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No.
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1902
HONGKONG.
REPORT ON THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS' PENSION FUND, FOR THE YEAR 1901.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS' PENSION FUND, HONGKONG, 30th January, 1902.
SIR,- We have the honour to submit the following report on the Widows and Orphans' Pension Fund, for the year 1901.
The amount to the credit of the Fund on the 31st December last was $109,266.89, including $5,277.73 for interest paid by Government for the past year, as per statement appended.
The average monthly contributions amount now to about $1,500.
On the 31st December, 1900, the number of contributors on the books was 318, and on the 31st December, 1901, 382 (being an increase of 64) of whom 182 are bachelors, 190 are married men, and 10 are widowers.
During the period under review, 86 officers joined the Fund, & left, and 6 died.
The total number of children on the books is 299.
There are in the list 17 pensioners, whose pensions aggregate $1,754.86 per annum, as follows:—
Mrs. Beavin,
9.95
14.45
Moosdeen,.
19
Leung Chi Wan,
Moore,
63.67
30.09
239.85
11
Chan Tai,
Alarakia,..
54.85
195.54
Chu Tsau,.
81.62
Wong Yau Hui,.
5.12
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Chow Hung Shi,
46.53
Lo Lai Shi,....
113.26
Wildey,
247.63
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Ho Yan Tsoi,....
187.51
Gutierrez,
Robertson,
231.28
163.78
Cheung Hui Shi,
17.86
Miss Jenny Madar,......
30.91
Jaliker Madar,
30.91
$1.754.86
The Honourable J. II. STEWART LOCKHART,
We have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servants,
C. Mcl. MESSER,
Chairman.
A. W. BREWINLARK, Directors.
W.
E. H. D'AQUINO,
E. CORNEWALL LEWIS,
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Colonial Secretary, &c.,
$7.