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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG,

10th January, 1935.

(2)

m 33792

5792/154

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Sir,

With reference to paragraph 2 of Lord

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

-in continuation of my despatch No.374 of the 26th June,

1934, I have the honour to report that the number of

Muitsai on the Register on the 30th November, 1934, was

12,

2,291.

2.

On the 31st May, 1934, the number of Muitsai

still remaining on the Register was 2,508. Between that

date and the 30th November, 1934, there was a further

of

decrease of 217, made up as follows:-

lony Hopkinson F..o.

12

Womens Advis Council

Ante.

Slavery siir. Maxw

Protoss

to F.o. At on

(i) Died...

3

(ii) Returned to parents or relatives...43

(iii) Absconded......

(iv) Left Colony permanently.

(v)

Married....

(vi)

.16

54

32

Entered domestic service...... .28

(vii) Left employer to earn own living...11

(viii) Handed to care of Secretary for

Chinese Affairs..

(ix) Written off the Register (see

paragraph 4 (a) )....

10

.20

217

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

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

&C.,

&C.,

&C.