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No. 1.

Jon

72758/30

0613/32

- 8 FEB1933

30L, OFFICE

Lev. 148

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

MONG KONG, 4th January, 1933.

Sir,

With reference to paragraph 2 of Lord

O Passfield's despatch No.237 of 19th August, 1930,

and in continuation of Mr. Southorn's despatch

No.321 of 28th June, 1932, I have the honour to

report that the number of Mui Tsai on the Registers

330th

on 31st November, 1932, was 3,017.

2.

On 31st May, 1932 the number of Mui

Tsai still remaining on the Registers was 3,482;

between that date and 31st November, 1932, there

has been a further diminution of 259 made up as

follows :-

(i)

Died

5

(ii)

Returned to Parents or

relatives

55

(iii)

Absconded or missing

29

(iv)

Leaving the colony

permanently

83

(v)

Marriage

56

(vi)

Entered Domestic Service

26

(vii)

Handed to Custody of

Secretary for Chinese

Affairs

1

(viii)

Registration cancelled

4

259

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

SIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P.,

&C.,

&C.,

&c.