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Return of Police treated in Government Civil Hospital for fever or dengue fever from 1st January to 31st December, 1906 :-

Europeans,... Indians, Chinese,..

Nationality.

Old Territories.

13

41

19

New Territories.

In addition to cases treated in Hospital for fever or dengue fever from the New Terri- tories, the following number of cases were treated for fever in the various Stations in the New Territories without being removed to Hospital, viz. :

Europeans, 2. Indians, 30.

EXECUTIVE STAFF.

Chinese. 8.

30. The Assistant Superintendent (Mr. E. R. HALLIFAX, who was seconded to the Transvaal Government, returned on 3rd April and went on leave on 21st April. Mr. G. N. ORME acted during his absence.

POLICE FORCE.

31. Seventeen Europeans were engaged during the year, 10 were recruited in England and 7 enlisted locally. Of these 7, only one resigned.

Table VI shows changes in the personnel of the Force during the year, and Table VII the numbers of the several Contingents and the total cost for the past five years.

NEW TERRITORIES.

32. I attach a report on the policing of the New Territories by Mr. ORME (Appendix

B.)

25th February, 1907.

F. J. BADELEY, Captain Superintendent of Police.

Appendix A.

Report on the Police School, 1906.

POLICE SCHOOL, HONGKONG, 9th February, 1907.

SIR, I beg to present herewith the report on the Police School for the year ending 31st December, 1906.

1. During my absence on leave Mr. DEALY the Master in charge resigned his appoint- ment on promotion to the post of Second Master, Queen's College, Mr. BIRBECK, Assistant Master, becoming Assistant in charge. On my return to duty on 5th November, 1906, I was appointed Master in charge with Mr. BIRBECK as Assistant Master. The only other change on the staff was the appointment of I.L.S. 801 BISHEN SINGH as Sikh teacher, to enable the Sikh Police to obtain a better grounding in Arithmetic and Dictation.

2. The total number of attendances during 1906 was 7,171, school being open on 92 days giving an average attendance of 78.

3. The total number of men on the roll in 1906 was 473, made

European Police Constables,.

Indian Police Constables, .

Chinese Police Constables,

Gaol Guards, Garden boys,.

up

as follows:

.. 25

147

.241

58

2

473