Deportees re-arrested and charged with "returning" only 5
Deportees re-arrested and charged with "returning" and other offences Total' 49
Men previously released under the Mark System of Remission of Sentence, re-arrested 15.
Crop Condition.—Reports from the region around Shanghai indicate that this season's crops are turning out very badly and that during the coming winter chore is likely to be distress and unrest amongst the agricultural population. The average price of rice for the month was $13.00 as compared with $13.60 in August and $11.60 in September 1921.
The prisoners who have been arrested during the month are classified as follows 435 First offenders. 5 72 Second offenders. 46 Third offenders. 66 Habitual offenders.
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Trafic.—The following is a comparative table of accidents during September 1921 and 1922:—
1992.
Accidents Injured Killed Trains 46 90. 38 Notor vehicles ' 109 486 Other vehicles 63 2
Return of Couvict Labour for Sept.
Gross value of work performed for the P.W.D. Ts. Nil Total Tis. Nil Total: 218 100
1921.
Accidents Injured Killed Trams 55 30001 {Motor vehicles 107 Other vehicles 39 8
Total 201 390
Gross value of work performed in addition to that for POW-D;, Tls. 6,483.72 Less. Cost of raw ma- 7 terial, etc. 2,659.50
Total Tls. 3,824.22 included in the foregoing figures:
Improper riding on tramcars Killed Injured Sept.. 1922 1 (1927 2 ees}
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