THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH MAY, 1894.
22.-GAOLS AND PRISONERS.
483
On the 1st January, 1893, there were 485 prisoners in Victoria Gaol, and on the 31st December, there were 475, of whom 18 and 27 in each case respectively were Europeans. 4,010 prisoners were admitted during the year as against 5,046 in 1892.
The daily average of prisoners was 458, as against 515 in the previous year.
The number of prisoners admitted into Gaol during the last five years was as follows:—
YEARS.
No. OF PRISONERS.
TOTAL.
Men.
Women.
Juveniles.
DAILY AVERAGE NUMBER IN PRISON.
1889,
3,453
131
121
3,705
581
1890,
3,218
119
107
3,444
566
1891,
4,805
223
203
5,231
507
1892,
4,699
181
166
5,046
515
1893,
3,777
138
95
4,010
458
23.—CRIMINAL STATISTICS.
Supreme Court.
The following is a Return of cases tried at the Supreme Court during the last five years:--
CHARGES ABANDONED.
POSTPONED.
Number Number
YEARS.
of
Cases.
of Persons.
Convicted. Acquitted.
Number of Number of Cases. Persons.
No. of Cases.
No. of
Persons.
92
143
59
80
32
37
30
44
43
57
1889,
1890,
1891,
1892,
1893,
Total,.
256
361
184
103
41
73
Average of previous 5 years,
85號
139
813
29
17
261
Do.
last 5 years,
51
72층
36
203
818
14%.
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64
41
24
37
43
20
17
26
9
18
17
33
16
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Police Magistrates' Court.
The Cases before the Police Magistrates during the last 5 years were as follows:-
CASES HOW DISPOSED OF.
Total No. Total No.
YEARS.
of Cases.
of Prisoners.
Convicted and Punished.
Dis- charged.
Committed Committed
for pending Trial. Orders.
Ordered to Find Security.
Punished
for False Tes-
timony.
Un-
decided.
1889,
1890,
1891,
1892,
1893,
10,033 8,670 9,739 10,772 13,676 16,382 11,920 14,471 12,392 10,727
6,894 2,497 7,740 2,557
167
54
337
17
67
102
15
318
37
13,972 2,040
40
12
172
145
12,098 2,078
44
211
7
28
10,355 1,607
104
278
17
23
Total,.........
Average of last 5 years,
Do.
ending 1888,
54,732
12,810 10,946.4
12,523.8 14,394.8
64,050 51,059
10,779
457
94
1,316
45
300
10,211.8 | 2,155.8
11,034 2,604.8
91.4
18.4
263.2
9.0
60.0
152.8
39.6
472.2
13.2
78.2
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