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.
Prostitutes Emigrants Total Under Detention on 1st January, 1925. 1 0 1 Detained during 1925. 3 0 3 Total 4 0 4 Permitted to leave, 3 0 3 Permitted to leave under bond, 8 ∞ 8 Restored to husband, 3 0 3 Restored to relatives, 21 1 22 Sent to native place, 9 0 9 Married, 5 0 5 Adopted, 10 ✪ 10 Sent to Refuge or Convent, 9 0 9 Died, 1 0 1 Awaiting marriage, 1 0 1 Cases under consideration, 1 0 1 Total, 18 1 19 Cases brought forward, 1 1 Cases dealt with during the year, 18 18 Cases carried forward, 1 123