CO129-551-2 Mui Tsai system 30-11-1934 - 22-11-1935 — Page 79

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with having two muitsai each.

(d) In the four cases of bringing unregistered

muitsai into the Colony, two defendants were each fined

$25.00. A third defendant who was summoned in respect of

two girls, was discharged.

(e) One prosecution was brought under section 9,

sub-section 2, and was the first of its kind. It was alleged

against the defendant that he had become the actual employer

of a muitsai in consequence of the death of the former

employer, and had failed to report the fact within one week.

A fine of $10.00 was imposed.

(f)

All the prosecutions brought for failure to

report change of address were successful. Two defendants

were each fined $25.00; four defendants were each fined $20.00;

three defendants were each fined $10.00; two defendants were

each fined $5.00; one defendant was fined $2.00 and one

defendant was fined $1.50.

(g) In the six cases of failure to report the intended

marriage of a muitsai, one defendant was fined $50.00; one

defendant was fined $10.00; two defendants were each fined

$5.00 and one defendant was fined $2.00. The remaining case

was adjourned sine die, the defendant having left the Colony.

(h) All nine prosecutions for failing to report the

intended removal of a muit sai from the Colony were successful.

One defendant was fined $50.00; one defendant was fined $25.00;

one defendant was fined $20.00; three defendants were each

fined $10.00; one defendant was fined $5.00; one defendant

was fined $2.00 and one defendant was fined $1.50.

(i)

Six prosecutions were brought against employers

for failing to pay wages. One defendant was fined $10.00

and ordered to pay the arrears of wages; and four defendants

were ordered to pay the arrears of wages, no fines being

inflicted