-
158
( 14 )
Chinese (Land).
C
Sergeants
Constables
7 214
Total.
.221
European and Chinese (Water).
European :--
Inspectors
2
Sergeants
4
Constables
9
Total......... 15
Chinese-
Sergeants
2
Constables
60
Coxswaius, Engineers.
Stokers, Carpenters, Bontmen & Detectives,
65
Total.........127
The Detective Police cousists of eight Europeans (1. Chief Inspector, 1 Inspector, and 6 Sergeants and 51 Chinese.
The Police are distributed in 30 different Police Stations 12 of which are on the Island of Hong kong, 4 in the old Kowloon Peninsula, and 14 in the New Territory.
The water police do duty in 3 steam pinnaces and 1 row boat in Victoria Harbour and in stcam launches and 2 row bouts in the New Territory.
The European and Indian Police have just been re-armed with Martini-Enfield carbines, n bayonets, but carry revolvers or their old Martini carbines on rural patrols and night duty,
Chinese are armed with sword bayouets.
The area policed is as follows:—
Old Colony (Hongkong and Kowloon)
New Territory (Mainland)
Islands
Water
The mileage of streets in Victoria is
Streets and roads, Kowloon.
Hill District and Island of Hongkong
( 15 )
B.- PRISON.
There is only one Prison in the Colony-the Victoria Gaol.
It contains 421 cells on the separate system and 14 associated cells.
The Prison is conducted entirely on the separate system except when the numbers exceed 435. The building of an additional ward containing 78 separate cells was commenced during the year. The Staff consists of a Superintendent, who is als Captain Superintendent of Police, an Assist- nt Superintendent, a Medical Officer, 4 Chaplains, a Chief Warder, 26 European and 44 Indian
Warders.
The total number of Prisoners committed to Gaol during the year was 4,789 as against 5,427 in the previous year.
The daily average of prisoners coulined in the Gaol during the year was 434 as compared with 11 for 1898.
The average reports per prisoner for breaches of prison discipline was 5.66.
Penal labour consists in shot drill, stone carrying and crank labour.
The progressive stage system is in force and industrial labour is utilised as much as possible. The profits on industrial labour for the year amounted to over $16,000.
The total expenditure of the prison was $63,820.27.
CRIMINAL STATISTICS.
The following tables show the number of cases dealt with in the Police Magistrate's Court and the Supreme Court :---
SUMMARY CONVICTIONS. (Police Court,)
TABLE showing the Number of Summary Convictions for various Classes of Offences, and the kind of Punishments Inflicted.
Health Acts,
and other Acts relating to the
Social Economy of
Offences against Musters
and Servants
Acts, including Acts relating
to Indentured Coolies.
Other
: Offen-
(09.
318 square miles.
.286
1
90
51
Punishments.
.724
Total Number of Offencos.
Total..
1.1814 square miles.
Assaults and other Offencesį against the Person.
Ma- licians
Offences against Pro-
Offences against Revenue Acts,
perty other
Highway Acts,
Injuries Gam-than Malicious
to bling.
Injuries to
Pro- perty.
Property
or Prædial
Larceny.
the Colony.
.44 miles.
Fine,
6,160
563
89
519
307
1,659
18
.20 ..48
15
prisoommt in lien of fine or security,
1,349
91
45
120
235
308
3,805
541
Total.
Peremptory Imprison-
.112 miles.
inent,
1,564
146
'
1,082
2
The mileage of native roads (so-called) in the New Territory which are only foot-paths cans
be given.
The population of the old Colony is as follows:--
Whipping,
101
7
84
331
}
Escaped,
Solitary Confinement,
13
9
...15,820
168,260
Exposed in Stocks,
2
Sent to House of De-
..40,530
tention,
48
....34,700
Bonn over with or
without sureties,............
a
1
IN
# !
102
14
7
Total.
.259,310
Toral,...
9,640
852
135 650
1.725
1,978
29
4,271
Non-Chinese
Chinese, City of Victoria.
A
Villages
Boat and Junk Population
The population of the New Territory which is exclusively Chinese is estimated at 100,000. The total expenditure in the Police Force on pay, pensions, and stores amounted in round figue to $350,000, or an average of (say) $1 per annum per head of population.
NOTE--Where there has been an Appeal from the Magistrate's decision the case is to be entered as finally decided,
and not necessarily according to the Magistrate's original decisim.
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