360
Ordinances No. 1 and No. 23 are Ordinances to consolidate and amend the laws relating to Public Health and to Buildings, and naturally have excited the greatest interest in the Chinese community. Ordinance No. 6 gives effect to an Order in Council relating to the Marriages of British subjects in Foreign countries where one of the two parties has dwelt in a Colony.
Ordinance No. 10 provides a means of recovery of rent for landlords in the New Territory who have been granted titles under the New Territories Land Court Ordinance, 1900.
Ordinance No. 19 makes the harbouring of Chinese married women without reasonable excuse an offence punishable summarily.
STAFF.
I returned from leave on the 11th November, until which date Mr. MEsser acted as Registrar General. Mr. WOLFE acted as Assistant Registrar General from the 1st to the 21st of January, when Mr. CLEMENTI resumed his duties. Mr. FLET- CHER acted as Assistant Registrar General from the 10th November to the end of the year, during which time Mr. CLEMENTI was employed in the Land Court.
The Honourable
A. M. THOMSON,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
I have, &c.,
A. W. BREWIN,
Registrar General.
Table I.
(A.)→Comparative Statemeat of the Rezane reozin? l in the Rejistrar General's Department during the Years 1902 and 1903, respectively.
Ordinance under which received.
Description.
Revenue in 1902.
Revenue in 1903.
Decrease.
Increase.
$
C.
C.
Hawkers,
12,466.00
Ordinance 21 of 1887, .
Ordinances 13 of 1898 and 7 of 1900,
Regulations under Ordinance No. 36
of 1899.
Ordinauce No. 13 of 1888,
Chinese Undertakers,
200.00
Certificates to Chinese enter-
2,275.00
21,188.00 360 0J
3,925.00
C.
8,722.00 160.00
1,650.00
ing Manila and the U.S.A.,
Boats,
24,731.80
24,496.85
234.95
Householders,
Re-registration,
795.00 1,722.00
345.00
450.00
1,319.00
403.00
Removals,
30.00
26.50
3.50
Extracts,
25.00
21.75
3.25
Ordinances No. 9 of 1867 and No.
Money Changers,
670.00
1,010.00
340.00
21 of 1887,
Ordinance No. 16 of 1896,
Births and Deaths,
506.90
498.10
8.80
Ordinance No. 15 of 1902,
Marriages,
1,404.00!
2,401.00
Markets,
87,374.44
96,690.25
Ordinance No. 1 of 1903,
Miscellaneous,..
Regulations under Ordinance No.
37 of 1901,
Market Licences,
1,111.03
1,352.32
997.00 9,315.81 241.32
Lanudries,
1,150.00
1,120.00
30.00
Chinese Gazette,
Refunds, &c.,
46.00 116.99
39.00 1,581.04
7.00
1,464.05
Forfeitures,..
Emigration Houses,
1,720.00
500.00
3,070.00
500.00
1,350.00
Regulations under Ordinance No.
24 of 1900,
Chinese Postmen and Postal
Hongs,
544.00
408.00
136.00
Totals,..
136,888.13
160,351.81 1,276.50 24,740.18
Deduct Decrease,
1,276.50
Total Increase in 1902,
.$ 23,463.68