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some

of

which refer

to questions

on

which information has been called

for by the despatches noted in the

margin.

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Daily average number of prisoners during the years noted in the margin.

Europeans Indians Chinese

No 120. 11th Deebr. 1878,

#

134_3rd Detti. 1879.

1876-

485/12

9

37332

K

95-28th Deebr. 1880.

The Returns shew

α

14/18/7 10. 113890-79

1899-

337/2

60

1878-

34312

10

355/4/2

480-9/12

1879-

397/2

672

531

1880

38

12

36%2

533

1881

411/1/2

72

3/2

61116/12

considerable increase in the daily. average number of prisoners locked Ga17457:

up as compared with former years,

and

as a census

of the population

was taken in 1876 as well as in

1881 I have had a statement prepared

shewing the daily average

prisoners detained

number of

rers detained for each month

of the last six

the increase

years

in order that

of prisoners may.

compared with the

Enclosure 2-

144 July, 1882

Taking the population returns of the years 1876 and 1881 the following

comparison is made..

18.76

1881

Population according Daily average Population according Daily average of prisoners to census

to Census

of prisoners

be

uropians. 7525

48

9990

42

population

returns-

Indians

1451

9

1712

3

Chinese 130,168

373

150,690

611

Whilst

This statement shews the following results.