5
7. Gov.
374
(Report for period ended 31
4.7.33
31st May, 1933
3)
On the whole this is I think another
very satisfactory report. There are however
one or two points upon which it might be useful
to have additional information (in which
connection see (17) and (18) on 13718/33 and my
minute of 11.8.33 on that file.)
The progressive diminution in the
number of registered mui tsai is indicated by
the following figures:-
Originally registered in 1930
4,368
Remaining on register, 30th Nov.1931. 3,810
"
#1
#
31st May, 1932 3,482
#
#1
"
30th Nov.1932. 3,017
#1
#1
31st May,19 33 2,820
It will be observed that girls
removed from the register as untraced are
replaced on the register if and when found
again in the Colony. It would be interesting
to know whether all and if not how many of the
employers of the 36 girls recently so replaced
were prosecuted for failure to notify their
changes of address. We might ask.
We might also refer in the same
despatch to the 471 girls who with their
employers as reported in paragraph 5 of (11) on
92613/32 had removed to unknown addresses
after being visited by the Inspectors at the
addresses originally registered, observe that
in paragraph 4 of (1) on 13743/33 it was
reported that 122 had then been located in the
Colony