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Owing to the general trade depression in Malaya the Government of that country deemed it advisable to limit the number of Chinese immigrants from China and Hong Kong. From August 1st the shipping companies engaged in that trade were permitted to carry, during each month, 1/10th of the number they had carried on the corresponding month of the previous year.
Owing to the large numbers who left this port previous to August 1st the fall in the total numbers for the year is not so large as it otherwise would have been.
VACCINATION.
The Government Vaccinators are members of the Port Health Staff and work under the general supervision of the Port Health Officer. They are detailed for work at various centres and they assist where needed.
The number of vaccinations performed by these Officers at the centres was 99,270 of which 11,889 were emigrants.
Table I.
Showing Emigration Passes and Rejections for 1930.
Port of Destination Passenger Crews Rejected Straits Settlements 121,419 6,956 407 Canada 6,397 13,322 41 United States of America 7,922 13,459 42 Honolulu 5,350 5 ... Dutch East Indies 36,775 10,248 80 British North Borneo 4,240 2,776 17 Shanghai and Japan 3,955 ... ... Australia 1,138 2,740 ... South Sea Islands ... ... ... Manila 1,269 258 351 Peru 817 576 ... Chile 23 326 ... Panama 116 ... ... India 1,924 1,037 10 Columbia 2 ... ... Mauritius 852 ... ... South Africa 414 560 11 Brazil and Argentine 245 189 ... Totals 193,209 61,781 625