depy.
No. 293.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG
115
23rd June, 1981.
My Lord,
With reference to paragraph 2 of Your Lordship's
despatch No. 237 of the 19th August,1930, requesting
reperts every six months from December 1930, and in con-
tinuation of my despatch No. 622 of the 4th December, 1930,
I have the honour to report that the number of registered
muitoal muiteni raaining in the Solony at the end of the ascond
six-monthly period, i.c. on the 1st May, 1831, is 3,949.
2. As stated in paragraph 1 of my despatch Eo. (22
under reference the number of registered uitsal remaining
on Nevauber 30th,1930, was 4,117. The local diminution
during the period under review is therefore 166.
These may be summarised as follow:-
Died
3
Returned to parents or relatives
34
Run away or disappeared 33
(4 found)
Left the Colony permanently 28
(ene returned)
24
Karried
60
Left employer to earn own living
12
landed to Custody of Secretary
for Chinase Affairs
Tetal
199
3.
The Night Honourable
Lord Passfield,
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