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The following are the Ordinances passed in 1898 which more particularly affect the Chinese and this Office:-
No.
1 of 1898.-Prepared Opium (Divans) Amendment.
19
13 of 1898. Chinese Certificates Fees.
20 of 1898.-Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment).
24 of 1898. Liquor Licences.
28 of 1898.--Chinese Manila Fees.
Ordinances Nos. 20 and 28 authorise the imposition of fees for Certificates of Identity issued to Chinese proceeding to the United States or to Manila. The fee in the latter case is $25.00, but no Certificates have been issued owing, no doubt, to the unsettled state of affairs in the Philippines. Nine Ordinances were passed naturalizing Chinese as British subjects.
STAFF.
The Honourable J. H. STEWArt Lockhart, C.M.G., went on leave on the 19th March. I acted as Registrar General from that date until the 1st September, when Mr. J. DYER BALL took over the duties of the post.
Mr. H. H. GOMPERTZ, Assistant Registrar General, left for England on leave on the 4th March. The appointment of Mr. WODEHOUSE to the post of First Clerk has been confirmed.
Mr. TsoI YEUR SHAN was on special duty during the months of August and September, and his place was filled by Mr. ToNG Tsz-SAU.
Mr. Au FUNG-CHI was on special duty during the month of August, and his duties were performed by Mr. LI CHAK-MAN.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
The Honourable J. H. STEwart LockhaRT, C.M.G.,
&c.,
A. W. BREWIN, Acting Registrar General.
Colonial Secretary, &c..
&c.
Table I.
(A.)—Comparative Statement of the Revenue received in the Registrar General's Department, during the Years 1897 und 1898, respectively.
ORDINANCES UNDER WHICH RECEIVED.
DESCRIPTION.
REVENUE IN 1897.
REVENUE IN 1899.
INCREASE.DECREASE.
$
C.
G.
Ordinance 21 of 1887,.......
Hawkers,
Chinese Undertakers,
6,786.30 200.00
7,906.50 170,00
$ c.
1,120.00
C.
30.00
Rowing Boats, Water Boats,
Regulations under Ordinance No. 26
of 1891,
Cinder, &c. Boats, and Fish- drying Hulks,
6,555.35
7,052.30
496.95
Cargo Boats, Lighters, and
11,864.00
14,004.50
2,140.50
other Boats,.
Householders,
258.00
393.00
135.00
Re-registration,
970.00
1,077.00
107.00
Ordinance No. 13 of 1888,
Ordinance No. 9 of 1867, Ordinance No. 21 of 1887, Ordinance No. 16 of 1896,. Ordinance No. 14 of 1875,. Ordinance No. 17 of 1887, Ordinance No. 8 of 1895,-
Removals, Extracts, Bonds,
Money Changers, Births and Deaths, Marriages, Markets,... Arms Licences,
14.00.
9.75
4.25
31.75
39.25
7.50
550.00
530.00
20.00
247.58
385.50
137.92
482.00
500.00
18.00
70,563.15
74,768.09
4,202.93
430.00
420.00
10.00
Laundries,
683.84
$62.90
179.06
Licences to sell fruit,
Chinese Gazette,
2.00 25.00
297.00
295.00
Certificates to Chinese enter-
13,807.00
ing the U.S.A.,
Forfeiture of Bonds,.
Miscellaneous Receipts,
Various sums refunded,
200.00 4.65 82.84
28.00
18,600.00
500.00
3.00
4,793.00
300.00
4.63
66.95
15.89
TOTAL,..
113,759,66
127,610.73 | 13,935.86
84.79
DEDUCT DECREASE,
TOTAL INCREASE IN THE YEAR 1898,
.$
84.79
13,851.07