CO129-252 - Acting Governor Barker & Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1891 [12] — Page 359

" soure cases the girls fall from the frying pan into the fire!

7.

I

am inclinica

therefore to think that it would be best that Government should provide matrons, servants and detectives, that the

management should be in the hands of the Registrar General and the Io Leung Kuck Committee, and that an effort.

be made to induce the Chinese to guarantee

an annual subscription

of $2,500 to

go

sowards the expenses

of the Home which would probably amerunt to about $4,500 per annum

year were

( The expenses for last

about $2,600, but, if proper matrous

ase to be provided, they would be {argely increased)

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the

That the interest of

avrd

be much more

there

car

girls would thus

safely guarded

I think be little doubt,

the substitution of

Matson and a

mimmediate su

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English Head

staff under the supervision of

of the Registrar General for the present. Amahs and other Iv Leung Kuk employees being evidently advance in the right direction, and one which would I believe. be vreived with much satisfaction

by a large proportion of the Chriese Community.

7.

It may however be thought that the present is not a

favourable time for addir.

adding to the

Government aspenditure even

lory

granting the $1800 referred to

Iv

above to the Io Leung kuk, and

in that case, I see no alternative.

to at once

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o

Mispore dispensing of the 5 -

allowing

rooms, and

the

women

and girls to remain for the time

in their present quarters i.e.

being

in ore

of the Jung Ita Hospital

Ity.

the

buildings.