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Enclosure 1.
31581
Res
REG: 9 JUL 151
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Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
Hongkong, 9th. April, 1915.
The Honourable
The Colonial Secretary, Hongkong.
sir,
I have the honour to report that from 31st. December,
1914, to 31st. March, 1915, the subscriptions to the Prince of
Wales' Fund amounted to $70,672.52 - made of donations 854,169.05
and monthly subscriptions 816,503.47.
up
The total amount subscribed to 31st. March is 8271,019.
12 of which #235,213.66 is donations and £36,805.26 is monthly
subscriptions. Donations from the Chinese Community received throug
the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak amount to $65,366.57. Of this amount
$63,820.67 was subscribed up to 31st. December and the balance
$1,545.90 from that date to 31st. March.
As mentioned in my letter of 14th. January an amount of
£17,000 was remitted to London on 22nd. December, costing @
1/9.5/16, 8191,436.95. A further amount of £7,000 was remitted on
29th. March; the cost of this was 876,737.66 being £6,000 @ 1/9%
and £1,000 © 1/10, the latter mount was a subscription from the
Hongkong Jockey Club, the exchange ferwhich was fixed at the time
the donation was made. The balance in hand on 31st. March was
82,844.51.
I am etc..
(sd.) El J. Stabb,
Hon. Treasurer,
Prince of Wales' Fund.