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7 Licences to store Kerosine Oil (in Godown). 1,165 Licences to store Kerosine Oil (Ordinary).
74 Licences to store Kerosine Oil (New Territories).
28 Marine Stores.
230 Money Changers.
23 Licences to store Naphtha and Benzine.
2 Licences to store Naphtha and Benzine (in Garage).
2 Licences to store Nitrobenzine or Oil of Mirbane.
94 Pawnbrokers.
7 Licences to store Petroleum in bulk.
1 Licence to store Petroleum in fuel.
3 Licences to store Phosphorus.
7 Licences to store Rockets.
1 Poison (wholesale).
259 Spirit (Chinese, Old Territories).
84 Spirit (Chinese, New Territories).
25 Licences to store Sulphuric Acid and Nitric Acid. 7,337 Hawkers.
DOGS ORDINANCE.
21. 1,983 dogs were licensed during 1915.
88 watch dogs were licensed free of charge.
37 stray dogs were impounded, 271 were sent to the Dogs' Home and 90 were destroyed.
ARMS ORDINANCE.
22. Three licences to import and deal in arms and two to deal in sporting arms and ammunition were issued during 1915. During the whole year a Proclamation has been in force prohibiting the export of warlike stores from the colony. The following arms and ammunition were confiscated during the year, viz.:—
Six Winchester rifles, 3 sporting guns, 13 rifles, 21 Mauser pistols, 13 automatic pistols, 10 daggers, 16,377 rounds of Winchester ammunition, 4,024 rounds of automatic pistol ammunition, 36,592 rounds of Mauser pistol ammunition, 19,622 rounds of revolver ammunition, 79 revolvers, 19 detonators, 525 rounds of sporting ammunition, 679 sticks dynamite, and 53 coils of fuse.
EDUCATION.
23. During the year, 7 Europeans and 131 Indians obtained certificates for knowledge of Chinese, 78 Indians obtained certificates for English, and 2 Chinese obtained certificates for English.