339
13.-Chinese Recreation Ground.
(See Table X.)
The rent from the shops round this ground affords ample revenue for its maintenance. A wall was blown down and the buildings were somewhat damaged by the typhoons in September but the necessary repairs have since been made; their cost, $314, will appear in the accounts for 1907.
14.- Passage Money Fund.
(See Table XI.)
This fund is used as far as possible exclusively for the benefit of women and children.
15.-Registrar General's Office Charitable Fund.
It has been found impossible during the year to do anything towards increasing this fund. The Yaumati hospital and the Typhoon Relief Fund have claimed precedence, and I have had to postpone action for another year.
16.--Legislation.
The following is the only Ordinance passed in 1906 which more particularly affects the Chinese Community :-
No. 12.-Regulation of Chinese (Amendment) Ordinance.
By this Ordinance Part III of Ordinance No. 3 of 1888 providing for the Registration of Householders may be extended by Order-in-Council to any part of the Colony and it is proposed to extend it in the first place as was suggested in my last annual report, to Yaumati and Hunghom.
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The Chinese took a great interest in the running of Workmen's Cars on the Electric Tramway and previous to the passing of the resolution of the Legislative Council on this subject on the 21st June, a small committee consisting of the Registrar General, the two Chinese members of Council and two other Chinese gentlemen enquired into the question and made a report.
17.-Prosecutions.
(See Table XII)
Table XII is not a full list of prosecutions under these Ordinances but only of such as were undertaken or might have been undertaken by this Department.
18. Interpretation Sub-Department.
Government Notification No. 581 of 1901.
(See Table XIII.)
The Interpretation Department consists of 21 posts, in addition to the Sergeant Inter- preters in the Police Department and the Inspectors' Interpreters in the Sanitary Depart- ment. (See General Order No. 16.)
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