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3.

I trust Your Lordship will see

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fit to express satisfaction at the manner in which the

General Committee, the sub-Committee, and the Investigating

Committee carried out the work of collecting funds and

distributing relief, work which I am sure greatly lessened

the period during which the evil effects of the typhoon

were felt in the Colony. This work was very arduous and

the services of Sir Paul Chater, Chairman of the General

Committee, of Mr. Hewett and Mr. Hunter, Secretary and

Treasurer to that Committee, of Mr. Brewin, Chairman of the

Sub-Committee, and of Mr. Fung Wa Chun, Chairman of the

Investigating Committee, are specially worthy of Your Lord-

-ship's notice.

4.

The Committee suggest that the

balance of $35,255.42 should be taken charge of by the

Government as a trust fund to be used as the Governor may

from time to time direct in assisting people resident in

the Colony who may on future occasions suffer loss by

storms. I have on behalf of the Government accepted this

charge.

5.

Referring to the 42nd. paragraphs

of the Despatches above quoted which dealt with the

question