10. This year's work with women and children was about on a par with that done in 1914. South China still remained in a disturbed condition thus facilitating the traffic in women and girls for prostitution. The prosecutions under the Women and Girls Protection Ordinance undertaken by this office numbered 6 with one conviction, as compared with 4 cases and 2 convictions in 1914.
(ii) - MALE EMIGRATION, (ASSISTED)
(Table V.)
11. Assisted emigration continued during the year with the difference that there was no contract labour for British Possessions. The abolition of "contract labour" (as previously understood) in British Possessions seems to have affected arrangements at the other end more than in Hongkong; but the numbers passed here as "assisteds" in 1915 showed a marked decline. There was no emigration (assisted) to Singapore and the Malay Peninsula until October, but during the last 3 months of the year 1,931 coolies went down. Emigration to Muntok as usual proceeded from January to August and then ceased until January, 1916. During the 8 months 3,805 coolies were passed by this office. There was no emigration to Billiton and only one batch of 28 proceeded (in October) to Sandakan. The total number of assisted emigrants presented for examination was 7,618 of whom 5,764 were passed and allowed to proceed. (In 1914 the figures were 12,272 and 8,278.) Thus the percentage of rejections was appreciably smaller, (24.31% in 1915 and 27.66% in 1914). The number of those who on examination expressed themselves as unwilling to emigrate was 47 or 0.62%, again a decrease on the 1913 and 1914 figures (2.58% and 1.52% respectively). The total number rejected in Hongkong as unfit for labour was 143, all of whom were sent back to their homes through the Tung Wa Hospital at the expense of the Boarding Houses which recruited them. No coolies were rejected as unfit by the Protector of Chinese at Singapore.
12. Assisted emigration to British North Borneo was again practically non-existent, only the one batch already mentioned being passed.
13. By the arrangements made with the Straits Settlements Government for the repatriation of decrepit coolies at the expense of their employers, 18 such decrepits were enabled to return to their homes via Hongkong. The total in 1914 was 233.
14. The arrangement made with the British North Borneo Government in 1914, mentioned in last year's report, continues to work satisfactorily. 252 decrepit or destitute repatriates were sent back from Sandakan and 72 from Jesselton. Two particularly large batches were dealt with by the Police; the remainder were sent to their homes via this office and the Tung Wa Hospital.
15. In addition to these decrepits, 1,121 coolies arrived from the Straits Settlements during 1915 and were sent home by the Police. They were either deportees or destitutes.
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10. This year's work with women and children was about on a par with that done in 1914. South China still remained in a dis- turbed condition thus facilitating the traffic in women and girls for prostitution. The prosecutions under the Women and Girls Protec- tion Ordinance undertaken by this office numbered 6 with one conviction, as compared with 4 cases and 2 convictions in 1914.
(ii)-MALE EMIGRATION, (ASSISTED).
(Table V.)
11. Assisted emigration continued during the year with the difference that there was no contract labour for British Possessions. The abolition of "contract labour" (as previously understood) in British Possessions seems to have affected arrangements at the other end more than in Hongkong; but the numbers passed here as "assisteds" in 1915 showed a marked decline. There was no emigration (assisted) to Singapore and the Malay Peninsula until October, but during the last 3 months of the year 1,931 coolies went down. Emigration to Muntok as usual proceeded from January to August and then ceased until January, 1916. During the 8 months 3,805 coolies were passed by this office. There was no emi- gration to Billiton and only one batch of 28 proceeded (in October) to Sandakan. The total number of assisted emigrants presented for examination was 7,618 of whom 5,764 were passed and allowed to proceed. (In 1914 the figures were 12,272 and 8,278.) Thus the per- centage of rejections was appreciably smaller, (24.31% in 1915 and 27.66% in 1914). The number of those who on examination ex- pressed themselves as unwilling to emigrate was 47 or 62%, again à decrease on the 1913 and 1914 figures (2.58% and 1'52% respec- tively). The total number rejected in Hongkong as unfit for labour was 143, all of whom were sent back to their homes through the Tung Wa Hospital at the expense of the Boarding Houses which recruited them. No coolies were rejected as unfit by the Protector of Chinese at Singapore.
12. Assisted emigration to British North Borneo was again practically non-existent, only the one batch already mentioned being passed.
13. By the arrangements made with the Straits Settlements Government for the repatriation of decrepit coolies at the expense of their employers, 18 such decrepits were enabled to return to their homes ria Hongkong. The total in 1914 was 233.
14. The arrangement made with the British North Borneo Gor- ernment in 1914, mentioned in last year's report, continues to work satisfactorily. 252 decrepit or destitute repatriates were sent back from Sandakan and 72 from Jesselton. Two particularly large batches were dealt with by the Police; the remainder were sent to their homes riâ this office and the Tung Wa Hospital.
15. In addition to these decrepits, 1,121 coolies arrived from the Straits Settlements during 1915 and were sent home by the Police. They were either deportees or destitutes.
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