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Head 29.-CHARITABLE SERVICES, Head 30.-CHARGE ON
ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC DEBT & Head 31.-PENSIONS
Head 29.-CHARITABLE SERVICES
Sub-heads :-
Approved Estimate, 1934.
Estimate, 1935.
1 Sundry Charitable allowances and pensions (already allocated)
20,281
19,157
(1)(2)
2 Other Charitable Allowances (unallocated)
3,000
3,000
Grants in aid of Charitable Institutions :—
3 Aberdeen Industrial School....
11,750
11,750
4 Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals
7,500
7,500
5 French Convent
6 General Charities Organisation
720
720
500
750
(3)
7 General Chinese Charities Fund
115,000
110,000
(4)
8 Hong Kong Benevolent Society
2,500
2,500
9 Italian Convent
1,600
1,600
10 Leper Asylum at Sheklung
2,300
2,500
11 Little Sisters of the Poor
890
890
12 St. Louis Industrial School
4,800
4,800
13 Salvation Army Women's Industrial Home
2,400
3,600
(5)
14 Society of St. Vincent de Paul
500
1,000
(3)
15 Victoria Home and Orphanage
100
100
16 Passages and Relief of Destitutes
6,500
6,500
17 Mercantile Marine Assistance Fund
20,000
15,000
(1)
18 Transport and Subsistence of Lunatics
500
500
Total Charitable Services
Head 30.-CHARGE ON ACCOUNT OF
Sub-heads:-
PUBLIC DEBT
Interest at 3% on Consolidated Inscribed Stock Issues of 1893 and 1906 (£1,485,733), and Crown Agents' charges £52,158 Sinking Fund on above at 1% =£14,857. 6s. 8d.
1 Interest on 4% Conversion Loan ($4,838,000)
Sinking Fund on above..
2 Interest on 3% Dollar Loan ($14,000,000) Redemption of Bonds (1,25 of $14,000,000)
Total Public Debt
Head 31.—PENSIONS
Sub-heads :--
1 Civil Pensions, Retiring Allowances and Gratuities
2 Police Pensions (Ordinance No. 37 of 1932)
3 Widows and Orphans' Pensions (Ordinance No. 15 of 1908).
Total Pensions
201,041
191,867
Approved Estimate. 1934.
Estimate, 1935.
€9
834,528 237,718
(6)
1,072,246
197,080
169,982
193,520 166,911
} (7)
367.062
1,439,308
490,000
360,431
560,000 } (8)
1,050,000
1,410,431
Approved Estimate, 1934.
Estimate, 1935.
1,500,000
330,000 260,000
2,090,000
1,450,000
370,000 (9) 250,000 (2)
2,070,000
(1) Considered sufficient.
(2) Higher rate of exchange.
(3) Increased grant.
(4) Tsan Yuk Maternity Hospital taken over by Government. (5) Includes grant towards rent of temporary Home for Girls.
(6) Loan paid off.
(7) Total amount of conversions was not known when 1934
Estimates were prepared.
(8) New Loan,
(9) Police now have option of taking gratuity and reduced
pension.