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GOVERMILENT 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

reporta every six months from December 1930, and in con-

tinuation of my despatch No. 822 of the 4th December,1930,

I have the honour to report that the number of registered

muitsai remaining in the Colony at the end of the second

six-monthly period, 1.8. on the 31st May,1931, ám 3,949.

2. As stated in paragraph 1 of my despatch No. 622

under reference the number of registered muitsal remaining

on November 30th, 1930, was 4,117. The local diminution

during the period under review is therefore 160.

These may be summarized as follows:

Died

3

Returned to parents or relatives

34

Run away or disappeared 33

(4 found)

29

Left the Colony permanently 25

(one returned)

24

Karried

60

Left employer to earn own living

12

Handed to Custody of Secretary

for Chinese Affairs

Total

168

3.

The Right Honourable

Lord Passfield,

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