waiting to be sent home, and another died; and a decrepit from Jesselton died in hospital. With these exceptions, all were sent home through the Tung Wa and Kwong Wa Hospitals.
16. One coolie was returned from Banka at his employer's expense, being considered unfit for work,
17. During the year 13 applications for the redemption and repatriation of assisted emigrants from the Straits Settlements and elsewhere were received by this office. Eight of the emigrants concerned were traced and sent back, 2 refused to return. One earning good wages in Tavoy was allowed to stay there till his contract should expire, 1 died in Singapore, 1 was redeemed and handed over to his relative in Singapore, and 1 could not be found.
In connection with the question of redemption expenses, mentioned in last year's report, an arrangement has now been made with the Singapore Government that during the present abnormal conditions the cost of redemption of coolies not under agreement shall be $22 plus 40 cents for each day they stay in Singapore plus the cost of a deck passage to Hongkong.
18. Classification of Assisted Emigrants by the language spoken gives the following figures:—
Cantonese, 14,014 Hakka, 8,276 Hoklo, 329 Hainanese, 989 Southern Mandarin (mostly from Kwong Sai and Hunan), 1,749 Total, 25,35719. From the beginning of May, 1916, 29 assisted boarding house licences (3 new) were issued, and from the beginning of August, pending the passing of new Boarding House Regulations, 47 temporary hotel licences for 6 months (1 new) were issued. The former had accommodation for 1,459 boarders and the latter for 4,497.
20. In Government Notification No. 341 of 4th August, 1916, it was laid down that all Boarding House Licences should expire on the 1st November following their issue. This made new licences necessary from that date and at the close of the year 25 hotel licences and 6 assisted boarding house licences had been issued. The issue of these licences was still in progress at the end of the year.
21. During the year two assisted boarding houses were closed, one for non-payment of rent and the other because of failure in business.
22. The Tai Yik Boarding House Licence was cancelled because the licensee left the Colony without permission. The
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waiting to be sent home, and another died; and a decrepit from Jesselton died in hospital. With these exceptions, all were sent home through the Tung Wa and Kwong Wa Hospitals.
16. One coolie was returned from Banka at his employer's expense, being considered unfit for work,
17. During the year 13 applications for the redemption and repatriation of assisted emigrants from the Straits Settlements and elsewhere were received by this office. Eight of the emigrants con- cerned were traced and sent back, 2 refused to return. One earning good wages in Tavoy was allowed to stay there till his contract should expire, 1 died in Singapore, 1 was redeemed and handed over to his relative in Singapore, and I could not be found.
In connection with the question of redemption expenses, mentioned in last year's report, an arrangement has now been made with the Singapore Government that during the present abnormal conditions the cost of redemption of coolies not under agreement shall be $22 plus 40 cents for each day they stay in Singapore plus the cost of a deck passage to Hongkong.
18. Classification of Assisted Emigrants by the language spoken gives the following figures:—
Cantonese,
Hakka,
Hoklo,
Hainanese,
Southern Mandarin (mostly from
Kwong Sai and Hunan), -
14,014
8,276
329
989
1,749
Total,............... 25,357
19. From the beginning of May, 1916, 29 assisted boarding house licences (3 new) were issued, and from the beginning of August, pending the passing of new Boarding House Regulations, 47 temporary hotel licences for 6 months (1 new) were issued. The former had accommodation for 1,459 boarders and the latter for 4,497.
20. In Government Notification No. 341 of 4th August, 1916, it was laid down that all Boarding House Licences should expire on the 1st November following their issue. This made new licences necessary from that date and at the close of the year 25 hotel licences and 6 assisted boarding house licences had been issued. The issue of these licences was still in progress at the end of the
year.
21. During the year two assisted boarding houses were closed, one for non-payment of rent and the other because of failure in business.
22. The Tai Yik Boarding House Licence was cancelled because the licensee left the Colony without permission. The
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