290
2. The number of prisoners admitted to the prison in 1906 for offences not of a criminal nature was 3,224, made up as follows :——
Convicted by Courts Martial,
17
*:
17
J1
Debtors,
the Land Courts,
J7
19
Sanitary Commission,
Captain Superintendent of Police,
Convicted under the Opium Ordinance............
19
1
2
71
1,108
Gambling Ordinance,
529
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Market Ordinance,
Arms Ordinance,
314
27
27
7)
Vehicle Ordinance,
17
**
62
77
*
for Drunkenness,
?1
17
Sanitary Bye-laws,
Harbour Regulations,
Trespassing,......
166
•
60
39
22
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Disorderly Conduct,
187
59
Vagrancy,
31
27
"
Contempt of Courts,
14
""
1
Assault,
185
Obstruction,
146
,"
11
Cutting trees,
21
Fighting,
44
92
Mendicancy
12
under the Post Office Ordinance,
3
21
"
for Rogue and Vagabond,.
125
under the Women and Girls' Protection
Ordinance,
32
Total,
3,224
The above figures show that 62% of the total admissions to prison were for non-crimi- nal offences.
3. The following Table shows the number of prisoners committed to prison without the option of fine and in default of payment of fine:
In default of payment of fine.
Without optiou of finc.
Total.
Served the imprisonment.
Paid full fine.
Paid part fine.
1,431
2,150
788
706
5,075
4. There were 81 juveniles admitted into the prison, 33 of whom were sentenced to be whipped in addition to various terms of imprisonment varying from twenty four hours detention to one month's imprisonment with hard labour.
15. The percentage of convicted prisoners admitted to prison with previous convictions recorded against then was 13.00 as compared with 8.50 for the year 1905, of these I find that 4 men represent 20 convictions.
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