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Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.-Of course, if it is a voluminous correspondence I do not want it put in. I understood there were only two or three despatches more particularly the despatch from the Home Government sanctioning the formation of the Pó Léung Kuk Society.
The CHAIRMAN.-If you send a memo of the documents you would like published in our proceedings I will have them printed,
Mr. SIN TAK-FAN called.
The CHAIRMAN.—You are in the office of Messrs. EwENS and REECE ?
A.—Yes.
Q.-You were Vice-President, I think, of the Pó Léung Kuk Society in the years 1884-85 ?
A. I think it was about that time.
Q. Having been Vice-President you know something of the working of the Pó Léung Kuk?
A. Yes.
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Q.-Do you
think that the Pó Léung Kuk does good?
A. Yes, I think so, if it is properly managed.
Q.-Then do you think the Chinese are in favour of it?
A. Yes, I think so. That is why it was established.
Q.—You say “if it is properly managed." Do you think the management of it might be improved?
A.-Certainly.
Q. Have you read the draft Ordinance?
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A. Yes.
Q.-Do you think it is an improvement?
A.-I cannot say one way or the other.
Q.-Then how would you suggest improvement?
A.-Well, I remember when I was vice-president of the Pó Léung Kuk, our duties were very simple, but from what I have heard now and what the Committee are doing at present they seem to be doing something different from what we did before.
Q.-What used you to do?
A--In my opinion if they confined their duties in accordance to the rules laid down for the management of the Pó Léung Kuk, it would be all right. If they confined themselves to their proper sphere of duty, I would call that proper management.
Q-When you state that it might be improved you are speaking from your experience of the management in 1884 and 1885 ?
A. Yes, I remember we had written rules.
Q.-In what way then would you suggest that it might be improved?
A.—I may say that during the years I was vice-president, I think the Pó Léung Kuk was in its most prosperous times. We had very little to do and no complaint from anybody.
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Q.-But in what way would you suggest improvement now?
A.-I think the Ordinance might be passed in the way of improving the manage-
Q.--You think its passing would improve the management of the Society?
A.--I think so.
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