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were found, as compared with 84 and 38 in 1919. The total number of persons reported missing, including reports from China and Macao, was 103, of whom 24 were found, as compared with 42 out of 117 in 1919.
EXIGRATION.
Asiatic Emigration Ordinance No. 30 of 1915.
(1.) EMIGRATION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN, (FREE).
(Table IV.)
6. The number of female and minor passengers examined and allowed to proceed abroad was 20,690 (women 13,002, girle 1,734, and boys 5,954) as compared with 8,550 in 1919.
During the year one ship carrying women and children left for South Africa and three for Mauritius.
Emigrants to Bangkok are not now brought to this office for examination.
7. The record of the occupations of the female emigrants over 16 years of age shows that out of a total of 13,002, 4,286 were going to join relatives, 2,839 with relatives, or husbanda, 732 as tailoresses, 1,108 as prostitutes, 2,833 as maidservants or nurses, 18 as cooks, 366 to work in tin mines or on plantations. There were also 1 teacher, 4 actresses, 54 hairdressers, nuns and 1 repatriated by Government.
8. Five out of the total number of women were detained for enquiries as against 44 in 1919. Of these two were restored to their relatives, one was sent to her native place, one was married, and one sent to a Convent.
9. Repatriation of Women and Girls,--
(a.) From Singapore. Thirty-six (36) prostitutes who went to Singapore were sent back on the ground that they were too young to practise prostitution. They were all seen off to their destinations.
Sixteen (16) prostitutes were sent back from Singapore at their own request.
Four applications were received for the recovery of women who had emigrated to Singapore. Two were found to be based on false information the others were applications for the recovery of girls who had emigrated as prostitutes. Both these latter were recovered and handed back to their relatives.
Six girls were repatriated from Singapore in connection with "trafficking" cases. Of these girls one was given in adoption as a daughter to a family in Hongkong, and the others were sent away to their homes in the country.
Four women were repatriated by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. Singapore, because on various grounds they were unable to make a living in the country.
(b.) From Penang. Five prostitutes were repatriated from Penang on the ground that they were too young to practise pro- stitution there.
One prostitute found in Penang in a destitate condition was repatriated to China.
One woman whose husband was killed in a motor car accident was repatriated.
(c.) From Bangkok-Three women who had emigrated to Bangkok, were enticed to proceed to the Straits, and there forced to become prostitutes. They were recovered and repatriated by the Straits Government.
(d) From Jura-One woman who was unable to earn her living in Java was repatriated, and arrangements were made by this office to have her returned to her native place.
(e) British North Borneo-A woman was repatriated from Jesselton, because in the opinion of the Chinese Consul and the Chinese Community she was undesirable. As all efforts to trace through the Committee of the Po Leung Kuk the whereabouts of her relatives failed she was allowed to proceed to her home unaccompanied.
10. Prosecutions under the Women and Girls Protection Ordinance undertaken by this office numbered 12 with 10 convictions as compared with 7 cases and 3 convictions in 1919.
(i.)—MALE EMIGRATION, (ASSISTED)).
(Table V.)
11-.) The Assisted Emigration to Banca continued through- out the year, and the figures show an increase on those of 1919.
(b) The Billiton Emigration ceased entirely after the month of July, and the figures show a considerable reduction on those of 1919. (e.) There was a great increase in the emigration to the petroleum depot at Balik Papan, the men passed including both artisane and unskilled labourers.
12. The assisted emigration to British North Borneo was continuous throughout the year and also showed an increase as compared with 1919.
13. The year 1920 has seen a considerable extension of assisted emigration.
(a.) Christmas Island (vid Singapore).-Several small parties have been sent there to work for the Christmas Island Phosphate Company. An early difficulty over the terms of repatriation was satisfactorily adjusted through the good offices of the Singapore Government.
(b) Nauru, Western Samoa and Ocean Island.—An application from the New Zealand Government as mandatory power to ship assisted emigrants to these territories to work for the Pacific Phosphate Company led to several batobes leaving the Colony in Spring of the year.
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