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TRANSLATION WORK DONE IN THE SECRETARIAT FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS DURING THE YEAR 1916.
Translation from Chinese into English.
Translation from English into Chinese.
Petitions, 84 Total, 523 Ordinances, 2 Total, 167 Letters, 118 Regulations, 24 Newspaper articles and Government notices, 92 items of news, 143 Minutes, 5 Unspecified, 178 Unspecified, 4469. The total number of translations done by the translator was thus 690 as against 631 in 1915 and 675 in 1914.
70. In addition, a large number of translations made in other Government Departments are sent to this office for revision. Much translation work is done by members of the staff other than the translator, but of this no record is kept.
CHINESE RECREATION GROUND.
(Table XXI.)
71. The income from the stalls has fallen slightly, $3,552 as against $3,614 in 1915, but the balance has increased from $3,936 to $6,804, extensive and costly improvements having been completed in the previous year.
PASSAGE MONEY FUND.
(Table XXII.)
72. The net income of the fund was $5,172 and the total expenditure $384, compared with $915 and $280 last year. The increased income is due to the repayment of the endowment fund of the Eyre Diocesan Refuge, which item amounts to $4,250. The interest on this capital sum remains earmarked for the support of the Eyre Memorial Refuge in Kowloon City.
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TRANSLATION WORK DONE IN THE SECRETARIAT FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS DURING THE YEAR 1916.
Translation from Chinese
into English.
Translation from English into Chinese.
Petitions,
84
Ordinances,
2
Letters,
118
Regulations,
24
Newspaper articles and
Government notices,
92
**
items of news,........... 143
Minutes,
5
Unspecified,
178
Unspecified,
44
Total,...
523
Total,
167
69. The total number of translations done by the translator was thus 690 as against 631 in 1915 and 675 in 1914.
70. In addition, a large number of translations made in other Government Departments are sent to this office for revision. Much translation work is done by members of the staff other than the translator, but of this no record is kept.
CHINESE RECREATION GROUND.
(Table XXI.)
71. The income from the stalls has fallen slightly, $3,552 as against $3,614 in 1915, but the balance has increased from $3,936 to $6,804, extensive and costly improvements having been complet- ed in the previous year.
PASSAGE MONEY FUND.
(Table XXII.)
72. The net income of the fund was $5,172 and the total expenditure $384, compared with $915 and $280 last year. The increased income is due to the repayment of the endowment fund of the Eyre Diocesan Refuge, which item amounts to $4,250. The interest on this capital sum remains earmarked for the support of the Eyre Memorial Refuge in Kowloon City.
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