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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND FEBRUARY, 1862.

fee for entrance to the Colony.

Fenalty on not pay- 10. If any Chinese shall enter or attempt to enter the Colony without paying or having paid for him the ing or having had paid sum of ten ponirals aforesaid he shall besides such sum be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds and may be apprehended and taken before any Justice of the Pence most conveniently situated for the purpose who may take sufficient bail for his appearance at the next Court of Petty Sossions or remanded him to such Court as to such Justice shall seem fit unless and until such Chinese shall produce a certificate of payment as aforesaid. 11. It shall be lawful for the Governor with the advice aforesaid to remit the whole or any part of any penalty or sum of whatever description due or payable or any forfeiture under this Act.

Governor may remit penalties &c.

Justices may fix time to pay penalties.

Penalties recovered

12. Upon the conviction of any Chinese under this Act whereby he may. be awarded to pay a sum of money it shall be lawful for the Justice if he shall sec fit to order that such um or any part thereof shall be payable at some future day not being longer than two months from the date of such order provided security by way of recognizance to Her Majesty to the satisfaction of such Justice be given for the pay- ment of the amount mentioned in and at the time fixed by any such order.

13. All penalties and sums payable under this Act may be recovered in a summary manner before any in a summary manner. two Justices of the Peace And at the hearing such Justices may decide upon their own view and judgment

whether any person charged before them is a Chinese within the meaning of this Act.

Short Title and com- mencement.

No. 20.

14. This Act shall be styled and may be cited as the "Chinese Immigrants Regulation and Restric- tion Act of 1861" and shall commence and come into operation on and from the twenty-eighth day of February one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Returns from the Registrar General, connected with the Population and Trade of the Colony, are published for general information.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th February, 1862.

No. 1.-CENSUS OF HONGKONG, 31st December, 1861.

POPULATION.

No. OF HOUSES.

No. OF BOATS.

TOTAL POPULA-

Men.

Women. Boys,

Girls.

TION.

Europeans and Americans,.

Goa, Manila, Indians, and others of mixed blood, Aliens, chiefly Seamen, and temporary residents,. Chinese in employ of Europeans,

Chinese residing in Victoria,

Do. do. in Villages, inclusive of Kowloon,.

Boat population in Victoria,

Do. do. other than Victoria,

Emigrants,

Persons living in Mat Sheds,

Street Coolies,

1,012 271

134

140

1,557

1,180

65

20

13

1,284

100

3,781

267

38

75

4,111

39,538 12,830

5,210

4,341

61,958

7,142 2,211

1,130

732

11,215

9,788 4,032

3,156

1,895

18,871

5,419 3,137 2,115

1,367

12,033

220

2,508

5,000

Prisoners and Vagrants,.

450

TOTAL,.

6,183 4,984

67,816 22,813 | 11,842

8,563 119,321

Registrar General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 15th February, 1862.

THOS. TURNER, Acting Registrar General.

No. 2.-RETURN OF POPULATION OF HONGKONG, 31st December 1861.

VICTORIA DISTRICT,

Chinese in employ of Europeans,

Sub-Districts;

Sheak-tong-tsui and Sei-ying-poon,

Sheong-wan,

Tai-ping-shan,

Choong-wan,

Ila-wan,

Wong-nei-choong,.

Soo-kun-poo,

Districts,-

Show-ke-wan,

Sai-wan,

Sheak-ho,

Ty-tam-took,

Stanley,

Aberdeen,

Heong-kong,

Pok-foo-lum,

Kowloon,

Boat population of Hongkong,

Temporary Residents,

Persons living in Mat Sheds,

Emigrants,

Street Coolies,

Prisoners, Vagrants, &c.,

Registrar General's Office. Victoria I

WHITE.

COLORED.

TOTAL.

M.

F.

M.

F.

M.

F.

1,146 411

1,206 3,769 342

78 2,352 3,769

489

342

7,332

1,791

8,300

1,159

10,019

7,809

11,767

4,108

5,133

1,508

195

164

1,951

632

44,787

17,171

1,041

620

87

76

160

101

47

36

837

374

1,112

312

145

133

44

35

3,849

1,256

- 20,478

10,431

8,272 20,4178

2,943 10,431

100

2,508

220 5,000

450

87,045 31,370

THOS. TURNER,