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These two Ordinances were for the purpose of modifying certain provisions of the Orders in Council, and of adapting the provisions of the said Orders to the circumstances of the Colony.
The Holts Wharf, (No. 3).
The Mercantile Bank note issue, (No. 20).
The St. Joseph's College incorporation, (No. 27).
These are private enactments. The object of the first one was to give the Governor in Council power to make by-laws for the maintenance of order and safety in the conduct of the business carried on at Holts Wharf, while the second one was passed to extend the period in which the Mercantile Bank of India was The empowered to make, issue, re-issue and circulate bank notes, object of the third was to incorporate the Christian Brothers School in Hongkong known as St. Joseph's College,
The Custodian, (No. 6)—The object of which was to make it clear that property, rights and powers vested in, or conferred upon, any holder of the office of custodian passed to his successors in office.
The Stamp, (No. 8)--The objects of this ordinance were (a) to increase the revenue from stamp duties (b) to facilitate the collection of these duties and prevent evasion, and (e) to correct various defects in the law which had long been known to exist.
The Maintenance Ordera (Facilities for Enforcement), (No. 9) -The object being to facilitate the enforcement in the Colony of maintenance orders made in England or Ireland and vice versa.
The Criminal Procedure, (No. 10)-The object of this ordi- nance was to effect several improvements in the criminal procedure of the Supreme Court.
The Non-Ferrous Metal Industry, (No. 11)-This was to repeal the Non-Ferrous Metal Industry Ordinance, 1919. It was recog- nised that the licence system introduced was of no practical use in Hongkong, which, as regards the metal industry, was a trans- shipping centre and not a producing country.
The Companies, (No. 12)—The object of this ordinance was to introduce into the Companies Ordinances, 1911-1915, some amend- ments which experience had shown to be advisable, and to bring the law of the Colony into conformity with the China (Companies) Amendment Order in Council, 1919.
The Rents, (No. 13)-The object of this ordinance was to protect the tenants of domestic tenements from unreasonable in- crease in rental and from arbitrary termination of their tenancies.
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The Praya East Reclamation, (No. 17)-The object of this ordinance was to legalise and to provide for the reclamation of the eastern praya.
The Stocks, (No. 31)-The object of this ordinance was to abolish the penalty of stocks except for the offences of kidnapping, traffic in women and girls for the purposes of prostitution, and living on the proceeds of prostitution.
The Judgments (Facilities for Enforcement), (No. 32)-This ordinance was passed with a view to provide for the reciprocal enforcement of judgments and awards in the Colony and other parts of His Majesty's dominions and in territories under His Majesty's protection.
IV. EDUCATION.
No important changes have taken place in the Education Department during the year under review. The staff, depleted by causes due to the war, is being gradually brought up to normal strength again.
The total number of pupils at schools in the Colony excluding the Police School and the uncontrolled schools in the New Terri- tories are:-
Number of Pupils.
English
Total.
Schools.
Vernacular Schools.
Government Schools
3,386
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Military Schools
140
3,405 140
Excluded Private Schools
281
12
293
Grant Schools
2,401
3,736
6,137
Controlled Private
Schools
4,882
15,854
20,736
Controlled Private
Schools, New Terri- tories
3,989
3,989
Technical Institute
Total
582
11,672
582
23,610
35,282
The most important schools, apart from the excluded schools,
are Queen's College for Chinese, four District Schools its feeders, and the Belilios Public School for Chinese girls. There is an Indian School of growing importance now housed in a new building pre-
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