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No. 1104

HONGKONG.

REPORT OF THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT OF VICTORIA GAOL, FOR THE YEAR 1903.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.

VICTORIA GAOL, 30th January, 1904.

SIR,I have the honour to submit, for the information of the Officer Adminis- tering the Government, the report on the Victoria Gaol, for the year 1903.

2. The number of prisoners admitted to the Gaol under sentences of the Ordinary Courts was 7,144, besides 74 soldiers and sailors sentence by Court Martial. There were also 55 persons imprisoned for debt, making a total of 7.273– an increase on the previous year of 1,285.

3. The corresponding numbers for the preceding year were respectively

Convicted by the Ordinary Courts,

....5,786

Court Martial,.. Debtors,

149

53

Total including 760 old offenders, ........

5.988

4. The following statement shows the number of prisoners received into Gaol under sentence of imprisonment with or without the option of a fine, and the num- ber of those who obtained their release by paying the fine after ad mission into prison :-

Imprisonment in default of payment of fine.

Year. Total.

Imprisonment without the option of a fine.

Served the

Total.

Paid full fine.

Paid part

Imprisonment.

fine.

1903 | 6,227

2,794

3,433

2,237

607

589

5. The number of prisoners committed to Gaol for offences not of a criminal nature was 2,500 made up as follows:-

Committed under the Prepared Opium Ordinance,

747

37

29

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Market Arms

294

29

4

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11

Vehicle

97

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15

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Sanitary Bye-laws,

140

29

Harbour Regulations,

78

for Drunkenness,

76

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19

Trespassing,

45

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15

Disorderly Conduct,

607

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Gambling,

351

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Destitutes,

*

Contempt of Court,

17

44

Total...

.2,500