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, 1923. Detained during 1923. Total. Permitted to leave, Permitted to leave under bond, Restored to husband, 2 48 50 Restored to relatives, ... 1 1 Sent to native place, 1 3 4 Married, 1 ... 1 Adopted, ... 2 2 Sent to Refuge or Convent, 2 2 4 Died, ... 1 1 Prostitutes. Emigrants. Total. 2 1 Prostitutes. Emigrants. 1 ... Total. 1 56 57 Awaiting marriage, 1 Cases under consideration, 6 Total, 63 Cases brought forward, 6. Cases dealt with during the year, 60. Cases carried forward, 3.C 21