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, 1917. Detained during 1917. Total. Prostitutes. Emigrants. Total. Prostitutes. Emigrants. Total. Permitted to leave, 10 3 13 92 17 109 122 Permitted to leave under bond, 1 ... 1 ... 1 1 1 Restored to husband, ... 4 2 6 6 6 Restored to relatives, Sent to native place, Married.... 14 18 32 ... ... 32 Adopted, 1 ... 1 ... ... ... 1 Sent to Refuge or Convent,.. Sent to French Consul to be sent home, Died, Awaiting marriage, Cases under consideration, ... * 2 3 ... 4 1 5 Total, 10 3 13 118 40 158 171Total,
Cases brought forward, 13.
Cases dealt with during the year, 163.
Cases carried forward, 8.
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