AnnualReport-1924

K 10

Truck Licences

Motor Cars (Livery)

1,500 1,600 419 254

Motor Cars (Private) (Drivers)

837 542 1,657 1,184

Cycle (Licences)

440 405

Cycle (Drivers)

491 475

Money Changers

206 212

Pawn-brokers

130 146

Chinese Wine and Spirits....

435 459

Auctioneer Licences

4 3

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys......

4 3

Distillery Licences

39 38

Marine Stores

33 30

Game Licences

364 329

Hawkers.....

8,515 8,947

Dangerous Goods

934 1,519

Poisons

18 23

DOGS ORDINANCE.

1924 1923 Dogs licensed 3,485 3,479 Dogs (free) 23 20 Impounded 497 134 29 Destroyed.... 239 88 Sold or Claimed 50 46

The Dogs Home at Yaumati was handed over to the S.P.C.A. on 1st November, 1924.

PROFICIENCY IN LANGUAGES.

The following certificates were obtained during the year 1924 :

Cantonese 1st Certificate 14 2nd 3rd Hoklo 1st ... 2nd Hindustani 1st Mandarin 1st 17 1924 1923 Eur-Indians. Northern Europeans. Chinese. 32 19 31 12 20 2 9 3 15 2 2nd 19 3rd 11 English 1st Full 24 2nd 3 53 1 3 21 7

In addition to the above, one Cantonese obtained full English Certificate.