CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12] — Page 472

to be tampered with, during the interval between the Magistrates hearing and the sessions of the Supreme Court.

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The Magistrates decisions give judgment promptly and, I think, in Hongkong with Chinese, delays are to be avoided. This is a large shipping port with a large boat and junk population and having to wait and attend the monthly Sessions caused, at times, considerable hardship to trading and seafaring folk.

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A return of the cases in which Magistrates have inflicted sentences of more than 6 months from the beginning of 1891 shows that in rather over two fifths of the total number the sentence has been in cases of returning from banishment where the accused has pleaded guilty. The returns show the number of cases in which the sentence has been over 6 months to be as follows:- In 1891 - 40 cases, 1892 - 103, 1893 - 69, 1894 (to 31st Oct.) - 59 cases.

I reported last year on these cases for 1891, 1892 and part of 1893 and can say that the only European case in 1891 was one of Embezzlement by a Police Sergeant in the Naval Yard who admitted his defalcation in some Canteen money and, having otherwise a good character, got 9 months hard labour. While the only European case in 1892 was that of Van Ulrich who was sentenced to

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