HONGKONG.
No. 1906
REPORT ON THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS' PENSION FUND, FOR THE YEAR 1905.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.
HONGKONG, 30th January, 1906.
The amount to the Credit of the Fund on the 31st December last was $233,013.67, including $12,390.38 for interest, as per Statement appended.
The average monthly contributions amount now to about $2,600.
On the 31st December, 1904, the number of contributors on the books was 449, and on the 31st December, 1905, 497, of whom 194 are bachelors, 288 are married men, and 15 are widowers.
During the year, 98 officers joined the Fund, 43 left, and 7 died.
The total number of children on the books is 454.
Of the 43 who left, 33 resigned the Government Service, and 10 were dismissed.
The seven subscribers who died were 2 bachelors, 4 married men and 1 widower.
The causes of death were as under :-
1 Chinese
30) Pneumonia.
1 Chinese (49) Died in his country.
1 Portuguese (72) Atheroma.
1 Portuguese (59) Cholera.
1 European (41) Committed suicide.
1 European (38) Died in England.
1 Indian
(26) Died at sea.
There are now in the list 32 pensioners whose pensions aggregate $3,732.50 per annum as follows:-
Mrs. Beavin,
.$ 14.45
Moosdeen,
63.67
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Moore,
239.85
"3
Chan Tai,
54.85
Alarakia's Child,
48.89
Chu Tsau,
81.62
11
Wong Yau Lin,
5.12
3-9
Chow Hung Shi's Children,
23.26
Lo Lai Shi,
113.26
11
Madar's Daughter,.
30.91
15
Wildey,
247.63
Ho Yow Tsoi,
187.51
17
Gutierrez,
236.19
"
Robertson,.
163.78
17
Cheung Hon Shi,
17.86
Freire,
41.99
Duncan,
215.68
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Hood,..
45.04
""
Leung Wong Shi,
34.08
""
Sun Au Yung Shi,
99.46
Ku Yiu Kyau,
94.03
19
Wong Fung Shi,
99.40
Dixon,
249.00
""
Rocha,
181.02
"7
12
Gidley,
213.80
Seymour,
243.36
Carried forward,
$3,045.71