 was 126,346,736 Haikwan taels (about 31,000,000l. sterling) and 128,973,819 Haikwan taels (about 31,600,000l. sterling) respectively, showing an increase in the latter year of 2,627,083 Haikwan taels (about 600,000l. sterling).
GAOLS, &C.
I am glad to be able to state that the returns from the gaol show the continuance of the decrease, in recent years, of offences, especially of the more serious order.
The total number of committals in 1892 was 5,046 as compared with 5,231 in 1891, which figures were made up as under :-
1892 1891 For debt 45 60 For safe custody or want of security 302 312 For penal imprisonment 4,699 4,859thus showing a decrease under each head.
Of the total number committed for penal imprisonment there were 4,390 men, 146 women and 163 juveniles, and these committals may further be classified as follows:-
Total For a first offence 3,724 For a second offence 506 For a third offence 212 For a fourth (or more) offence 257 Total 4,699The cost of the gaol for the year was $59,771.40 (including payments for the month of December, 1891), while the profit earned by the industrial labour of the prisoners amounted to $3,122.54.
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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
COLONIAL REPORTS.—ANNUAL.
The erection of a lighthouse on Waglan Island was undertaken by the Imperial Chinese Customs, and has just been completed. These lights will prove of the greatest advantage to vessels arriving from the South and North respectively, and complete the effective lighting of the approaches to Hong Kong.
The revenue collected by the Harbour Master's Department was $181,157-85, an increase of $16,485.93 over that collected in 1891.
Although no statistics taken in the Colony are available to show the trade of the port, yet it may not be out of place to mention that from the returns of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, it has been ascertained that the approximate value of the trade of Hong Kong with China alone for 1891 and 1892 was 126,346,736 Haikwan taels (about 31,000,0001. sterling) and 128,973,819 Haikwan taels (about 31,600,0007. sterling) respectively, showing an increase in the latter year of 2,627,083 Haikwan taels (about 600,0001, sterling).
GAOLS, &C.
I am glad to be able to state that the returns from the gaol show the continuance of the decrease, in recent years, of offences, especially of the more serious order.
The total number of committals in 1892 was 5,046 as compared with 5,231 in 1891, which figures were made up as under :-
For debt
For safe custody or want of security
For penal imprisonment
1892.
1891.
45
60
302
312
4,699
4,859
thus showing a decrease under each head.
Of the total number committed for penal imprisonment there. were 4,390 men, 146 women and 163 juveniles, and these committals may further be classified as follows:-
For a first offence
For a second offence
For a third offence
For a fourth (or more) offence
Total
3,724
506
212
257
4,699
The cost of the gaol for the year was $59,771.40 (including payments for the month of December, 1891), while the profit earned by the industrial labour of the prisoners amounted to $3,122.54.
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