AnnualReport-1923 — Page 236

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Dead Bodies.

Table V shews the number of unknown dead bodies found by the Police in the streets and elsewhere during the year.

Licences.

The following licences were issued during 1923 :--

1,250 Hongkong Public Jinrikshas.

1,406 Private Jinrikshas.

99 Public Litters.

732 Kowloon and Taipo Public Jinrikshas.

35 Sze Ka Che Jinrikshas.

856 Hongkong Public Chairs.

16 Upper level Jinrikshas.

40 Peak Jinrikshas.

243 Hongkong Private Chairs.

40 Hill District Chairs.

29,404 Drivers and Bearers.

1,600 Truck Licences.

254 Motor Car (Livery).

542 Motor Car (Private).

1,184 Motor Car (Drivers).

475 Cycle Licences.

45 Cycle (Drivers).

405 ""

212 Money Changers

146 Pawn-brokers licences.

3 licences to store Petroleum in bulk.

99 Petroleum fuel.

3 ""

27 Phosphorous.

5 Rockets.

23 Poisons (wholesale)

99 Poisons

370 Chinese Wine and Spirits (Old Territories)

89 Chinese Wine and Spirits (New Territories)

21 licences to store Sulphur Acid & Nitric Acid.

3 Auctioneer Licences.

4 Licences to store Acetone.

3 Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys.

7 Licences to store Calcium Carbide.

14 Chlorate Mixture of Potassium & other Chlorates.

2 Compressed Oxygen.

13 Dissolved Acetylene.

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