16. One leper was repatriated by the Canadian Government and sent home by the Police. The Tung Wa dealt similarly with one repatriated from Singapore.
17. The system of registering the photographs of all assisted emigrants again proved useful, five cases being dealt with. This office forwarded letters in two cases to emigrants whose photographs had been identified by relatives. In each case a request was conveyed that the emigrant would return home after the term of his contract (in the Dutch Indies) had expired. One emigrant was redeemed from Singapore, but the question of payment of expenses has not yet been decided. Two applications were received for redemption of assisted emigrants to Banka. In each case the man was recovered. In one case the expenses ($80) were made by the payment of $30 by the Boarding House in question, and $50 by the relatives. In the other the Holland China Trading Co. consented to accept $50 only (from the relatives) as the Boarding House in question had closed.
18. In this connection it should be noted that the Wa Fong and Tai Wo Firms have been appointed as the officially recognised photographers under Ordinance No. 1 of 1889, section 64.
19. Classification of Assisted Emigrants by the language spoken (Table V shows the number of labourers recruited from each particular locality) gives the following figures:
Cantonese, 5,001 Hakka, 1,672 Hoklo, 88 Hainanese, 194 Southern Mandarin (mostly from Kwong Sai and Hunan), 663 Total, 7,61820. The entire absence of assisted emigration to British Possessions which continued until September 30th was severely felt by the Emigration Boarding Houses. During the last 3 months of the year however business improved.
21. 49 Emigration Hotel Licenses (9 new) and 22 assisted boarding house licences (12 new) were issued during the year 1915. The former had accommodation for 4,345 boarders and the latter for 821.
22. During the year 2 Emigration Hotel Licences were cancelled for breach of the Emigration Ordinance. 3 Hotels closed their premises and one transferred to the assisted boarding house business without renewing the hotel licence in May.
23. 3 Assisted Boarding Houses gave up their business before May and did not take out new licences. One was closed after taking out a new licence in May.
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16. One leper was repatriated by the Canadian Government and sent home by the Police. The Tung Wa dealt similarly with one repatriated from Singapore.
17. The system of registering the photographs of all assisted emigrants again proved useful, five cases being dealt with. This office forwarded letters in two cases to emigrants whose photographs had been identified by relatives. In each case a request was conveyed that the emigrant would return home after the term of his contract (in the Dutch Indies) had expired. One emigrant was redeemed from Singapore, but the question of payment of expenses has not yet been decided. Two applications were received for re- demption of assisted emigrants to Banka. In each case the man was recovered. In one case the expenses ($80) were made by the payment of $30 by the Boarding House in question, and $50 by the relatives. In the other the Holland China Trading Co. con- sented to accept $50 only (from the relatives) as the Boarding House in question had closed.
18. In this connection it should be noted that the Wa Fong and Tai Wo Firms have been appointed as the officially recognised photographers under Ordinance No. 1 of 1889, section 64.
19. Classification of Assisted Emigrants by the language spoken (Table V shows the number of labourers recruited from each particu- lar locality) gives the following figures:
Cantonese,
Hakka,
Hoklo,.
Hainanese,.
Southern Mandarin (mostly from Kwong
Sai and Hunan),
Total,
5,001
1,672
88
194
663
7,618
20. The entire absence of assisted emigration to British Posses- sions which continued until September 30th was severely felt by the Emigration Boarding Houses. During the last 3 months of the year however business improved.
21. 49 Emigration Hotel Licenses (9 new) and 22 assisted board- ing house licences (12 new) were issued during the year 1915. The former had accommodation for 4,345 hoarders and the latter for 821.
22. During the year 2 Emigration Hotel Licences were cancelled for breach of the Emigration Ordinance. 3 Hotels closed their premises and one transferred to the assisted boarding house business without renewing the hotel licence in May.
23. 3 Assisted Boarding Houses gave up their business before May and did not take out new licences. One was closed after taking out a new licence in May.
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