CO129-543-2 Mui Tsai system 4-1-1933 - 11-4-1934 — Page 53

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GOVERNUENT HOUSE.

HONG KONG, 4th January,1933.

With reference to para.raph 2 of Lord Taesfield's

despatch No.237 of 19th August,1930, and in continuation

of Mr.Southorn's despatch No.321 of 20th June,1932, I have

the honour to report that the number of Lui Taoui on the

?30th

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

2. On Slɛtay,1932 the number of ul Teal still

remaining on the Reiɛters was 3,482;

between that

?30th

uate and 31st November, 1932, there has been a further

aiminution of 259 made up as follows:-

(1)

Diud

5

(11)

(111)

Returned to Parente or relatives

Absconded or missing

55

29

(iv)

Leaving the colony permanently

83

(v)

Marriage

56

(vi)

Entered Domestic Service

26

(vii)

Hunded to Custody of Fecretary for Chinese Affaire

1

(viii)

Registration cancelled

259

In each of the four cused unuar head viii the employer

has no chilaren or no un-married children and the ui Teal

has been given the family name, has been educated at the

employer's

THE RIGHT HONOURABLS

BIR P.CUNLIFFS-LISTON,G.B.D.,M.U.,M.P.,

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