For the information of the public and especially of contributors, the following condensed statement by' the Honorary Treasurer, of receipts and payments since the formation of the Famine Relief Committee" in Shanghai, is now published, all receipts having been previously acknowledged in detail in the local papers.
With reference to disbursements by the Committee, the remittances made to the North from the 6th of December to the 22nd of January, aggregating Tls. 3,083. were forwarded to the Rev. Timothy Richard and reached him safely. The sums, Tls. 2,000 sent on the lst of February and Tis, 15,017.74 by the first. steamers on the 8th of March, to Tientsin, were despatched by the Committee at that port also to Mr. Richard, at Tai-yuen-fov, the capital of Shansi, in charge of the Revs. Messrs.
Hill, Whiting, and Turner, under protection of a military escort furnished by the Viceroy of Chihli, When last heard from, on the 28th the convoy had reached Hwailow-hsien, about half way tothe capital, and in all probability has long ere this safely reached its destination. On the 20th of March, Tls. 10,000 were sent to the Peking Committee, and by them forwarded also to Mr. Rich:
Tu addition to the above, it will be seen that remittances to the extent of Tls. 21,373.74 have since been made to the Tientsin Committee; but pending further advices from Shansi, and particularly as to the safe arrival of the funds already sent, has not boon deemed expedient to forward further sums to that province. In the meantime, however, the Tientsin. Committee has been requested to administer from funds in their hands to the relief of the suffering districts of Chihli, Shantung, and Honan, and to meet such applications as they may consider worthy, On the 13th instant, the' Rev. Messrs. Taylor and Clark, of the China Inland Mi sion, left this place for Kaifung-foo, the capital of Honan, taking the sum of Tls. 1,000 for distribution, and on arrival they will open communication with Mr. Richard or the Tientsin Committee, for the purpose of receiving supplies of money.
In addition to the above, Tis, 12,000 have been paid to Pere Aymeri for distribution, through the Catholic Missionaries, which have been apportioned by him aa follows Shan:. 3,416 Taels, Shensi Honan
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