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were forced to dispense with the services of a member of the family for hours daily in order to obtain two buckets of water, and this loss of working hours must have pressed hardly on many. The golden opportunity offered to the enemies of order was not overlooked, but attempts from time to time to excite popular feeling by the distribution of leaflets met with no success. Great credit is due to the general public but even more to the leaders of the Chinese Community who gave up much valuable time to hearing complaints and suggestions and passing these on to the authorities. In this task every assistance was given them by the officials concerned. The District Watch Committee, the Committees of the Chinese Hospitals, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and many other bodies rendered valuable assistance as did the Chinese Sub-Committee of the Water Emergency Committee. An organisation of Street Committees to ensure the equitable distribution of water was set on foot and had already begun to function in certain localities when the fall of rain made it possible to relax the restriction.
STAFF.
Secretary for Chinese Affairs,
35. The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax acted as Colonial Secretary from 1st to 23rd January, went on leave from 24th January to 7th November, and resumed duties as Secretary for Chinese Affairs from 8th November to 31st December. The Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North acted as Secretary for Chinese Affairs from 1st January to 7th November.
March 20th, 1930.
A. E. WOOD,
Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
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were forced to dispense with the services of a member of the family for hours daily in order to obtain two buckets of water, and this loss of working hours must have pressed hardly on many. The golden opportunity offered to the enemies of order was not overlooked, but attempts from time to time to excite popular feeling by the distribution of leaflets met with no success. Great credit is due to the general public but even more to the leaders of the Chinese Community who gave up much valuable time to hearing complaints and suggestions and passing these on to the authorities. In this task every assistance was given them by the officials concerned. The District Watch Committee, the Committees of the Chinese Hospitals, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and many other bodies rendered valuable assist- ance as did the Chinese Sub-Committee of the Water Emergency Committee. An organisation of Street Committees to ensure the equitable distribution of water was set on foot and had already begun to function in certain localities when the fall of rain made it possible to relax the restriction.
STAFF.
Secretary for Chinese Affairs,
35. The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax acted as Colonial Secre- tary from 1st to 23rd January, went on leave from 24th January to 7th November, and resumed duties as Secretary for Chinese Affairs from 8th November to 31st December. The Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North acted as Secretary for Chinese Affairs from 1st January to 7th November.
March 20th, 1930.
A. E. WOOD,
Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
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