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and did not therefore come under the Ordinance. In the remaining 5 cases no action was taken and the clubs concerned voluntarily dissolved.
GENERAL.
74. Under the terms of the Deportation Ordinance, 1917, reports were furnished on 366 suspects arrested by the Police under warrants of detention. The number in 1918 was 214.
75. The first payment of an annual grant of $25,000 to Local Chinese Charities was made by the Government in 1919. This sum is in addition to other grants specially allocated, and is made partly by way of compensation for the loss of income which is now paid directly to the Government. The grant is administered by a Committee of the two members of Legislative Council, two members of Sanitary Board, a representative of the Tung Wa Hospital and one of the Po Leung Kuk, under the Chairmanship of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. The Committee's allocation this year was:—
Kwong Wa Hospital, $20,000 Sham Shui Po Chinese Public Dispensary, $3,000 Kowloon City Chinese Public Dispensary, $2,000 $25,000STAFF.
Chief Assistant to Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
76. Mr. E. V. Carpmael was absent on leave throughout the year, Mr. A. E. Wood acted as Chief Assistant to Secretary for Chinese Affairs up to the 28th March, Mr. W. Schofield acted from the 29th March to 9th June, and Mr. S. B. B. McElderry acted from the 10th June to 31st December.
Second Assistant to Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
77. Mr. A. E. Wood acted as Chief Assistant to Secretary for Chinese Affairs up to the 28th March, and acted as District Officer, Tai Po, from the 29th March to 31st December. Mr. W. Schofield acted as Second Assistant to Secretary for Chinese Affairs up to 28th March, and from the 10th June to 29th September, and Mr. T. W. Ainsworth acted from the 30th September to 31st December.
Third Assistant to Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
78. Mr. R. E. Lindsell acted as Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court, up to the 3rd February, and as Second Police Magistrate from the 4th February to 30th November, and went on leave on the 2nd December.
19th May, 1920.
E. R. HALIFAX
Secretary for Chinese Affairs.