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Kw 2 JUL 06
Government House,
Hongkong, 30th. May, 1906.
My Lord,
You
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Referring to my Despatches Nos.
92 and 93 of the lst. April, 1905, have the honour to
forward six copies of the Report of the Captain Superintend-
-ent of Police for the year 1905, with which is incorporat-
-ed the Captain Superintendent's Report in his capacity of
Superintendent of the Fire Brigade.
2.
The number of serious offences
reported to the Police was 2,984, a decrease of 15.51 per
centum compared with the previous year. This figure is
less by 401 than the average number of serious offences
reported during the decade ending with the year 1905 and is
the lowest recorded since 1898. The percentage of convict-
-ions to reports was 49.36 which is about the same as last
year and as the average of the quinquennial period.
I
annex with reference to paragraph 3 of my Despatch No. 93
above referred to tables compiled from the latest available
soure s
Hables)
published reports on the Police Forces of the principal
cities
RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,
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