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Society, but he refused to act. The same with Mr. WAI YUK. Vice-Chairman of the two Institutions.
Mr. WAI LONG SHAN was
The CHAIRMAN.--I think as a rule during the existence of the Society that the Chairman and Vice-Chairman have been chosen from the Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the Tung Wa Hospital and it often happened that the gentleman who had been Chairman of the Tung Wa Hospital became Chairman of the Pó Léung Kuk the next year. I do not think they carried on both positions simultaneously.
Honourable Ho KAI.-I know that there is some such practice among them. noticed it particularly.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.-As regards membership and subscriptions paid by members during the various years since the Society has existed if the Clerk were called could he not give us some information?
The CHAIRMAN.We had all the accounts of the Society at the very beginning of our proceedings.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.-In regard to the number of members ?
The CHAIRMAN.-The accounts show what the subscriptions were.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.-There are donations then outside of subscrip- tions. If the Secretary could be called for a few minutes he might give us information.
The CHAIRMAN.--I think we have it.
Honourable Ho KAI.--The Secretary has only been two years in the service of the Society.
The CHAIRMAN.-You will find in Appendix 15 that we have the whole of the accounts from the first year up to the year this enquiry started, and you will find that the revenue was chiefly made up of loans from the Man Mo Temple.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.--Certain subscriptions were given and possibly they might be able to say how much was from new members.
The CHAIRMAN.—I think that you will find that there were no subscriptions from new members.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.-How many members are there in the Society
to-day?
The CHAIRMAN.--That can be shown. I have here their last report* which is included in our proceedings. There are 793 names of subscribers.
There are 793 names of subscribers. A sum of $29,204 was sub-
scribed.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.-That is scarcely what I want. It is a list of the yearly subscribers to the funds of the Society.
The CHAIRMAN.—These are subscriptions to the Pó Léung Kuk.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.-These are donations, more donations than sub- scriptions. A subscription is a sort of entrance fee. I want those who have paid an entrance fee if there is such a thing.
The CHAIRMAN.-Membership is acquired by a person giving $10 or more. In this subscription 793 have paid more than $10. Before that I think as a rule it was only the directors themselves for the year being who contributed. The rest of their revenue was derived through loans from the Man Mo Temple.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.-Some time ago you promised to write to Singapore and Shanghai with reference to any similar institution in either place.
The CHAIRMAN.--The full account of how the Home at Singapore is worked is in our appendix. †`
* See Appendix 42.
† Sec Appendix 36.
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