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HONGKONG

TO WIT.

and

40.

B.

Know all men by these presents that we

A.B.

of

C.D.

of

E.F.

of

are hereby

jointly and severally bound to Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors in the sum of

dollars, for which payment well and truly to be made we do hereby bind ourselves our Executors, Administrators and Assigns firmly by these presents.

day of

in the year

Dated this Whereas E.F. the Registrar General of this Colony has under the provision of Section 3 of Ordinance No. of 1886, this day entrusted to the care of the said A.B. one G.H. a female child.

Now the conditions of the above recognizance are such that if the said A.B. do well and truly (here state conditions) then the above recognizance to be null and void otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

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Signature of A.B.

C.D.

E.F.

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Taken and subscribed by the said A.B., C.D. and E.F. on the day month and year aforesaid

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Before me

Registrar General.

To

C.

In the matter of Ordinance No.

and

In the complaint of against

of 1886.

Whereas complaint has been made to me A.B. Registrar General, for this Colony that one C.D. residing at

had in her

custody (or under her control) a female child between the ages of six and sixteen years with a view of training or disposing of the said child as a prostitute. And whereas the said C.D. having been sum- moned to appear before me and to produce the said child not having appeared or given any satisfactory reason for not doing so, has been sentenced by me to a fine of

and whereas the said C.D. has

not paid the said fine:

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These are to require and authorize you the said

forthwith to arrest the said C.D. and to convey the said

to the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol, and these are to authorize you the said H.A. Superintendent of the said Gaol to receive the said C.D., and there safely to keep and imprison him (with or with- out hard labour) for the space of

or until the said fine be

paid.

day of

Given under my hand this thousand Eight hundred and Eighty

in the year One

Registrar General.

D.

To A.B.

IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.

In the matter of Ordinance of 1886, and in the matter of a complaint against one

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to give informa-

These are to require you the said A.B. to be and appear before me at my office situate in Queen's Road on tion in the matter of the above complaint respecting the treatment of one C.D. a female child.

And take notice that if you do not attend you are liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, and in default of payment of the same to be imprisoned for any period not exceeding three months.

Dated this

Registrar General.