THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH MARCH, 1896.
Dogs.
1,580 dogs were licensed.
destroyed.
restored to their owners.
99
20
6
ransomed.
77
VEHICLES.
Private vehicles licensed.
588 vehicles for trade were licensed.
10
17
17
private use livery
79
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ARMS.
235
Revolvers,
..10,310
Muskets,
1,836
2,813 Export permits under Ordinance 8 of 1895 were taken out for the export of—
Double-Barrelled Guns, Carbines,
87
320
Repeating Rifles,
3,960
Fowling Pieces,
29
Swords,....
32
Bullets,
Pistols,
Cartridges,
6,185 .1,544,390
Gunpowder,..
..149,859 .1,052 lbs.
Blank Cartridges,
60
Caps,
108,423 boxes
Fuses,
..255 pieces.
Iron Gun,......
1
Dynamite,
..300 lbs.
Lead Shots,.
.1,115 lbs.
Iron Cannons,
7
MENDICANTS.
5. In addition to the 250 beggars sent up to the Police Court 477 have been summarily deported to Kowloon City and Canton as follows :-
RETURN showing NUMBER of MENDICANTS sent away by Police during 1895.
Once,
Twice,
HOW OFTEN SENT AWAY.
Thrice,
4 Times,
TOTAL,.
TOTAL NUMBER
CANTON.
KOWLOON.
MACAO.
FOOCHOW.
SENT AWAY.
126
314
2
4
23
2
3
2
132
342
PLAGUE.
443
27
5
2
1
477
6. The precautions adopted for the prevention of Plague have already been fully reported on elsewhere.
1 European Police Sergeant, 7 European Police Constables and 16 Chinese Constables were engaged on house to house visitation duty from the 1st to 31st May inclusive, 3 European Police Constables, and 12 Chinese Constables from 1st June to 15th June inclusive, 1 European Police Constable and 4 Chinese Constables from the 16th June to 31st July inclusive. On duty at the Tung Wah Hospital from the 1st May to the 17th July 3 Indian and 3 Chinese Constables.
From the 17th May to 31st July inclusive Inspector QUINCEY and a party of detectives nightly tracked the passengers from the River steamers to their lodgings, with a view of ascertaining if plague was being imported.
There were no complaints against the Police.
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