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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH FEBRUARY, 1872.
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By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th February, 1872.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 35.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Report from the Captain Superintendent of Police for the Year 1871, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th February, 1872.
No 30.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 31st January, 1872. SIR,I have the honor to forward, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, the Crime and other Returns for the Year 1871.
2. In the Tables of comparison of Crime I have adopted the ainended Returns of 1870, dated the 19th October, 1871, as the basis of comparison, in lieu of those formerly supplied to me as detailed in C. S. O. No. 2,792 of 1871. It will be within His Excellency's knowledge that the Officer who compiled those Returns is unable to explain how the discrepancies could have arisen. (Letter No. 228 of 1871.)
3. The exhaustive Report that I had the honor to forward on the 22nd September, 1871, together with the fact that a Commission is now sitting for the purpose of investigating Police Matters and Police Law, precludes the necessity of a lengthened Report on this occasion.
4. I have, however, to draw attention to the fact that the second column of Offences formerly headed "
Burglaries and Forcible Entries" has, for 1871 and 1870, been altered to “Burglaries and Larcenies in Dwelling Houses." "Larcenies in Dwelling Houses" were formerly placed under the head of "Larcenies.”
5. The Murders reported are in number four, one of a Chinese woman by a Malay, who was executed. The second of a woman on board a boat at Aberdeen by four Chinese, who were arrested immediately afterwards owing to the prompt action taken by Inspector Burns, and they were sen- tenced to death. Extenuating circumstances having transpired, this sentence was commuted to penal servitude for different periods. The third case is where a mutilated child was found on the roadway, no arrest was made in this case. The fourth case is that of poisoning on board the barque Audax; a Malay seaman was arrested, but no conclusive evidence was procured.
6. With reference to Highway Robberies, Burglaries and Larcenies in Dwelling Houses, there is a small decrease on last year, but it was especially noticeable that Europeans and European Houses were attacked out of all proportion to the experience of previous years.
7. I have omitted the column of "Persons Implicated," as in cases of Burglary and some other Offences it is impossible to arrive at any reliable information.
8. The comparison of Crime between 1871 and 1870, is as follows:-
:
Serious Crimes have increased by 77 cases or 5.67 per cent; which result arises from an increase of 129 cases of Larceny, 48 of Unlawful Possession, 6 of Piracy, and 1 of Murder; in other Serious Offences there has been a decrease.
9. Minor Offences amount to 5,018, being an increase of 845 cases or 20.24 per cent over 1870. This increase is in cases of Assault 258, no Pass or Lamp (Lamp Regulation passed in 1871,) 334, Miscellaneous 179, and Nuisances 144. The decrease is in Gambling 17, and Drunkenness 53 cases.
10. The following Tables are appended:--
A.-Return of Crime for 1871.
B.-Return of Arrests of Suspicious Persons.
C.-Return of Constables who have joined, been dismissed, &c. D.-Return of Punishments inflicted on Members of the Police. E--Comparative Returns of Crime for 1869, 1870 and 1871. F.-Stable Return by the Acting Deputy Superintendent. G.-School Report.
The IIonorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary. &c.,
&c.,
&c.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.
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