sent to pay for the cost of the emigrant's return and he was sent back to Hongkong, but ran away from the steamer on its arrival, and emigrated again to Borneo. In the remaining six cases the relatives were content with an interchange of letters.
Forty-two hotel licences and 33 licences for boarding-houses for assisted emigrants were issued. The latter had accommodation for 1,461 boarders. In 1905 the accommodation was sufficient for no more than 250 boarders, and the improvement indicates not that there is an increase in this class of emigrants, for there is nothing abnormal in the number who emigrated in 1909, but that their movements are better controlled and their interests better protected.
## REGULATION OF CHINESE.
### Ordinance No. 3 of 1888.
(i.)-Registration of Householders.
1,622 householders were registered; 69 of these were first registrations. 7,606 changes in respect of tenants were registered.
(ii)-District Watchmen.
(Table VI.)
The District Watchmen Committee met nine times; the average attendance being between six and seven members. Mr. Choa Leep-chee who had been a member of the Committee since 1906, died on the 23rd October, but the vacancy caused by his death has not yet been filled. Mr. Wei Yuk and Mr. Fung Wa-chün were reappointed for a further term of five years.
The balance to the credit of the Fund at the close of the year was $10,910 as against $12,154 on the 31st December, 1908. On the revenue side contributions show a slight increase; under expenditure there is an increase of $1,000 in wages and salaries. The items that call for notice are $1,020, being the wages of the special watchmen engaged to prevent dumping of bodies, $2,706, being part cost of the extension to the West Point Watchmen's House and $1,716, loss on exchange.
The strength of the Force is 108 men. There were 20 enlistments during the year, 16 dismissals or desertions, 1 death and 4 resignations. One vacancy remains unfilled. The guarantee bond of a District Watchman, who was convicted of unlawful possession, was forfeited. In addition to the usual Force, the Committee had in its pay at the beginning of the year seven special watchmen to prevent dumping. In view of the reduction in the number of cases, four were discharged at the end of August.
The number of convictions secured by members of the District Watchmen Force was 193 as compared with 173 in 1908.
The extension to the District Watchmen's Quarters at West Point was completed in May.
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sent to pay for the cost of the emigrant's return and he was sent back to Hongkong, but ran away from the steamer on its arrival, and emigrated again to Borneo. In the remaining six cases the relatives were content with an interchange of letters.
Forty-two hotel licences and 33 licences for boarding-houses for assisted emigrants were issued. The latter had accommodation for 1,461 boarders. In 1905 the accommodation was sufficient for no more than 250 boarders, and the improvement indicates not that there is an increase in this class of emigrants, for there is nothing abnormal in the number who emigrated in 1909, but that their move- ments are better controlled and their interests better protected.
REGULATION OF CHINESE.
Ordinance No. 3 of 1888.
(i.)-Registration of Householders.
1,622 householders were registered; 69 of these were first re- gistrations. 7,606 changes in respect of tenants were registered.
(ii)-District Watchmen.
(Table VI.)
The District Watchinen Committee met nine times; the average attendance being between six and seven members. Mr. Choa Leep- chee who had been a member of the Committee since 1906, died on the 23rd October, but the vacancy caused by his death has not yet been filled. Mr. Wei Yuk and Mr. Fung Wa-chün were reappointed for a further term of five years.
The balance to the credit of the Fund at the close of the year was $10,910 as against $12,154 on the 31st December, 1908. On the revenue side contributions shew a slight increase; under expenditure there is an increase of $1,000 in wages and salaries. The items that call for notice are $1,020, being the wages of the special watchmen engaged to prevent dumping of bodies, $2,706, being part cost of the extension to the West Point Watchmen's House and $1,716, loss on exchange.
The strength of the Force is 108 men. There were 20 enlistments during the year, 16 dismissals or desertions, 1 death and 4 resigna- tions. One vacancy remains unfilled. The guarantee bond of a District Watchman, who was convicted of unlawful possession, was forfeited. In addition to the usual Force, the Committee had in its pay at the beginning of the year seven special watchmen to prevent dumping. In view of the reduction in the number of cases, four were discharged at the end of August.
The number of convictions secured by members of the District Watchmen Force was 193 as compared with 173 in 1908.
The extension to the District Watchmen's Quarters at West Point was completed in May.
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