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(b) General exhumation at public expense were carried out at Sai Yu Shek (Kowloon City) 252 and Kai Lung Wan (public cemetery) 1,359.

3. Cremations,-31 bodies were cremated at the Japanese Crematorium and 16 at the Sikh Temple.

4. Mortuaries.-123 bodies were awaiting burial at the Tung Wah Hospital Mortuary on 31st December, 1921.

5. Removals.-489 bodies were removed from the Colony before burial.

6. Interments,--The following table shows the number of interments at the various cemeteries during the year---

PUBLIC PRIVATE Colonial * Chinese Mount Caroline 69 151 Roman Catholic (Happy Valley) 124 Chai Wan 189 Mohammedan (Happy Valley) 64 Chai Wan Christian 2 Jewish (Happy Valley) 3 Stanley... 20 Parsee Aberdeen 161 Malay Shek O... 2 Kai Lung Wan 1,056. Chinese Roman Catholic (So Kon Po) 1,270 Sai Yu Shek 125 Sai Yu Shek Christian 1. Kowloon Tong 149 Chinese Tung Wah Hospital (Kai Lung Wan) 2,644 Hau Pui Lung ... 4,481 Mohammedan Tai Shek Ku 2 Chinese Permanent (Aberdeen) 60 Chinese Protestant (Mount Davis)... 45 Chinese Christian (Kowloon Tong) 3 5,171 6,050

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

Appendix L shows under the various headings the revenue collected by the department during 1921.

2. One new head of revenue use of motor vans was opened with the introduction of motor lorries to convey meat from the Slaughter House at Kennedy Town to the central market. For this service a charge of 12 cents a carcase is made.

3. Appendix M shows under various headings the expenditure of the year

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