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16. In drawing this comparison it must be borne in mind that as yet the Sikhs have not had the same local experience as other members of the Indian force, and little opportunity has yet occurred for weeding out the worst men, as in the case of the Bombay and Madras Constables, who have been selected from the large number of men brought on at different times from India. The worst men of cach batch having been discharged on the expiration of their first term of service.

17. From Appendix E will be seen the punishments inflicted on the force during the past year. No similar return was submitted last year, but I believe the conduct and discipline of the force to have considerably improved.

18. The Sikhs, than whom there are no braver or more reliable men in a critical emergency, are becoming better acquainted with their work, and many have already acquired a slight colloquial knowledge of Chinese, and are making good progress in English; being regular attendants of the evening class established by His Excellency the Governor.

19. Before suggesting any improvement in our present Police system, or deciding as to the class of men best qualified to perform the work, it is necessary to consider what the nature of the duty really is; a point which does not appear to have received sufficient attention from some who have advanced opinions on the subject. For the efficient performance of Municipal Police duty in the town of Victoria, we undoubtedly require many more Europeans than we now possess; but I fear little advantage would be derived froin increasing the number unless the pay was also enhanced, as that now offered is insufficient to induce many good men to join.

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20. For duty at out-stations, patrolling hill roads at night, and guarding Gaols and other Government buildings, an armed Police is necessary; and for these and similar duties, I think it will always be found expedient to retain a large Indian element in the force.

21. I consider Natives of the North of India more desirable, for work of this kind, than Europeans; they are equal in physical courage, much less expensive, and better able to endure the severity of this climate when night work in the hot weather is involved.

22. In the stable we have had many casualties, four of the eleven Australian horses brought from Calcutta in March, 1867, have either died or been destroyed, and one or two of the survivors have already shown symptoms of the apparently incurable rheumatism which seems peculiar to China, and which is frequently accompanied by a honeycombed exostosis on the posterior maxillary bones.

23. A large mess-room having been given up for the use of the school, the deficient accommodation, both for officers and men in the Barracks, which was noticed in last annual report, is now felt still more severely. No stables have yet been built at Stanley, Aberdeen, or Shau'-ki-wan, and those in the Barracks are badly situated and incommodious.

24. I am indebted to Mr. Willcocks for the attached report on the Police School.

Police Barracks, 25th March, 1870.

C. VANDELEUR CREAGII,

Acting Captain Superintendent.

ABSTRACT.

CASES.

SERIOUS

DATE.

DECREASE. OFFENCES. Number. Per Cent.

DECREASE.

DECREASE.

MINOR OFFENCES.

Number. Per Cent!

ALL OFFENCES.

Number. Per Cent.

Latter half of 1885,

022

Latter half of 1869,

452

470

51.0

1220 064

556

45.6

3142 1116

1026

47.9

PERSONS

SERIOUS OFFENCES.

MINOR OFFENCES.

DATE.

A nested. ¡Discm'oad.

CONVICTED.

Number. Nr Cent

CONVICTED.

Aristid. Disch'ord

Number. ; w Ok

Latter half of 1865,

1020

367

853

04.0

2491

589

Latter half of 1800,

304

98

294

74.1

1187

225

1908 962

70.1

81.#

C. VANDELEUR CREAGH,

Acting Cuplam Superintendent.

MINOR.

NO. OF CASKS.

DESCRIPTION,

Implicated.

No. of PRONG.

Convicted.

Discharged.

CORI

1800

1603

1800

1885

1800

1865

1880

Assault,.....**** Gambling..

615

348

822 682

528

189

01

828

168

Miscellaneous, .......................................

*37

1,497

1,950

Comparative Return of Orrences reported to have been committed during the latter half of 1866, and the latter half of 1809.

OFFENCES.

་་

..

1860 1806 1800 1866 | 1800.

No. of PansoNS.

EXECUTIONS.

Convicted.

Discharged.

SORT

....

.

..

་་

..

PA

No Pam or Light, ................

13

M

373

847

400

Bor't

900

OFL'I

3,004

829

Denpeans par auBSN), Tane

41.0

:

..

.. $57

.. 28

79.3

..

•

*

::

..

:

..

Totals ir 1809, ............................

Dzerencs,..................

General Totals, • • -

Decresse per centum,

556

..

9'91

* de 15 de langrentiale de ameriain with any degree of certainty, the Number of Porucna implicated in Crime which has not been traced, these Numbers cannot be relied on. Pocess Bandarts, Hesusowe, Boch Marek, 1970.

SERIOUS.

Ke, or

*UESTO

podia

Implicated.

1004 | 1800

1805 1800

Description.

S..

Hambery with Visleno from the Person, .......... Burglary, and beside entry, -***........................ Assault with Intent to rol, ------...............-

Palasian mal afrunky given,-****/******

Chemeral Totals, ******

....

1

123.

VES

002

083

..

935

868

-

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G. VANDELEUR CREAGH,

Asting Captain Esperintendent,

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