The aver: ge number of labourers employed during the month exclusi of contract work has been 2,927 as against 2,496 during December 1903, Cas, Marxa, Ofences. appre No. of
Assault 9 Breach of Garbage 15 Breach of Municipal Regulatio Committins nuissncs 508 Cruelty to animals 2 Embezzlement... 1 Extortion and bribery... 7 Figh ing and creating dist bance... 25 1 4 1 5 3 80 131 2 1
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63 388
Handeart licenses suspended 9 Beggars, hawkers, and ragpickers...... 385
Total number of persons coming under the notice of Police. 2,197 Chinese dead bodies found Unmuzzled dogs captured Bho 47
A. M. Borsracow, Carr., @aptain-Superintendent of Police.
The following special Minute is order-od for publication Electric Light—Having regard to recent defects in the public and private supply of electric light, the Electrical Engineer reports that the same have been due, not to any breakdown of machinery, but to the constantly increasing load for which ho hus been unable to provide the necessary boiler power owing to unforeseen delays in. the arrival of certain essential parts of the new boilers recently received from England. He now reports that work on one largo additional boiler was successfully started on the 9th instant, and he is therefore in 'a position confidently to expect a more eficiont and satisfactory supply for private consumers and public lighting in future.
Two additional jets have arrived, for which the found already hi boon prepared and the erection of this plant is being proceeded with as rapidly as possible.
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