Table XXIV.
Prosecutions under Ordinances No. 3 of 1888, No. 30 of 1915, and No. 4 of 1897.
Offence. Ordinance No. 3 of 1888. Ordinance No. 30 of 1915. Ordinance No. 4 of 1897. No. of Cases. Male. Female. Discharged. No. of Cases. Male. Female. Discharged. No. of Cases. Male. Female. Discharged. Bills,--Posting without permission, 186 183 2 1 Fireworks, Discharging without permits, 3 3 Drums and Gongs,-Night noises by beating, 4 4 Processions, Organising in the public streets without permit, 10 10 1 Householders' Registration,-Failing to register, Decoying men or boys into or out of the Colony, 3 3 Emigration House offences, 3 3 Personating emigrants, 3 3 Sending assisted emigrants out of the Colony without notifying the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Abduction of girls under 21, 8 3 5 Decoying women and girls into or away from the Colony, 9 7 2 Detaining, harbouring, or receiving women or girls, 5 1 4 Procuring women or girls to be common prostitutes, 1 1 Procuring girls under age to have carnal connection, 1 1 Deriving profits from prostitution and trading in women, 27 19 2 1 Remarks, 1 C 38