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9.—REGISTRATION OF COMPANIES.
The total number of Companies registered from the commencement of the Companies Ordinance, 1865, was 685 with an aggregate capital of $333,497,818.
Of the 685 Companies on the Register 114 are defunct, 2 were not floated, 136 were wound up and 76 were in the course of being wound up, leaving 357 on the Register at the end of 1910 representing an aggregate capital of $327,261,818.
The figures in 1909 were respectively 599, $270,240,647, 99, 2, 132, 67, 299, and $264,464,647.
There were 86 Companies registered in 1910, as compared with 38 in 1909, the revenue from which was:-
Registration Fees, $16,483 as against $5,917 in 1909. Filing and other Fees, $20,679 1,939 $7,856 4,196*
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 154.
The Fees collected in respect of such licences amounted to $32,874.
No authorizations were issued under section 5 of the same Ordinance.
10.—FEES AND COMMISSION.
The total sums collected during the year by way of Fees and Commission amounted to $65,527 as against $45,861 in the previous year.
11.—STAFF.
Mr. Kemp, Registrar, went on leave on 28th September and Mr. Wakeman, Land Officer, was appointed to act for him in addition to his own duties as Land Officer.
Mr. Melbourne, Deputy Registrar and Appraiser, was on leave from 6th January to 12th October; Mr. Lee-Jones, Deputy Registrar and Accountant, who returned from leave on the 5th January in addition to his own duties did a part of Mr. Melbourne's duties during his absence.
Mr. Woodcock, Clerk to the Magistrates, acted for Mr. Lee-Jones during his absence on leave, and also did a portion of his duties when Mr. Melbourne was absent from the Colony.
Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, 2nd Interpreter, acted as Court Translator from 1st January to 28th February in place of Mr. Wong Kwok U who resigned 30th October, 1909.