A. meeting of the abore Committee was held yesterday. Present:—W. S, Wetmore, Esq, in the chair; Dr. Johnston, Rev. Dr, Nelson, Rev. E. R. Palmer and Rev, W. Muirhead. H.E, Sir Thomas Wade and Mr. Skelly (acting Treasurer), were also present.
It was stated by the Treasurer that Tls. 973.78 was the balance now on hand.
The Cuarsan remarked that the principal matter to be considered was the publication of the Report of the Committee, which had been deferred until the close of the relief work; and in the meantime the Report of the Tientsin Committee by Mr. Forrest, H.M.'s Consul, and of a journey
H.M. Consular service, had been published, into the famine districts by Mr. Hillier, of in accordance with the resolution at the Inst meeting of the Committee. Copies of these were laid on the table, and the Seretary stated he had circulated a number among the contributors to the fund.
Sir Tomas Wane, who had been a member of the London Committee, said he thought it desirable that a report from this Committee should be ised 2s soon as possible, embodying the particulars of the formation of the Committee, the progress of the work, the manifest effects of it upon the people, and the details furnished by the letters and communications various distributors. These might be drawn up in pamphlet form, to include the reports already published, and the whole to contain suitable material for a review in the leading journals at home, which would be of great service in diffusing information and awakening interest in the subject.
The Committee approved most fully of the recommendation, and the Secretary stated that he linda large amount of correspondence in hand connected with the famine relief work, and it would afford him pleasure to put it into form and order, 0 a8 to make it available for publication It would require some time before this could be done, but the various suggestions that had been made would be attended to, and an appropriate memorial of the work of the Committee might be expected in ne course, Bony. Seey.
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