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“...of 1909) came into force. The general scope of that Ordinance was described in Sir F. II. May's report on the Blue Book for 1909 and I need only add here that during last year two further Ordinances (No. 11 and No. 33) were passed-with a view to making its pro- visions more effective, while the Pharmacy Amendment Ordinance (No. 9 of 1910) increased the powers possessed by this Government in controlling poisons including morphine and cocaine. The export of morphine and compounds of opium from Hong- kong to Siam, the Netherlands-India, French Indo-China, Japan, the United States of America, and the Philippine Islands is not permitted except on production of an official certificate from the country con- cerned that such morphine or compounds of opium are required for medical purposes or by the Government of the country. These measures took effect on the 1st April, 1910. H.M.'s Government made the Colony a grant of £9,000 for the year 1910 on account of a loss of $225,860 incurred during...”
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“...- B 2 - 14. Vacant Tenements.The number of reported vacant tene- ments in the City of Victoria inspected under Section 35 of the Rating Ordinance averaged about 105 monthly as compared with .135 last year. 15. The following Table gives a comparison of the Valuation for 1910-1911 and 1911-1912 : District. Valuation | 1910-11. Valuation 1911-12. Increase. Percent- age. ; $ $ $ 1<> The City of Victoria,.., I 8,961,905 9,006,555 44,650 0-49 Hill District and Hong- kong Villages, ...... ! 736,239 745,424 9,185 124 Kowloon Point and Kow- loon Villages, ....... 1,384,035 1,409,411 25,370 T83 Total, $ 11,082,179 11,161,390 79,211 071 16. Comparative Statement shewing the Ratable Value of the Colony of Hongkong in each year from 1900-1901 to 1911-1912 inclusive : Increase Decrease Percentage of Year. Katalde as com- 1 as com- Increase or Decrease Value. pared with i pared with in Kill aide Value as previous previous compared wirli the - year. year. previous yen]'. 1900-01, ......”
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“...photographs attached) to approved re- cruiters, so as to prevent any misconception in Hongkong regarding their status or that of the men they take with them. The position of the ordinary recruiter in China is not at all secure : there has been more than one instance of recruiters being arrested by the Chinese Police. The three ports that compete in any way with Hongkong as ports for emigrants are Swatow, Paklioi and Hoihow. There are no signs of emigration which should naturally find an outlet in Hong- kong, being diverted to these ports. The number of "unpaid passengers" (e.g., "Assisted Emigrants ") who arrived in Singapore during the first eleven months of 1910 were: From Hongkong, ........................... 14,750 From Swatow,................................. 1,996 From Hoijiow,................................. 5,246 Total, .................. 21,998 The total number of contracts signed by "unpaid passengers" to labour in each particular locality in the whole year were : Straits ...”
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“...pages W 2 and W 3 of the Blue Book for 1910. 3.Grants of Leases. The number of Crown Leases granted during the year was 180 particulars of which are specified in Table II. 4.Fees. The total amount of fees collected by stamps during the year amounted to $35,825.25 being #9,961.50 more than the previous year. The amount of fees collected under the different headings for the years 1901 to 1910 is shown in Table III. 5.Crown Rent Roll. The total- Crown Rent due in respect of leased lands in Hong- kong and Kowloon (excluding certain Villages in Hongkong and Kowloon entered in the Village Rent Roll) amounted for the year ending 25th December, to $421,110.37 an increase of $3,937.74 oil the previous year and the total amount due in respect of leased lands in the Villages in Hongkong and Kowloon appearing in the Village Rent Roll for the year ending 30tli September was $3,613.08 an increase of $1,096.00 due to the completion by the Squatters Board of their enquiries into the titles of Village...”
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“...Appendix L. Annexe A. JOT XT TIE PORT OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL MEDICAL OFFICER AND THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH, FOR THE YEAR 1910. Area. The Sanitary Board's control extends to the Island of Hong- kong, which has an area of about 32 square miles, and to that portion of territory on the mainland between the shore and the first, range of the Kowloon Hills extending from the village of Tseung Kwan 0 in Junk Bay, on the East, to the village of Kau Pa Hang on the West-with a sea frontage of about thirteen miles and an area of about sixteen square miles. Old Kowloon, with an area of about 2f square miles, has been in British occupation since 1861, but New Kowloon was leased to this Government in 1898, as part of what is known as the New Territories. The remainder of the New Territories comprising an area of about 356 square miles is not under the control of the Sanitary Board. The City of Victoria, built on the Northern shore of the Island of Hongkong, has a frontage to the sea of nearly...”
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“...in Canton for admission to the Government Polytechnic College in Shanghai. Of the 70 Candidates, coming from all parts, only 6 were selected, one of them being* a Queen's College boy. The successful candidates'receive free tuition, board and lodging for a period of 3 years : on the completion of the course, they receive the Degree of Master of Arts, and will then be given a post in China or sent abroad for further studies. During the year under review 13 boys left us to enter the service of the Hong- kong Government, and 81 obtained situations in Hongkong, and 51 abroad. Oxford Local.In the Oxford Local Examination our candidates obtained 8*2 Certificates, as against 85 last year. Of the 9 Seniors 7 obtained the title of Associate in Arts, one already held the title; 4 Seniors were <4 Exempted from Responsions at Oxford University and 4 Distinctions in Classical Chinese were gained, as against one "Exempted from Rosponsions and one Distinction last year. English Subjects.English Subjects...”
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“...920,000! 275,000 75,220,000 487,000 11,040,000, 54,000 149,400,0001 5,061,000 276,690,000 158,000 388,760,000 407,000,000 407,000,000 384,800,000 266,976,000 Total, 1909. Increase or Decreas e. 269,537,000 2,551,000 13,706,000 26,301,000 293,000 496,000 IN TEIl MEDIATE. In Reservoir 1st of month. 20 20 19 16< 9i 6 13 17 20 21>. 20 180 556,000 ,384,000 ,768,000 ,021,000 ,667,000 >,953,000 ,079,000 ,786,000 ,248,000 ,370,000 ,248,000 ,021,000 Delivered over gauge. Wong-nei-c hong. 107,303,000 99,946,000 92,526,000 91,345,000 105,419,000 In Reser- voir 1st of month. Delivered over gauge. 6,114,000 852,000 nil. 7,983,000 1,149.000 72,000 Total Con tents of Impounding Re servo ms 597,720,000 490,598,000 387,778,000 535,000 I nil. ; 280,876,000 1,035,000 92,279,000 236,000 4,033,000 32,151,000 74,801,000 54,602,000 79,492,000 74,074,000 83,379,000 23,986,000 13,804,000 23,572,000 32,287,000 I 192,034,000 74,193,000 384,366,000 18,040,000 12,649,000! 525,018...”
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“...Continent and correspondence forwarded by the Siberian route. The registered articles from America are mostly for Chinese, the increase in the number of these points to increased trade and business. As regards those sent by the Siberian route, the increase is owing to this route being opened up, and to the more careful treatment of correspondence intended for conveyance thereby. The registered mails received from the American Continent by the Canadian Pacific Mail Packets are the largest received at Hong- kong. The number of registered letters amounts sometimes to well over 7,000, and when it is considered that about 98 per cent, of these letters are for Chinese and contain drafts averaging over $200 in value a letter, an idea can be gathered of the amount of money trans- mitted by the Chinese in America to their native country. Further details are given in Table II. Revenue and Expenditure. 4. A statement of Revenue and Expenditure is given in Table ILL Revenue amounted to $519,066.54 being...”
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“...increase as compared with the year 1909 of 24,365 and an increase of 21,080 as compared with the total of 1908. The figures for the three years are as follows : 1908. 1909. 1910. From U.S.A. and Canada, ............ 123,102 119,436 138,135 From China & other countries, 63,988 64,369 70,035 187,090 183,805 208,170 The number of ordinary correspondence dealt with has largely increased although no records are kept. The number of Postal Hong licences issued during the year was 34 showing a decrease of 3 Hong licences against those issued in 1909, Two Hong licences were cancelled during the year for breach of Post Office Regulations....”
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“...Western Branch Post Offce. 10. The amount of correspondence sent between this Branch. Office and Canton wasDespatched 686,006 letters, 4,741 other articles, and 9,577 registered articles ; Received 938,537 letters, 10,163 other articles and 4,642 registered articles. These figures show an increase of 344,954 compared with the figures for the previous year. In addition to the above 10,641 Hong packets were despatched and 14,462 received, these Hong packets are gradually decreasing while the number of ordinary letters increase. The value of stamps sold at this branch amounted to $65,494.90 compared with $105,592.50 during 1909. This decrease was caused by the ex- traordinary purchase of stamps at the General Post Office with copper coin. Owing to the discount on copper coin it paid coolies to purchase a dollar worth of stamps, with 100 cents and resell for silver at various Chinese shops. By the end of the year this copper purchasing had stopped. Miscellaneous. 11. Owing to the continued...”