No. 607.
Sir,
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG.
30th November, 1934.
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I have the honour to acknowledge the
receipt of your despatch No.382 of 27th October, 1934,
forwarding copies of correspondence exchanged with the
Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society.
2.
The registered address of every registered
muitsai in the urban areas of Hong Kong and Kowloon to-
gether with the rural areas of Aberdeen, Aplichau and
Cheung Chau Island is now visited at intervals of five
and occasionally four months without exception.
3.
The number 1517 for the half-year ending
31st May, 1934, refers to successful visits where the
muitsai was found at the registered address. Unsuccessful
visits are carefully recorded and followed up but are not
included in the half-yearly returns transmitted to you.
4.
There are a number of muitsai (about 220)
with registered addresses in the remoter parts of the New
Territories who cannot be visited at such frequent
intervals. There are also over 100 muitsai with registered
addresses on board boats of various kinds the visitation
of whom has hitherto been difficult. The employers of
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
SIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P.,
&C.,
&C.,
&c.,