In the evea South of the Soochow Creek, many problems also had to be faced. Chief of these were the handle Inge of large numbers of refugees. many. scattered camps and the situat tion created by the transfer of in" Austelal premises from the Eastern the Western area, formerly. regarded mainly ax residential, The refugee problem, attendant upon the hostilities, contin the resources of the Council's Departments, in particular the Public Health Department and the Municipal Police. The financial burden was, fortunately, carried In the main by private philanthropy, supported by Municipal exponditires and by grants from. the Proceeds of the vointary entertainment levy.
Considerable ime and labour were: expended by Municipal staff on Folugee matters. The Committee to Ca-ordinate. the Evacuation of Re-Fugees continued in office throughout the year under. the Chairmanship of Mr. W. 1. Plant, member of Couneit, the secretarial work of the committee being carried out voluntarily by Mb" N, M. Lacey with the assistance of the slait of Messrs, Lacey & Cannan, Ltd." The Refugee Survey Committee, representative of the French Mui cipal Administration and of the Coun-fil, continued in being, in order to watch and care for any development of the refugee problem as a whole.
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