2.
77
(b) One muit sai aged 15 was removed from the Register
subsequent to her conviction before a magistrate. She
absconded from her employer's house, taking with her jewellery
to the value of $274.00, the property of the employer. She was
ultimately traced and found to be living with a man and woman,
who were arrested with her. The muitsai was charged with
"Larceny by servant", and ordered nine months' detention in
the Salvation Army Home, which has under section 19 of the
Juvenile Offenders' Ordinance, No.1 of 1932, been appointed
to be a place of detention for the purposes of the Ordinance.
The man and woman were charged with receiving stolen property
but were discharged owing to lack of evidence.
4.
A detailed table classifying the girls by their ages is appended. The age of each girl has been advanced by
one year since the compilation of the table accompanying Sir
William Peel's despatch of the 10th January, in view of the
fact that the Chinese year commenced on the 4th February, 1935.
The table may be summarised as follows:-
Enclosure No.1.
Under 15
719
Between 15 and 18
987
Over 18
416
2,122
5. (a) of the 84 girls remaining on 30th November,
1934, in the category "Muitsai registered but never visited",
a further 15 were traced in the period under review, and the
figure now stands at 69.
(b) In the category "Muit sai registered and visited at
least once", the figure for which stood on 30th November,
1934, at 281, a further 11 girls have been traced, leaving
270 still untraced on 31st May, 1935.
(c) There has been an increase during the period under review in the number of "Muit sai reported by the Inspectors
as