Trustees Submit Statement on Year's Work The Trustees of the Rickshaw Pulfers' Mutual "Ald Association have submitted the accounts of the Asso-elation for the twelve months ended Suly 31, The expenditure is set out some detail showing the cost Headquarters administration and he cost of the activities at. the Ave centres, The capital cost of various alter. tions in the premises leased as Head= quarters has. been entirely" written off out of the past year's income.
'The disbursements on direct relict have been much less than actually budgeted for, but it lakes' time. "or the "knowledge that such relict available to. become widespread.
ery case submitted to the Assoclsion "has received careful and sym: Pathetic' consideration and none has been tuned down if found to be genuine and put forward by Settle: ment rickshaw pullers for themselves their families. The scale of relict iS such that the Association hopes to continue on the same basis when demands on this fund are made by a considerably larger number members.
'A large item in the past year's ex: penditure has been the payment of the licensing. foes for pullers, funds for which had been earmarked since the inception of the 'Association, Ato recent meeting of the Board of Management the Trustees were Asked to set aside $40,000 for preimiums under an insurance scheme for pullers decided on in principle by the Board, and $50,000 as a fund on which to' draw. for purposes relief either by way of repatriation or in other directions for those pulers who lose their means of live-Uhood by reason of a compulsory licensing system coming into force.
Retiring Gratuity Fund The Trustees were further asked Ju a constant stream, Chinese reception sven by Indo-China ship's maiden voyage. Above is a vic saloon, while below are others on In the negotiations for the rendition of the Mixed Cours,—an inopportune measure which, according to General /Macnaghten, had rendered passible the troubles which took place in Shang-hal prior to the Sino-Japanese hestilitles—were not the parleys conducted by the Shanghai Municipal Council with the Chinese authorities? The Consular Body was called upon to decide only when an agreement had already been realized.
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