The granting of riee—Sick mem-bors who Wish to receive such assist~ ance must frst obtain a certificate from one of the Association's eight doctors stating this emiction and the umber of days necessary for a cure. Ho then reports to the staff the num-of dependents, it any. needing chef, whereupon' one of the star? would visit his home to make an Investigation of the case and make a report and a recommendation for amount of rice to be given, if the claim is justified. "Adulls are entitled to one shen ala children to half to eight-lenths of a shen of rice er day.
When the Generat Secretary is watlafed with the genuineness of the tease Tie signs a voucher in approval atic fs next passed on to the Chalr~ man of the Relief Committee or one 'O€ the Trustees for his scrutiny and \sliuiature. When this Is done, a rice ticket Is issued to the applicant with which he or another member of his amily can take out the stated amount fof ree of designated grade from of the five rice shops under contract with the Association. If the quantity {s comparatively' large then the rice is usually given in several instalments, During the period from January. 1, 1938, to September, 30, i996, altogether 7,150 cases. of such relict, involving the granting of ice Costing $18,045.1, have been dealt with." This represents 53. per cent. at the voller expenses covering the period,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.