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A conference was arranged between the Superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department and some leading Chinese, and the possibility discussed of reducing the number of grass fires and the consequent destruction of Government plantations caused by the burning of joss-paper and the firing of crackers at the Tomb Worshipping. It was decided to try the effect of issuing posters and handbills and inserting notices in the Chinese newspapers at the appropriate season.
On two occasions there appeared to be an attempt to revive the Japanese boycott, but the attempts did not originate in the Colony nor did they receive any support from business people.
Business is reported to be good; it is said to have been a particularly favourable year for dealers in cotton-yarn, rice and flour and an increased demand for houses in the Chinese business quarters of the town confirms these reports.
Less small-pox and plague, 23 deaths and 104 deaths respectively among the Chinese population as against 376 and 957 in 1908, have also made the year a happier one for the Chinese. Sanitary Board does not appear to be such a bogey as it was, and it is a pleasant relief not to hear so much of it as I have had to do of late years.
The University I find to be a subject of interest and discussion amongst all classes, and its importance is fully realised by those who have children at school in Hongkong.
Men with money have many claims on their purses in Hong-kong. In addition to the $198,000 subscribed to the University, $69,000 were subscribed for a small-pox hospital at Kennedy Town and the new District Plague Hospital at West Point was built at a cost of $10,000 by public subscription. The large hospital at Yau-mati will soon be expecting funds for maintenance and subscriptions will have to be collected to build the Plague Hospital at Wanchai. In addition to these the Chinese Community maintains the dispensaries at a cost of $28,000, the District Watchmen at a cost of $25,000 and subscribes $31,000 to maintain the Tung Wah Hospital, and $9,000 for the Po Leung Kuk.
STAFF
I resumed duty on the 8th April on my return from leave. Mr. A. E. Wood and Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe acted successively as Assistant Registrar General until the 30th June, when Mr. Hutchison took up the duties of the post and received the substantive appointment on the 30th October.
A new post of Second Assistant Registrar General, the creation of which was recommended when this department began to supervise assisted emigration, was formed on the 21st September and Mr. D. W. Tratman has received the appointment, but is now acting as Assistant District Officer at Taipo. In the meantime temporary arrangements have been made for conducting the examination of assisted emigrants.
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A conference was arranged between the Superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department and some leading Chinese, and the possibility discussed of reducing the number of grass fires and the consequent destruction of Government plantations caused by the burning of joss-paper and the firing of crackers at the Tomb Worshipping. It was decided to try the effect of issuing posters and handbills and inserting notices in the Chinese newspapers at the appropriate season.
On two occasions there appeared to be an attempt to revive the Japanese boycott, but the attempts did not originate in the Colony nor did they receive any support from business people.
Business is reported to be good; it is said to have been a particularly favourable year for dealers in cotton-yarn, rice and flour and an increased demand for houses in the Chinese business quarters of the town confirms these reports.
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Less small-pox and plague, 23 deaths and 104 deaths respec- tively among the Chinese population as against 376 and 957 in 1908. have also made the year a happier one for the Chinese. Sanitary Board does not appear to be such a bogey as it was, and it is a pleasant relief not to hear so much of it as I have had to do of late years.
The University I find to be a subject of interest and discussion amongst all classes, and its importance is fully realised by those who have children at school in Hongkong.
Men with money have many claims on their purses in Hong- kong. In addition to the $198,000 subscribed to the University, $69,000 were subscribed for a small-pox hospital at Kennedy Town and the new District Plague Hospital at West Point was built at a cost of $10,000 by public subscription. The large hospital at Yau- mati will soon be expecting funds for maintenance and subscriptions will have to be collected to build the Plague Hospital at Wanchai. In addition to these the Chinese Community inaintains the dis- pensaries at a cost of $28,000, the District Watchmen at a cost of $25,000 and subscribes $31,000 to maintain the Tung Wah Hospital, and $9,000 for the Po Leung Kuk.
STAFF.
I resumed duty on the 8th April on my return from leave. Mr. A. E. Wood and Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe acted successively as Assistant Registrar General until the 30th June, when Mr. Hutchison took up the duties of the post and received the substantive appointment on the 30th October.
A new post of Second Assistant Registrar General, the creation of which was recommended when this department began to supervise assisted emigration, was formed on the 21st September and Mr. D. W. Tratman has received the appointment, but is now acting as Assistant District Officer at Taipo. In the meantime temporary arrangements have been made for conducting the examination of assisted emigrants.
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