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Mr. Ho continued to reside at Táipó throughout last year, Government servants for mild ailments and visiting the various villages to time. He treated 1,267 cases during the year, of which 961 were and the rest were former patients.,

Malarial fever was very prevalent in the rainy season. I append (Appendix No. 6) by Dr. THOMSON and Dr. YOUNG on the causes of the prevalence of Malarial Fever at Táipó. Dr. THOMSON has also been e and classifying the specimens of mosquitoes supplied to him from the variou Stations throughout the New Territory and his reports confirm what is well-known as the anopheles theory.

There has also been a great deal of dysentery amongst the Police statio the New Territory. This, in the opinion of Dr. BELL, Acting Principal Medical Officer, is another form of malaria, as the malarial parasites have found in the blood and have answered more readily to treatment by quinine by the other drugs usually employed in treating dysentery. All cases of disease admitted to the Government Civil Hospital are being carefully examined a view to ascertaining the extent to which malaria is a cause of dysentery.

Free vaccinations have been performed by Mr. Ho, but only 78 in num There are now 5 Vaccinators with a good supply of vaccine lymph in the i Territory and it is hoped that the inhabitants may gradually be induced to aband the practice of direct inoculation now prevalent and submit to be vaccinated manner in vogue in civilised countries.

HARBOUR OFFICE.

A station at Taipó in Mirs Bay was opened during January, 1900. – From the 1st January to the 31st of December last, 6,140 licences, cl permits, etc., had been issued to junks at Ch'éung Chau, 3,676 at Tái Ó, a at Taipó. The figures for last year at Cheung Chan were 2,616 and . 1,353, so there has been a satisfactory increase at both these Stations.

POLICE.

The strength of the Police Force in the New Territory up to the 25ti last was as follows:--27 Europeans, 105 Indians, 30 Chinese, and 10 Inte but on the date mentioned the stations on the frontier and at Táipó wer thened by a total force of 4 Europeans, 40 Indians and 4 Chinese, owing to in the neighbouring Chinese territory. No attempt was, however, made to the peace in the New Territory.

Nine Europeans and 51 Chinese were employed during the year in launches which are used to patrol the waters of the New Territory.

Four piracies were committed in the waters of the New Territory up launches owned and licensed in Hongkong, and the frequency of these led to special legislation with a view to compel owners of launches plyir the harbour to take proper precautions against such attacks which are committed by persons who embark under the guise of passengers.

The Police in the New Territory again suffered severely from malari spite of every precaution.

CRIME.

I attach a return (Appendix No. 7) of cases from the New Territor the Police Court of Victoria during 1900, with which I have been fur Mr. HAZELAND, the Acting Police Magistrate. Mr. HALLIFAX has sr further with a return (Appendix No. 8) of the cases tried in that po New Territory which is situated to the north of the Kowloon range of h exception of the Tung Hoi District.

The arrangement previously in force according to which the Mag the New Territory sat twice a week in Hongkong has been aband HALLIFAX, Assistant Superintendent of Police, also discharges the duties trate in the New Territory and tries all cases arising there with the e those from the Tung Hoi or Eastern District, which are still brought kong, as it is found more convenient to try them in Victoria.

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