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 ; Public Works Department:
 * Hokkien, Niû tē koaⁿ 量地官 "measuring land official."
 * Cantonese, Leung te kun 量地官


 * Land Office:
 * Hokkien, Gâ-lân koan 牙蘭關 gâ-lân=grant.
 * Cantonese, Thiu tho thien 田土廳 field land department."
 * Hokkien, Tē cho͘ koan 地租關 "land rent office."
 * Hokkien, Tē cho͘ koan 地租關 "land rent office."


 * Official Assignee's Office:
 * Hokkien, Pó kiông si 報窮司 "Reporting poverty Official,"
 * Cantonese, Po khung issi [sic] 報窮司


 * Chinese Protectorate:
 * Hokkien, Goā koan 外關 "Outer Office"=the office that transacts business with the general public.
 * Cantonese, Phai kun 牌舘 "Licence house" = house where licences under the C. D. O. were issued.
 * Hokkien, Taī-jîn koan 大人關 A Taī-jîn literally means a great man, but in Chinese official circles it is used as a title applying to any mandarin of and above the rank of a Taotai, equivalent in English to His or Your Excellency.
 * Cantonese, Mau wa kun 問話舘 "asking questions house"=house where female immigrants from China are examined under the Women and Girls' Protection Ordinance.
 * Hokkien, Hō͘-ui si koan 護衛司關 "Protecting Official's Office" office of the Protector (of Chinese).
 * Cantonese, Tai yan nga mun 大人衙門 "Tai-jin's yamen.
 * Hokkien, Chèng bū si koan 政務司關 "the government business official's office."
 * Cantonese, U wai si nga mun 政務
 * Hokkien, Chèng bū si koan 政務司關 "the government business official's office."
 * Cantonese, U wai si nga mun 政務
 * Cantonese, U wai si nga mun 政務