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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH FEBRUARY, 1899.

AVERAGE EXPENSE OF EACH SCHOLAR AT QUEEN'S COLLEGE DURING 1898.

Expenditure,-

Cash Book,

Do., Exchange Compensation,

Crown Agents,

Do.,

Adjustment of Exchange,

.$29,648.81

5,142.90

2,483.29

713.32

$37,988.32

Deduct,-

School Fees,

Sale of Books,

Refund,

Total Expense of the College,

Average Expense of each Scholar--

Per Number on Roll,

Per Average Daily Attendance,

.$21,598.00

85.72

.69

$21,684.41

$16,303.91

.$12.13

21.65

GEO. H. BATESON WRIGHT, D.D., Oxon.,

Head Master.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 71.

The following Report of the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol for the Year 1898, which was laid before the Legislative Council this day, is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Oflice, Hongkong, 8th February, 1899.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

No. 1

VICTORIA GAOL, HONGKONG, 24th January, 1899.

SIR,-I have the honour to submit for the information of H.E. the Governor the following report. on the Victoria Gaol for the year 1898.

The usual returns are appended.

2. The number of prisoners admitted to the Gaol during the past year under sentence of the ordinary Courts was 4,976, besides 69 soldiers and sailors sentenced by Courts Martial. There were 51 persons imprisoned for debt and 331 in default of finding security, making a total of 5,427. Of these, 760 were old offenders, including 13 juveniles who were merely sent to the Gaol to be whipped by order of the Magistrate, and were detained pending the infliction of the whipping, leaving a total of 747 old offenders who actually underwent imprisonment.

There were altogether 69 juveniles sent to the Gaol merely to be whipped and arrangements have now been made with the sanction of the Governor by which such juveniles are whipped imme- diately on reception in the outer court of the Gaol. They do not now enter the Gaol nor are they detained beyond the time actually necessary for whipping.

The corresponding numbers for the preceding year were respectively as follows:-

Convicted by the ordinary Courts 4,711, by Courts Martial 48, Debtors 54, in default of

finding security 263; total 5,076, including 606 old offenders.

3. The daily average number of prisoners confined in the Gaol during the year was 511, as com- pared with 462 for 1897.