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SIR,

REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE, 16th August, 1892.

With regard to the statement made by Inspector STANTON that HAk Kwat Mán paid $20 to get a woman named CH'AN YUK out of the Pó Léung Kuk, I beg to state as follows:--

1. Inspector STANTON says that CH'AN Yuk was sent to the Pó Léung Kuk from an unregistered brothel in Hollywood Road some time last year. There was no woman sent from a sly brothel in Hollywood Road last year to the Pó Léung Kuk.

2. Inspector STANTON says that the said CH'AN YEK came to this Office about the second moon of this year to be registered as a prostitute in the Tak Shing brothel in Wa Lane and was sent to the Pó Léung Kuk. There was no woman of that name who came to this Office to enter the Tak Shing brothel as a prostitute and no woman of that name was sent to the Pó Leung Kuk.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

The Honourable J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

No. 1,563.

Registrar General,

&c.,

$0.

&c.

JOHN LEE.

Appendix 24.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

HONGKONG, 18th August, 1892.

SIB,

I am directed by the Governor to state, for the information of the Committee of Enquiry, that a petition has been received from the Directors of the Pó Léung Kuk in which they state their reasons for not appearing personally before the Committee in compliance with a request made for their attendance, after their Chairman had attended and been examined, to be that their various occupations will not admit of their personal attendance without extreme inconvenience.

They at the same time express their willingness to answer in writing any questions which the Committee may desire to put to them, and they call attention to the fact that the Committee has for some time been in possession of a memorandum on the management of the affairs of the Pó Léung Kuk.

Under these circumstances His Excellency is of the opinion that the written answers of the Directors may be accepted by your Committee.

I am to take this opportunity of enquiring when the proceedings will be terminated, and a report submitted to the Government.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

The Honourable THE REGISTRAR GENERAL,

Chairman of the Committee of Enquiry into the

Pó Leung Kuk, &c., &c., &c.

G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.