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Kwong Hung Shang Boarding House was fined $100 for not entering an emigrant on its register. The licensee of the Chung Wo Boarding House was fined $50 for absenting himself from the Colony without permission; and the Kwong On was fined $25 for having lodgers in excess of the licensed number.
23. During the first half year 10 licences (at $2 each) for removal of premises or transfer of name were issued under the old by-laws, and in the last half year 6 licences (at $5 each) for removal of premises, for transfer of name of licensee, or for additional floors were issued under the new by-laws.
24. During the year one passage broker's licence was issued, valid for 6 months only, under the new Emigration Ordinance, No. 30 of 1915.
25. A much needed consolidation and revision of the proclamations issued since 1856 prescribing the duration of voyages from Hongkong to other ports as reckoned for the purposes of the Emigration Ordinances was carried through during the year.
REGULATION OF CHINESE.
Ordinance No. 3 of 1888.
(i.)-REGISTRATION OF HOUSEHOLDERS.
26. 2,379 householders were registered: of these 196 were first registrations. (In 1915 the numbers were 1,888 and 167.) 7,739 changes of tenancy were also notified for registration as against 4,318 in 1915: this increase may be accounted for partly by the influx of refugees from Canton and partly by the effect of Ordinance No. 24 of 1913 which abolished the fee previously required on every such notification.
27. The number of Chinese business men in Victoria and Kowloon offering themselves as sureties to Government Departments, and reported on by this Office, was 1,076 as against 934 in 1915.
28. Bonds were required to be registered by 2 non-resident householders as against 8 in 1915. 55 certified extracts from the Registers were issued as against 61 in 1915. 5 Duplicate Householders' Certificates were issued as against 6 in 1915 while 24 Householders' Removal Certificates were issued as against 48 in 1915.
(ii)-DISTRICT WATCHMEN. (Table VI.)
29. The District Watch Committee met on 14 occasions, the average attendance being 11. Their disinterested advice on questions of all kinds affecting the Chinese Community has, as before, proved of the greatest value to the Government,
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Kwong Hung Shang Boarding House was fined $100 for not entering an emigrant on its register. The licensee of the Chung Wo Boarding House was fined $50 for absenting himself from the Colony without permission; and the Kwong On was fined $25 for having lodgers in excess of the licensed number.
23. During the first half year 10 licences (at $2 each) for removal of premises or transfer of name were issued under the old by-laws, and in the last half year 6 licences (at $5 each) for removal of premises, for transfer of name of licensee, or for additional floors were issued under the new by-laws.
24. During the year one passage broker's licence was issued, valid for 6 months only, under the new Emigration Ordinance, No. 30 of 1915.
25. A much needed consolidation aud revision of the pro- clamations issued since 1856 prescribing the duration of voyages from Hongkong to other ports as reckoned for the purposes of the Emigration Ordinances was carried through during the year.
REGULATION OF CHINESE.
Ordinance No. 3 of 1888.
(i.)-REGISTRATION OF HOUSEHOLDERS,
26. 2,379 householders were registered: of these 196 were first registration. (In 1915 the number were 1,888 and 167.) 7,739 changes of tenancy were also notified for registration as against 4,318 in 1915: this increase may be accounted for partly by the influx of refugees from Canton and partly by the effect of Ordinance No. 24 of 1913 which abolished the fee previously required on every such notification.
27. The number of Chinese business men in Victoria and Kowloon offering themselves as sureties to Government Depart- ments, and reported on by this Office, was 1,076 as against 934 in 1915.
28. Bonds were required to be registered by 2 non-resident householders as against 8 in 1915. 55 certified extracts from the Registers were issued as against 61 in 1915. 5 Duplicate House- holders' Certificates were issued as against 6 in 1915 while 24 Householders' Removal Certificates were issued as against 48 in
1915.
(ii)-DISTRICT WATCHMEN. (Table VI.)
29. The District Watch Committee met on 14 occasions, the average attendance being 11. Their disinterested advice on questions of all kinds affecting the Chinese Community has, as before, proved of the greatest value to the Government,
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