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by the Magistrate, who imposed a sentence of six
months imprisonment without the option of a fine.
In another case, where the victim was not a mui-tsai,
a sentence of three months without the option was
imposed. In another, $500 bail was estreated and a
warrant issued for arrest. In three cases the fine
was $100, in one it was $500, in two it was $50, in
one $25, and in the eleventh case the Magistrate
administered a caution.
6.
Since 1st of June, thirty-one mui tsai
have been brought up for registration in some cases
by boatwomen who pleaded ignorance, in others by employers who stated that they returned to the Colony
too late to register before the 1st of June. The Secretary for Chinese Affairs being satisfied of the bona fides and absence of undesirable features in these
cases caused the girls to be registered, as I had authorized him to use his discretion during the first
week or two after the 1st of June. The situation
will be carefully watched and it has been made clear by proclamation, advertisement and pamphlet that it is the firm intention of this Government to enforce the
law with reference to mui-tsai. Should cases be found of unregistered mui-tsai the employers will be prosecuted.
There has been one prosecution under
section 2 of Ordinance 22 of 1929 for bringing an
unregistered mui-tsai into the Colony, the defendant being fined $25.00.
7. The present position may be regarded as
not