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MEMO: BY W. M. Deane,

Superintendent of Police.

Comparative Criminal Statistics of

Hongkong and Shanghai.

No. 40.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Report from the Acting Captain Superintendent of Police for the Year 1869, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th April, 1870.

No. 68.

J. GARDINER austin, Colonial Secretary.

VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 30th March, 1870.

Sir, I have the honor to submit the crime Return called for in C.S.O. No. 609 of 1st December, 1869.

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2. I also enclose the annual Report of this Department, with Appendices, for the year ending 31st December, 1869, and a comparative statement of offences reported to have been committed dur- ing the six months ending 31st December, 1865, and the six months ending 31st December, 1869; which was called for by His Excellency the Governor. From the latter it will be seen that not only have serious offences decreased 51.0 per cent and minor offences 45.6 during these four years, but the working of the Police as tested by the percentages of persons convicted and discharged has greatly improved.

3. During the present year the telegraph line has been commenced, the Gap and West-Point circuits are already finished, and, before many days Captain Shaw expects to have the Shau'-ki-wan line complete.

4. The scheme which I proposed for the classification of the Chinese contingent came into force on the 1st instant. Besides resulting in a considerable saving to Government, the prospect of tion, which did not before exist, will, I think, improve the working of the men.

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5. Since the beginning of the year, I have increased the duty of men at outstations from 6 to 8 hours daily. During tho Chinese New-Year the men in Victoria cheerfully performed eight hours work, and for 14 days two-thirds of the whole force was out from 10 P.M. until 6 A.x.; but the regular duty of men at head-quarters, who have Drill, School, Police Court, Fire Brigade inspections, &c., to attend, cannot be permanently increased.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

C. VANDELEur creagh, Acting Captain Superintendent.

The Honorable J. Gardinen AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary,

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