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Of the 561 Companies on the Register 99 are defunct, 2 were not floated, 123 were wound up and 66 were in the course of being wound up, leaving 271 on the Register at the end of 1908 representing an aggregate capital of $353,246,635.
The figures in 1907 were respectively 530, $245,155.03, 530, 94, 2, 120, 52, 262 and $163,434,528.
There were 31 Companies registered in 1908, as compared with 29 in 1907, the revenue from which was:
Registration Fees,... $4,858.00 as against $4,227.50 in 1907.
Filing and other Fees, $1,931.20 $1,969.90
$6,789.20 $6,197.40
The number of licences granted under section 4 of "The Companies (Local Registers) Ordinance 1907" (No. 16 of 1907) enabling Companies operating outside the Colony to keep Local Registers of Members was 90.
The aggregate Capital of such Companies was $54,402,012.47.
The fees in respect of such licences amounted to $21,508.21.
The number of Companies authorized under section 5 of the same Ordinance to keep Registers of Members at their Head Offices instead of at their Registered Offices in this Colony was 33.
The fees in respect of such authorization amounted to $62.
10.-FEES AND COMMISSIONS.
The total sums collected during the year by way of Fees and Commissions amounted to $46,592.80, as against $56,156.78 in the previous year.
11.-STAFF.
Mr. JOSEPH HORSFORD KEMP, Deputy Registrar and Appraiser, was transferred to the Magistracy to act as First Police Magistrate on the 8th April; and was subsequently appointed Head of the Sanitary Department with effect from 18th November.
Mr. JOHN ROSKRUGE WOOD, Assistant Land Officer for the New Territories, was appointed Deputy Registrar and Appraiser in succession to Mr. KEMP, but since he was acting as Second Magistrate at the time his place in this Department was temporarily filled by Mr. Charles Alexander Dick Melbourne, Magistrates' Clerk.
Mr. JOHN WILLIAM LEE-JONES, Deputy Registrar and Accountant, proceeded on 12 months' leave on the 12th December; and Mr. GEORGE ALBERT WOODCOCK, Secretary to the Sanitary Board, was appointed to act in his place.
Mr. JAMES DYER BALL, Chief Interpreter, proceeded on 12 months' leave on the 25th January, and Mr. LI HONG MI, Second Interpreter, was appointed to act in his place. Mr. JOHN ALFRED MACKIE, Third Interpreter, acted as Second Interpreter, and Mr. WONG KWONG TIN, Interpreter in the Registrar General's Office, was appointed to act as Third Interpreter.
Mr. INAYAT ULLAH MIRZA, 2nd Clerk of Court and Clerk to the Puisne Judge, returned from leave on the 27th April and resumed his duties.
Mr. FREDERICK HOWELL, First Bailiff, proceeded on 12 months' leave on the 9th May, and Mr. JOSEPH LEONARD, Second Bailiff, was appointed to act for him, Mr. ARTHUR WILLIAM HILL, Clerk and Usher, replacing him as Second Bailiff and Mr. WILLIAM JORDAN UNWIN, Police Constable, replacing Mr. HILL as Clerk and Usher.
7th May, 1909.
ARATHOON SETH,
Registrar.