CO129-563-9 The Brewin Charity- request for official patronage 13-7-1937 - 22-7-1937 — Page 6

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be made to the fund, rather on the lines of the

poor boxes in the Courts at home. Mr. Brewin was

quite content to leave it in our hands whether or

not it was possible to make any suggestion to the

authorities in Hong Kong. If we did, he so said

that he hoped it would be possible for the title

of the fund to be altered from "The Brewin Charity"

to some more general style, such as "Workmen's and

Dependants' Relief Fund". In any case he would

like to see a few words added to the heading of

financial account

the statement of the charity which appears annually

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as an Appendix to the Departmental Report of the

Secretary for Chinese Affairs (Table XX, page C.56

of the 1935 volume

So as

to explain that the

charity is for the assistance of incapacitated

Chinese workmen and their dependants). GET.GENT.

I can see no harm in our writing semi-

officially to Mr. N. L. Smith to explain Mr. Brewin's

representations and possibly the best way would be

to send him a copy of the above minute of the

interview, and ask if some consideration could be

given to Mr. Brewin's views, and if he could let

us know what, if anything, could be done on the

lines he has suggested.

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To. N.L. Smith. [w/enells as).

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