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Appendix A.

Report on the Police School.

POLICE SCHOOL,

HONGKONG, 16th January, 1908.

To The Captain Superintendent of Police.

SIR,-I have the honour to submit to you the report on the Police School for the year ending 31st December, 1907.

2. The only change on the staff is that I.P.S. JHANDY KHAN has been appointed in charge of English School at No. 8 Station, to enable Indian Constables there to continue their study of English during absence from the Central Station.

3. At your visit of inspection on the 30th December last, your kind offer of prizes for efficiency, (a) in English Conversation, (b) in Reading and Writing English for Indian Constables, Indian Gaol Staff, and for Chinese Constables, will, I feel certain, give an additionial impetus to their work.

4. During the year 1907 the following Police Constables obtained the necessary certificates of exemption :-

..

January,

July,

+

July,

December, December,

.E. P. C.s.:-54, 66, 43, 9. 51, 68, 47.

.E. P. C.s.:-111, 116, 117, 1. 62.

..I. P. C.s.:-669, 540, 789, 595, 570, 770, 827, 699.

I. A. W.il.

.E. P. C.s.:-24, 104, 115, 36, 98, 108, 86, 100, 37, 17, 30, 5. ..I. P. C.s.:—508, 859, 867, 592, 834.

Gaol Guards :-58, 85.

I. A. W.s.:

A total of passes as follows:-

E. P. C.s........

1. P. C.s......

Gaol Cuards,

Assistant Warders,.

Total,

50, 91.

5. The total attendance during the year was :-

Central Station,

No. S Station,

Total.

00 10 53 10

24

13

42

7,129

170

7,299

School was open on 100 days giving an average daily attendance of 73.

The highest attendance was on 10th December, when 109 men were present.

6. The number of units present were as under :—

E. P. C.s...

J. P. ('.s

C. P. C.s

Gaol Staff,

Botanical Garden boys,

36

196

248

68

550

ARTHUR W. GRANT, B.A. (Canterbury),

Master in Charge.