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DEPORTATION OFFICE.
67. Table IV gives the number of persons dealt with by the Deportation Office during the year. A general increase of 5,573 is shown. This is largely due to the large number of destitute refugees in the Colony who commit petty offences and are deported.
MISSING CHILDREN.
68. During the year, 260 children under the age of 15 years, were reported missing. Of this number 160 have been found, mostly strayed or run away from home.
PIRACY.
69. There were no piracies of ships reported during the year.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
70. The following table shows weights and measures examined during the year 1937:-
Weights & Measures examined. Correct. Incorrect. Total. Foreign Scales 127 12 139 Chinese Scales 940 22 962 Yard Measures 195 11 206 Chinese Foot Measures 100 0 100 Total 1,362 45 1,40771. The following prosecutions were instituted under the Weights & Measures Ordinance:
Number of Cases Convictions Fines 22 17 $260.00DANGEROUS GOODS.
72. The following prosecutions were instituted under the Dangerous Goods Ordinance during 1937:-
Number of Cases Convictions Fines 9 9 $910.00