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No. 1903
HONGKONG.
REPORT ON THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS' PENSION FUND, FOR THE YEAR 1902.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.
THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS' FUND, HONGKONG, 24th January, 1903.
SIR,—We have the honour to submit the following report on the Widows and Orphans' Pension Fund, for the year 1902.
The amount to the credit of the Fund on the 31st December last was $132,388.81, including $6,940.02 for interest as per statement appended.
The average monthly contributions amount now to about $1,800.
On the 31st December, 1901, the number of contributors on the books was 382, and on the 31st December, 1902, 415, of whom 169 are bachelors, 237 are married men, and 9 are widowers.
During the period under review, 67 officers joined the Fund, 55 left, and 3 died.
The total number of children on the books is 317.
There are in the list 20 pensioners, whose pensions aggregate $2,116.84 per annum, as follows:-
Mrs. Beavin,
$
14.45
Moosdeen,
63.67
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77
Leung Chi Wan,
30.09
77
Moore,
239.85
Chan Tai,
54.85
Alarakia,
195.54
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Chu Tsau,
81.62
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99
Wong Yau Hui,
5.12
Chow Hung Shi,
46.53
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Lo Lai Shi,
113.26
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Wildey,
247.63
Ho Yau Tsoi,
187.51
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Gutierrez,
236.19
57
Robertson,
163.78
Cheung Hon Shi,
17.86
Miss Jenny Madar,
30.91
Jaliker Madar,
30.91
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Mrs. Freire,
41.99
Duncan,
215.68
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Wong Fung Siu,
99.40
$2,116.84
The Honourable F. H. MAY,
Colonial Secretary,
&C.,
&c.,
&r.
We have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servants,
A. M. THOMSON,
Chairman.
C. McI. MESSFR,
FRANCIS W. Clark,
E. CORNEWALL LEWIS, E. H. D'AQUINO,
Directors.