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COLONIAL OFFICE.
COLONIAL SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
REFORTS OF SUB-COMMITTEES.
CSWAC6/51.
1.
Reports Sub-Committee.
Meetings of this Sub-Committee were held on the 12th January and
At the first meeting the following reports were considered.
4th May.
(1) Hong Kong Social Welfare Service
(2) Singapore, 1948
(RSC.4/51
attached)
The Sub-Committee considered that the Hong Kong despatch containing the Governor's reply to Mr. Chinn's recommendations regarding the Social Welfare Service should be made available to the main Committee.
A copy of the despatch is embodied in
RSC 1/51 attached.
At the second meeting the Sub-Committee considered the following T-ports,
(1) British Guiana 1949
(2) Trinidad 1949
(3) British Honduras 1948 and 1949.
The Sub-Committee made two recommendations to be submitted to the main Committee regarding Community Centres and Youth Clubs; these are contained in separate papers for the consideration of the Committee.
The minutes of this meeting of the Sub-Committee were not available in time for circulation with this note but will be furnished later.
2. Treatment of Offenders Sub-Committee.
This Sub-Committee has met on two occasions and has considered replies from 19 colonies to the Despatch on Corporal Punishment issued on the 1st August, 1950 (T.0.S.C.6/51), and the Bahamas 1950 annual report (minutes not yet available). The 'Cameron' Report on the Penal System of Northern Rhodesia was also discussed (T.O.S.C. 6/5). The minutes of these two meetings will be available for circulation with the next Report.
SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT "A",
COLONIAL OFFICE,
15 VICTORIA STREET,
S.W.1.
8th May, 1951.
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