Ina letter dated March 20 addressed by the Chairman of the Trustees to the Secretary of the Council the position was explained in much the ame way as T have just explained it and the writer concluded by sayig: "I, therefore, wish to emphasize the need of the Council's grant more than ever before if this institution which is generally considered to be one of the community's essential services is to continue its work for the benefit of such a large part of the Chinese population".
So far so good but unfortunately the Trustees yielded to representa tion from officials in the Council and a second letter was written neauiescing ina reduction of the amount due by 75 per.cent, the reason given being that the decision had been arrived at "in order to meet the financial stringency", An attempt by a ratepayer to restore the amount of the grant to the correct figure by means of an amendment to the Budget was ruled out of order.
'A Mistaken Wish Ato the property of proving reduced payment of a permanent (Continued out Page 286)",
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