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The separation of the various classes of inmates of the Home is carefully attended to, and an endeavour is made to give them regular instruction in needle- work and in their own language and to keep their time occupied. The needlework teacher has been attached to the Home for a number of years but some difficulty is found in obtaining a suitable teacher of Chinese.

Towards the close of the year an offer was made by a European lady to pay regular visits to the Home and instruct the inmates in needlework. This offer has been thankfully accepted and it is hoped that the girls will derive great benefit from the visits.

A severe epidemic of beri-beri occurred during the Summer. The women's quarters were vacated, and the inmates distributed between the Tung Wa Hospital and the Italian Convent. The Society desires to express their thanks to both these institutions for their help.

A report by the Inspecting Medical Officer, Dr. KocH, on the sanitary con- dition of the buildings, and on the health of the inmates, is attached.

A. W. BREWIN, Registrar General, President.

HO KAI,

Vice-President.

Hongkong, 27th March, 1905.

We, LAU WAI-CHUEN and WEI LONG-SHAN, members of the Board of Directors of the Po Leung Kuk Incorporated Society, do solemnly and sincerely declare that the attached statement of the Assets and Liabilities of the above Society on the 31st December, 1904, marked "A" and signed with our names on the 20th day of February, 1905, is a true statement, and we make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the provisions of the Statutory Declaration Act, 1835.

LAU WAI-CHUEN. WEI LONG-SHAN.

Declared by the declarants, Lau WAI-CHTEN and WEI LONG-SHAN, at Victoria, Hongkong, this 20th day of February, 1905.

Before me,

G. H. WAKEMAN, Victorin, J. P.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Po Lung Kuk Incorporated Society, on the 31st December, 1904.

Assets.

On fixed deposit in hands of Mr. Un

LAI-CHUEN,

At current account with Hongkong

and Shanghai Bank,

$

Liabilities.

15,000.00

Nil.

809.25

Total,

.$ 15,809.25

LAU WAI-CHUEN.

WEI LONG-SHAN.

This is the statement marked “A

referred to in the Declaration of LAU WAI-CHUEN and. WEI LONG-SHAN declared before me this 20th day of February,

1905.

G. H. WAKEMAN,

Victoria, J. P.