Table III.
Number of Women and Girls detained in a Place of Refuge by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs under Sections 34 and 35 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1897, and arrangements made regarding them.
Under Detention on 1st January, 1916. Detained during 1916. Total. Prostitutes. Emigrants. Total. Prostitutes. Emigrants. Total. Permitted to leave, 16 4 20 156 82 238 258 Permitted to leave under bond, Restored to husband, 1 1 1 Restored to relatives, 2 2 2 3 2 2 31 Sent to native place, 24 1 3 2 31 31 Married, 1 • 1 Adopted, Sent to Refuge or Convent, 7 1 8 8 Sent to French Consul to be sent home, Died, Awaiting marriage, Cases under consideration, 3 2 5 5 Total, 16 4 20 195 93 288 308 Cases brought forward, 20. Cases dealt with during the year, 295. Cases carried forward, 13.16