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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH MAY, 1892.
Table II.
Prosecutions instituted by the Registrar General during the year 1891.
How disposed of.
Ordinance.
Number of Number of
cases.
persons.
Offence.
•
and punished.
Convicted Discharged. Security.
17 (b) (c)
5
3
or
11 of 1890, Women and Girls'
20
25
Protection.
Bringing into or taking away from the Colony or purchasing selling &e. any women or girls for the purpose of prostitution.
Do.
35
35
Keeping unregistered Brothels,.
Do.
4 of 1865,
Offences against the
person..
13 of 1888, Regulation of Chinese.
18
5(a) Having Children in Brothel and keeping incorrect list of in-
mates.
Child stealing,
18 (a) Neglect to furnish particulars for registration in the Household- ers' Registers.
31
1 (b) (c)
18
i
7 of 1872, Registration of Births
14
14(a) Registration of births after the
prescribed time.
14
and Deaths.
5 of 1890, Vaccination.
16
16 () Failing to produce to the Registrar General the Certificates re- quired under the Ordinance.
16
(a) Fined.-Fines varied from $1 to $50 for each offence. (6) Imprisoned.-Various terms from 1 month to 4 years. (c) 8 Cases were defended by Counsel or Solicitor.
Table III.
A.—Return showing the number of Prostitutes registered in each month of the
(Qrdinance 11 of 1890.)
Mouths.
:
year 1891.
Entered Brothels
Entered Brothels for Chiuese.
for others than Chinese.
Total Number.
January,
44
18.
62
February,
18
5
23
March,
19
12
31
April,
25
29
May,
28
2
80
June,
31
35
July,
44
46
August,
59
4
63
September,
28
36
October,
56
ä
61
November,
43
47
December,
39
10
49
434
78
612
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