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Q.You acted as interpreter.
A. Yes, I think he complained to Dr. STEWART that the inmates of the Society. were disturbing the inmates of the Hospital, and Dr. STEWART Suggested that it would be a good thing to get up subscriptions for the Society, and have a Home of its own. LI TAK-CH'EUNG said it was a bad time to attempt to get up subscriptions.
Q.-Have you read the proposed draft Ordinance? *
A. Yes, I have.
Q.-What is your opinion with regard to it?
A.-With certain alterations I think the Ordinance will do very well.
Mr.
Q. Do you think it would be better to let the Society go on as at present under the Rules or have this Ordinance?
it?
A.-I know the Society has not complied with the present Rules.
Q.-But, supposing they were complied with?
A. They might act independently of the Government Officials.
Q.-You think it would be better to have the Government Officials connected with
A.-Yes.
Q.-Why?
A. So that the Chinese should not have any chance of abusing their powers. don't mean the present Committee of the Pó Leung Kuk, but by-and-by we might have persons on the Committee who would turn everything upside down.
Q.-What do you mean by "abusing their powers?"
A.-I mean that they might not carry out the objects of the Society in such a satisfactory manner as at present.
Q.-You think it would be advisable to have the Government associated with the Society?
A. Yes.
Q.-In that way you think that the present Ordinance would be an improvement on the rules?
A. Yes, with certain alterations.
Q.-What alterations would you suggest?
A.-I would begin at the beginning. In the preamble words "by voluntary contributions" because I know that t made by the Tung Wa Hospital. I think something must be
Q.—You think the words "voluntary contributions" do
they are at present.
A. Yes.
Q.-What other alterations do you suggest?
the Bill I don't like the contributions have been
added.
ot express the affairs as
A.-I think section 2 should be so amended as to include the names of all existing members of the Society. 1 think that all those members who have paid $10. should continue as members of the Society without having to pay $19 more, as they would under the section as it now stands.
Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD.-How many members are there in the Society?
A.-I don't know exactly. I think about a hundred.
* See Appendix 28.
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