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12. The number of aliens who are allowed to enter the Straits Settlements each month was raised to 4,000 as from August 1st, 1934. Apart from this the Straits Settlements Authorities considered it expedient, in order to obtain a supply of the right sort of labour for the rubber estates and tin-mines, to introduce during the year a system by which special permits are issued to approved recruiters to bring into the country specified numbers of labourers. The labourers recruited under such permits are not included in the monthly quota. Since they are not assisted emigrants no figures are available in respect of extra-quota labourers who sailed from Hong Kong during 1934, but they probably numbered several hundreds.
CHINESE BOARDING HOUSES.
(Ordinance 23 of 1917).
(Table VI).
13. At the end of the year there were 552 Boarding Houses of all classes as against 605 at the end of 1933. Seven convictions were obtained under the Ordinance as compared with twenty-two in 1933.
PERMITS.
(Ordinance 40 of 1932):
(Ordinance 22 of 1919).
14. 2,757 permits to fire crackers were issued, of which 1,844 were for weddings and the remainder for birthdays, shop-openings, etc. Fifty-one permits were issued for theatrical performances.
15. Other permits issued were twenty-seven for religious ceremonies and eight for processions.
REGISTRATION OF BOOKS.
(Ordinance 2 of 1888).
16. Thirty-one books were registered during the year as compared with fifty in 1933.
REGISTRATION OF NEWSPAPERS.
(Ordinances 25 of 1927 and 1 of 1930).
17. The number of registered Chinese newspapers existing on December 31st was twenty-three of which five were registered during the year.
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12. The number of aliens who are allowed to enter the Straits Settlements each month was raised to 4,000 as from August 1st, 1934. Apart from this the Straits Settlements Authorities considered it expedient, in order to obtain a supply of the right sort of labour for the rubber estates and tin-mines, to introduce during the year a system by which special permits are issued to approved recruiters to bring into the country specified numbers of labourers. The labourers recruited under such permits are not included in the monthly quota. Since they are not assisted emigrants no figures are available in respect of extra-quota labourers who sailed from Hong Kong during 1934, but they probably numbered several hundreds.
CHINESE BOARDING HOUSES.
(Ordinance 23 of 1917).
(Table VI).
13. At the end of the year there were 552 Boarding Houses of all classes as against 605 at the end of 1933. Seven con- victions were obtained under the Ordinance as compared with twenty-two in 1933.
PERMITS.
(Ordinance 40 of 1932):
(Ordinance 22 of 1919).
14. 2,757 permits to fire crackers were issued, of which 1,844 were for weddings and the remainder for birthdays, shop- openings, etc. Fifty-one permits were issued for theatrical
performances.
15. Other permits issued were twenty-seven for religious ceremonies and eight for processions.
REGISTRATION OF BOOKS.
(Ordinance 2 of 1888).
16. Thirty-one books were registered during the year as compared with fifty in 1933.
REGISTRATION OF NEWSPAPERS.
(Ordinances 25 of 1927 and 1 of 1930).
17. The number of registered Chinese newspapers existing on December 31st was twenty-three of which five were registered during the year.
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