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CHINESE BOARDING HOUSES.
(Ordinance 23 of 1917).
(Table VI).
16. At the end of the year there were 493 Boarding Houses of all classes as against 549 at the end of 1935. Four convictions were obtained under the Ordinance as compared with eight in 1935.
PERMITS.
(Ordinance 40 of 1932).
(Ordinance 22 of 1919).
17. 3,478 permits to fire crackers were issued, of which 2,419 were for weddings and the remainder for birthdays, shop-openings, etc. Seventy-seven permits were issued for theatrical performances.
18. Other permits issued were thirty for religious ceremonies and ten for processions.
REGISTRATION OF BOOKS.
(Ordinance 2 of 1888).
19. Forty-three books were registered during the year as compared with twenty-six in 1935.
REGISTRATION OF NEWSPAPERS.
(Ordinances 25 of 1927 and 1 of 1980).
20. The number of registered Chinese newspapers on December 31st was thirty-seven, of which fourteen were registered during the year.
DISTRICT WATCH FORCE.
(Ordinance 23 of 1930).
(Table VII).
21. The District Watch Committee met on twelve occasions at the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs. In addition, four meetings at which His Excellency the Governor presided were held at Government House. Through the kindness of His Excellency, the Committee was able to meet the members of the Mui Tsai Commission on the occasion of their first visit to the Colony.