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The issue of these licences was still in progress at the end of year.
21. Nine new Assisted Boarding Houses were opened and 12 Assisted Boarding Houses were closed. At the end of the year there existed 22 Assisted Boarding Houses, all of which had taken out "San Hak Chan" licences under Ordinance 23 of 1917. These houses can accommodate 1,022 persons.
22. Forty-one licences were issued for transfer of name of licensee, for removal of premises, or for additional floors.
23. The You Wing Cheung Boarding House was fined $25 for not obtaining a removal licence before moving into new premises. The Sam Shing Hing and Ying Nam were fined $75 and $50 for failing to enter the names of boarders in their registers; the former was also fined $25 and the latter $10 for failing to bring assisted emigrants before the Secretary for Chinese Affairs for examination. The Kwong Wa On, Lok Tin, Kwong Fat Shang, and Sam Wo Hing were also convicted on the same charge, and the Sam Shing Hing was convicted a second time and fined $150.
24. Eight passage brokers' licences at $200 each were issued during the year under the Emigration Ordinance, No. 30 of 1915.
REGULATION OF CHINESE
Ordinance No. 3 of 1888.
(1.)-REGISTRATION OF HOUSEHOLDERS
25. 2,843 householders were registered: of these 321 were first registration. (In 1916 the numbers were 2,379 and 196.) 9,797 changes of tenancy were also notified for registration as against 7,739 in 1916. This increase in registration of changes of tenancy is largely due to stricter enquiries through District Watchmen in Yaumati and Hunghom for the purpose of checking the correctness of the register.
26. The number of Chinese business men in Victoria and Kowloon offering themselves as sureties to Government Departments and reported on by this office was 1,297 as against 1,076 in 1916.
27. Bonds were required to be registered by 2 non-resident householders: the same number as in 1916. 30 certified extracts from the Registers were issued as against 55 in 1916. 6 Duplicate Householders Certificates were issued as against 5 in 1916 while 40 Householders Removal Certificates were issued as against 24 in 1916.
28. Two householders were convicted and fined $25 each for failing to report changes in the tenancy of their houses, and one was fined $100 for having on two occasions allowed part of one of his houses to be used as a brothel.
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The issue of these licences was still in progress at the end of
year.
21. Nine new Assisted Boarding Houses were opened and 12 Assisted Boarding Houses were closed. At the end of the year there existed 22 Assisted Boarding Houses, all of which had taken out "San Hak Chan" licences under Ordinance 23 of 1917. These houses can accommodate 1,022 persons.
22. Forty-one licences were issued for transfer of name of licensee, for removal of premises, or for additional floors.
23. The You Wing Cheung Boarding House was fined $25 for not obtaining a removal licence before moving into new premises, The Sam Shing Hing and Ying Nam were fined $75 and $50 for failing to enter the naines of boarders in their registers; the former was also fined $25 and the latter $10 for failing to bring assisted emigrants before the Secretary for Chinese Affairs for examination. The Kwong Wa On, Lok Tin, Kwong Fat Shang, and Sam Wo Hing were also convicted on the same charge, and the Sam Shing Hing was convicted a second time and fined $150.
24. Eight passage brokers' licences at $200 each were issued during the year under the Emigration Ordinance, No. 30 of 1915.
REGULATION OF CHINEse.
Ordinance No. 3 of 1888.
(1.)-REGISTRATION OF HOUSEHOLDERS,
25. 2,843 householders were registered: of these 321 were first registration. (In 1916 the numbers were 2,379 and 196.) 9,797 changes of tenancy were also notified for registration as against 7,739 in 1916. This increase in registration of changes of tenancy is largely due to stricter enquiries through District Watch- men in Yaumati and Hunghom for the purpose of checking the correctness of the register.
26. 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 1,297 as against 1,076 in 1916.
27. Bonds were required to be registered by 2 non-resident householders: the same number as in 1916. 30 certified extracts
from the Registers were issued as against 55 in 1916. 6 Duplicate Householders Certificates were issued as against 5 in 1916 while 40 Householders Removal Certificates were issued as against 24 in 1916.
28. Two householders were convicted and fined $25 each for failing to report changes in the tenancy of their houses, and one was fined $100 for having on two occasions allowed part of one of his houses to be used as a brothel.
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