3. Since the last of the prosecutione
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mentioned in paragraphe 5 and 5 of my despatch under
reference, there have been 14 prosecutions under the
5 for bringing an
ordinance; 4 for ill-trautment;
unregistered mui-tsui into the Colony:
Keeping an unregistered mi-teal.
and 5 for
In the firet oase of ill-treatment the
Gagistrate aircharged the defendant. In the second
case the defendant was fined $100. In the thiru the
churge or 111-treatment was alumissed, but the
defendant was fined /100 or the alternative charge of
aBeault; and in the fourth, a fine of 50 for assault
was vimilarly imposUU. The ziple concerned in the
first 3 cases have been handed back to their relatives,
and the last is at present being cared for in the Po
Leung Kuk while #forts are being made to trace her
relativer.
5. Fines ranging from 20 to 10 were imposed
in the 5 cases of bringing unregistered mui-teai
into the Colony mentioned in paragraph 3 above,
genuine ignorance of the law being a factor common
to themall. In one of these cases the irl expressed
a desire to leave her employer and return to her
relatives, and stepe were taken to that end. In J
others the girls concerned wished to return to China
with their employers, since they could not remain with
them in Hong Kong, und arrangemente were accordingly made to Bae them out of the Colony. In the firth case,
owing to the special circumstances that the girl was
without relatives, had come to Hong Long with her
employer from Annas where they hau lived for the last
8 years, and could not bear the thought of separation
from
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