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24. Thus the number of houses holding licences at the end of the year was Hotels 47 and Boarding Houses (assisted) 20, as compared with 45 and 7 respectively at the end of 1914.
25. The Wa Li Boarding House forfeited its bond of $1,000 and the Kei Hing was fined $100 for carrying on assisted business under hotel licence. The San Wo Boarding House licence was cancelled owing to the fact that the master failed to report the presence of 12 children who, it is suspected, were kidnapped. The licence of the Tai Ping Boarding House was cancelled owing to the master being implicated in an attempt to take girls to Singapore for prostitution. The master of the Yik Sang Boarding House was warned in the same connection.
26. The spasmodic nature of the business of most of these boarding houses makes them rather difficult of proper regulation which will at the same time avoid too much interference. The new Emigration Ordinance should effect improvements in this matter.
27. 17 duplicate licences were issued for removal of premises or transfer of names during the year.
## REGULATION OF CHINESE.
### Ordinance No. 3 of 1888.
(1.)—REGISTRATION OF HOUSEHOLDERS.
28. 1,888 householders were registered of which 167 were first registration. (In 1914 the numbers were 2,502 and 92.) 4,318 changes of tenancy were also notified for registration as against 10,102 in 1914.
29. The number of Chinese business men in Victoria and Kowloon offering themselves as sureties to Government Departments, and reported on by this office, was 934, as against 1,139 in 1914.
30. Bonds were required to be registered by 8 non-resident householders as against 6 in 1914. 61 certified extracts from the Registers were issued as against 95 in 1914. 6 Duplicate Householders Certificates were issued as against 7 in 1914 while 48 Householders' Removal Certificates were issued.
(ii)—DISTRICT WATCHMEN. (Table VI.)
31. The District Watchmen Committee met on 13 occasions, the average attendance being 9. The vacancy caused by the death of Mr. U Hoi-chau was filled by the appointment of Mr. Chau Siu-ki, while Mr. Tong Lai-tsun and Mr. Ng Hon-tsz were both reappointed by His Excellency the Governor for a further term of 5 years. During the absence on leave of Mr. Hallifax, Mr. S. B. C. Ross acted as chairman.
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24. Thus the number of houses holding licences at the end of the year was Hotels 47 and Boarding Houses (assisted) 20, as com- pared with 45 and 7 respectively at the end of 1914.
25. The Wa Li Boarding House forfeited its bond of $1,000 and the Kei Hing was fined $100 for carrying on assisted business under hotel licence. The San Wo Boarding House licence was can- celled owing to the fact that the master failed to report the presence of 12 children who, it is suspected, were kidnapped. The licence of the Tai Ping Boarding House was cancelled owing to the master being implicated in an attempt to take girls to Singapore for pro- stitution. The master of the Yik Sang Boarding House was warned in the same connection.
26. The spasmodic nature of the business of most of these board- ing houses makes them rather difficult of proper regulation which will at the same time avoid too much interference. The new Emi- gration Ordinance should effect improvements in this matter.
27. 17 duplicate licences were issued for removal of premises or transfer of names during the year.
REGULATION OF CHINESE.
Ordinance No. 3 of 1888.
(1.)—REGISTRATION OF HOUSEHOLDERS.
28. 1,888 householders were registered of which 167 were first registration. (In 1914 the numbers were 2,502 and 92.) 4.318 changes of tenancy were also notified for registration as against 10,102 in 1914.
29. The number of Chinese business men in Victoria and Kowloon offering themselves as sureties to Government Departments, and reported on by this office, was 934, as against 1,139 in 1914.
30. Bonds were required to be registered by 8 non-resident householders as against 6 in 1914. 61 certified extracts from the Registers were issued as against 95 in 1914. 6 Duplicate House- holders Certificates were issued as against 7 in 1914 while 48 Householders' Removal Certificates were issued.
(ii)-DISTRICT WATCHMEN. (Table VI.)
31. The District Watchmen Committee met on 13 occasions, the average attendance being 9. The vacancy caused by the death of Mr. U Hoi-chau was filled by the appointment of Mr. Chau Siu-ki, while Mr. Tong Lai-tsun and Mr. Ng Hon-tsz were both reappointed by His Excellency the Governor for a further term of 5 years. Dur- ing the absence on leave of Mr. Hallifax, Mr. S. B. C. Ross acted as chairman.
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