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to apply the Hongkong money to the proper reconstruction of the broken embankments when the second crop was reaped and the shrinkage of the river would permit. It is now there- fore proposed to ask the consent of the General Committee to the following scheme :
Our representatives to go to Shiu Hing (the expenditure in which district it was estimated that the funds would about cover) as soon as possible and arrange with the Ko Yin Magistrate and representative elders for the division of a sum of $50,000 between the various embankment centres of the District. This $50,000 to be granted by our Committee to the Ko Yiu District. The fullest publicity to be given, our representatives to visit the embankments from time to time, and a proper account to be furnished by the Magistrate. to local people for getting earth and stones, which will be
The money will be spent in wa wages thus earned will help to keep the people going till
the main materials of repair, they get in their second crop.
be made on the same lines.
if this $50,000 is properly administered, further grants can
The consent of the General Committee to this expenditure of $50,000 was obtained, and as a result of the action in consequence taken, a further report is now presented by Mr. Wood : and the Sub-Committee recommends the adoption in toto of the proposals contained therein.
E. R. HALLIFAX.
9th November, 1914.
Hon. S. C. A.
Report by Mr. A. E. Wood,
Messrs. Chau Siu-Ki, Lam Heung Lun, and Tong Yat Ch'in of the Tung Wa Hospital Committee, and myself went up to Cauton on October 17th, and were present at a meeting of Canton Flood Relief deputies. It was decided that we would take as our share of embankment repair work the district of Ko Yiu and if possible also those of Sz Wui and Ko Ming. The rest of the province was undertaken by the Canton Societies. A notice to that effect was inserted in the Canton Press, making it clear to subscribers that we have no special interest in any particular district but that we take our share in the general scheme to prevent overlapping. Mr. Tong and I then went to Ko Yiu. We interviewed the repre- sentatives of all the big embankments, examined their estimates, enquired into the amount that each centre should reasonably raise by levy on its fields, and finally decided that the best plan was to promise so much to each centre, to pay one-fifth at once, and the rest in four instalments as the work is done. Without this promise and an immediate instalment, no one would have confidence enough to tender for the work, or to take any steps to get it under way.
We accordingly gave this undertaking and paid out first instalments as shewn on attached table. Each receipt is on a special form printed in Shiu Hing, and is signed by at least two elders of the embankment concerned, and chopped with the embankment chop. Duplicate receipts were given to the District Magistrate, and notices are being posted in each embankment centre. There is the utmost publicity, and everybody knows the amounts given.
A few places have begun work already. Most were to begin about November 1st.
We refused grants to some places, and told others that they might come in for help later, if funds were available, and if they themselves made genuine efforts to repair their comparatively slight damage.
Our present estimate is $171,650 for Ko Yiu, of which $36,370 has been already paid. In two weeks time we must go up again, and we ask that by that time another $50,000 may be transferred to the Shameen branch of the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank.
The $50,000 already transferred was converted into Canton sub-coins at a premium of nearly 19%, giving us a total of over $59,500.
On our next journey we hope also to go to Sz Wui and Ko Ming (which on this occasion were inaccesible to our gunboat which drew 6 feet: next time, we are to have an electric launch at our disposal) and at the first opportunity we hope to be accompanied by an officer from the Public Works Department to advise on at least two particular points.
A. E. WOOD.
5th November, 1914.
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Tik Tong, (a) East,
Thi Win, Yin Chau,
Chán Tổng.
Ha Tải Wo,
Ngan Kong, Cheung Lei, Sz Lam, Nam Ngon, Tán Kải, Fung Lok,
Kam Sai, Yün Chü,
Embankment.
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Table
Estimated
total grant.
1st instalment paid 24.10.14.
$ 8,000
$ 1,600
15,000
5,000
25,000
5,000
7,000
1,400
4,000
800
6,000
1,200
15,000
3,000
8,000
1,600
20,000
4,000
12,000
2,400
7,000
1,400
2,800
360
9,000
1,800
(b) South,
4,000
800
Tải Lam,
4,000
800
Leung Mei,
2,000
400
Chak Tung Pún Tóng, Pák Chü, Chék Ting, Yong Tsun,
Ma Ying,
Pák Shek,
• Chek Tong, Heang Shan,
4,000
800
3,400
680
3,500
700
1,500
300
1,200
240
500
100
450
90
300
100
8,000
1,600
$171,650
$36,370
* One-third paid as first instalment.
THE TUNG WA HOSPITAL
IN ACCOUNT WITH THE HON. TREASURER, WEST RIVER FLOOD FUND 1914.
$
Cr.
$
To Subscriptions collected,
151,244.05 By Sent to "Kan Tsoi Kung Sho", Can-
a5
Interest paid by Tai Fung firm on
deposits,
ton, contributions remitted from Penang to us by telegraph,
5,600.00
1,304.51
་་
Paid to various shops for rice,
33,418,58
Premium obtained from sale of Sydney
notes,
89.00
ور
Paid to various shops for biscuits, ...............
1,421.02
Expenses for telegrams to various
ports, ........
W
Postages, coolie hire and freight,
LAKAAN
840.70
£3.88
H
Discount on silver sub-coin, copper
coin, etc.,
1,941.45
Advertisements by the Tung Wa and
598.80
Total,..................
..$ 152,637.56
的
"
Kwong Wa Hospital re the Flood,.
Paid to Flon. Treasurer, for credit of West River Flood Fund 1914 with the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation,
Total,
108,758.13
...........$ 152,637.56
CHAU SUI KI,
Chairman,
Tung Wa Hospital.
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