CO129-532-3 Mui Tsai system 4-12-1930 - 9-11-1931 — Page 32

No. 293.

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RE

2 9 JUL 1931

QOL. OFF

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG, 23rd June, 1931.

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My Lord,

With reference to paragraph 2 of Your Lordship's despatch No.237 of the 19th August, 1930, requesting reports every six months from December 1930, and in continuation of my despatch No.622 of the 4th December, 1930, I have the honour to report that the number of registered muit sai remaining in the Colony at the end of the second six-monthly period, i.e. on the 31st May, 1931, is 3,949.

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2.

As stated in paragraph 1 of my despatch

No.622 under reference the number of registered muitsai remaining on November 30th, 1930, was 4, 117. The local diminution during the period under review is therefore

168.

These may be summarized as follows:-

News Regenoot (14) " / Auti Slavey for. (8)

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le Harris = H.O

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LORD PASSFIELD,

Di ed

3

Retumed to parents or relatives

34

29

Run away or disappeared 33

(4 found)

·

Left the Colony permanently 25

(one returned):

Married

Left employer to earn own living

Handed to Custody of Secretary

for Chinese Affairs

Total.

24

60

823

12

6

168

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

3.