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Public Works Department : Hokkien, Niu te koa n 

 Q3 Mil B " measur i n g' ^ an d official." Cantonese, Leung' te kim 



Land Office: (1) Hokkien, Ga-lan koan ^Jlllfjj ga-lan 



= grant. Cantonese, Thiu tho thien BEJ^tiil fielc * land depart- 

 ment." (2) Hokkien r Te cho- koan J^jj g[||] " land rent office." 



Official Assignee's Office : Hokkien, ?6 kidng si ^g 



tpffj] "Reporting poverty Official/' Cantonese, Po khung is 



Chinese Protectorate : (1) Hokkien, Goa koan j?[^|^ 



" Outer Office " = the office that transacts business with the general 

 public. Cantonese, Phai kun J^ £? " Licence house" = house 

 where licences under the C. D. 0. were issued. (2) Hokkien, 

 Tai-jin koan "^^(§1) Tai-jin literally means a great man, but 

 in Chinese official circles it is used as a title applying to any man- 

 darin of and above the rank of a Taotai, equivalent in English to 

 His or Your Excellency. Cantonese, Mau wa kun ^fjff^flg 

 11 asking questions house " = house where female immigrants from 

 Chiiia are examined under the Women and Girls' Protection 

 Ordinance. (3) Hokkien, Ho ; -ui si koan §f| jffflf} fi| " Protec- 



ting Official's Office" office of the Protector (of Chinese). Can- 

 tonese, Tai yan nga mun "^AfoTPI " Tai-jin's yamen. (4) 

 Hokkien, Cheng bu si koan j£fc ^ p] ffi| " the government 

 business official's offije." Cantonese, U wai si nga mun )^t\% 



