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In addition four of them were sent to jail with hard labour for eight days, while
three others were fined Rs. 15 each. The police also arrested six women who
escaped from hospital out of a total of 12 ; they all received the full penalty, viz.,
eight days' imprisonment. There were no instances of women, either registered
or non-registered, being reported by the soldiers for having infected them with
disease.

VI.—How far registration has been efficient and to what class it extends.

        Registration has decreased very considerably during the past year, probably
due in a great measure to the depression in trade on account of the unsettled
affairs in Burma preventing immigration. Below is attached a statement of the
new registration compared with the past years :—

        Although the number of new registrations are less than those of former years,
the registered number of prostitutes exceeds those of former years, as there have
been fewer cases of removal of names from the register, the number of prostitutes
remaining on the register on the 31st December 1879 being in excess of those of
any former years. Attached is a detailed statement of registration :—

        There are two classes of prostitutes,—1st class for Europeans and 2nd class
for Natives. The native women are chiefly Telingas, there being a few Bengal-
ees and some Burmese. The Telinga women are for the most part of the lowest
type, being broken down and debilitated with disease when they come to Ran-
goon and seek registration. The area over which registration extends is com-
puted at 14 squares miles.

VII.—What fees are levied on prostitution.

        Fees at the rate of one rupee per mensem were formerly levied from
each prostitute ; this practice has however been discontinued by order of the Gov-
ernment : Rs. 870-10-0 have been obtained by means of fines, Rs. 415-10-0
being obtained from fines levied by the Medical Officer for breaches of hospital
rules, and Rs. 455 being obtained from the Magistrates for fines levied according
to the Act. The total expenditure was Rs. 16,010-10-8, leaving Rs. 15,140-1-8
to be made up by Government.

VIII—whether the women have been regular at the periodical examinations.

        The attendance at the periodical examinations has been fairly satisfactory
during the year. There have been 48 examinations, at each of which there has
been an average attendance of 313.52: out of these, 14.9 were on an average
found diseased and detained in hospital, while 50.5 escaped examination on the
score of unfitness. The average number of absentees was 35.6 : of these, some,
such as those who absconded, were absent from each succeeding examination
till their names were struck off, a period of two months, while others had leave of
absence from the Magistrate. Making these deductions, the total number of
absentees were 336 : of these, 95 pleaded sickness and were consequently excused,