CO129-548-1 Annual reports from various government departments 3-4-1934 - 11-6-1935 — Page 173

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ESTABLISHMENT RETURN.

17. Return showing the Establishment and Casualties in the Force during the year 1933:-

Nationality.

Europeans.

250 17

14

3

20

Indians

Chinese

Water Police

726 49 915 121 244 14

4

7

22

10

43

3

14

41

64

४

14

+

Total... 2,135 201

18

58

57

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CONDUCT.

18. The conduct of the European Contingent was good. The total number of reports against them was seventy-seven as against seventy-four in 1932. The conduct of the Indian Contingent was very fair. There were nine hundred and ninety-four reports as against seven hundred and six in 1932. The behaviour of the Chinese Contingent (Cantonese) was very fair. There were 1,120 reports as against 1,043 in 1932. The behaviour of the Chinese Contingent (Wei Hai Wei) was fair. There were four hundred and seventy-four reports as against four hundred and eighty-eight in 1932. The conduct of the Water Police was very fair. There were two hundred and ninety-eight reports in 1933 as compared with two hundred and sixty-one in 1932.

HEALTH

19. Admissions to hospitals during the past three years are as follows:.

This number includes the Police paid by other Depart- ments, also the Engineers, Coxswains, Stokers and Seamen, but it is exclusive of:-

4

3

1

24 10 70 145

2

ACTUAL STRENGTH ON THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1933.

Euro-

peans.

Indians. Chinese. Total.

Present

208

€60

891

1,759

Sick or Absent on

leave

38

83

10

131

Excess over Estimates.

17

17

Vacancies

14

18

Total........

250

760

915

1,925*

*Not including Water Police.

1931.

1932,

1933.

Nationality. Establish- Admiş- Establish- Admis- Establish- Admis-

ment.

sions.

ment.

sions.

ment.

sions.

Europeaus.. 269

173

251

132

250

136

Indians Chinese

747

481

726

452

720

556

901

247

877

158

915

246

The figures for Malaria among Police in the New Territories during the last four years are:-

1980

1931

1932

1933

182 cases.

93

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108

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MUSKETRY COURSES.

20. The following table gives the results of Musketry Courses fired during the year:-

Results

Number of men

Contingent

Month

who fired

Marksmen

1st Class

2nd Class

3rd Class

Fail

Europeans

February 201 including 7

Superintendents 91 57

Indians

January 620

Wei Hai Wei

205

++

Indian Guards..]

48

77

44 9 3

35 188 214 157 26 4 66 75 45 15 8 24 01 6 4

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