Jan. "30.
Tue annual report of the Charity Organization Committee, which appeared in yesterday's Municipal. Gazette, deserves more attention than it is to be feared is may generally receive. Since, some five years ago the Council und ratepayers decided against the levying of a poor rate, the Conimittee has gone quietly on its way, doing the best that it can with a grant from the Council and what private subscriptions it can attract. During 1919 the municipal grant was $6,360.25, out of which had to come wages for. foreigners, $3,606.24 and Chinese $121, a very modest charge considering the really enormous amount of relief work, visits, investigations and so forth that. was done. The charity account shows a total disbursement of a little over $2,400, and a balance in hand of $212, while the Tenement House upkeep cost $516, there being a credit balance on this account of $66. This Tenement House, it may be recalled, was opened in April, 1918, by means of a pri-vote guarantee of the monthly vent from four donors, and it has since proved of the very greatest value' in helping families to tide over a period of want until work can be found. The Committee
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