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Head 29.-CHARITABLE SERVICES, Head 30.-CHARGE ON
ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC DEBT & Head 31.-PENSIONS
Approved Estimate, 1936.
Estimate, 1937.
Head 29.-—CHARITABLE SERVICES
Sub-heads:-
*-
1 Sundry Charitable allowances and pensions (already allocated)| 13,096 2 Other Charitable Allowances (unallocated)
3,000
16,187 3,000
(1)
Grants in aid of Charitable Institutions :—
3 Aberdeen Industrial School...
10,000
10,000
4 Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals
7,500
7,500
5 French Convent
6 General Charities Organisation
7 General Chinese Charities Fund
8 Hong Kong Benevolent Society
9 Italian Convent
...
10 Leper Asylum at Sheklung
720
720
500
500
110,000
110,000
3,500
3,500
1,600
1,600
4.000
4,000
11 Little Sisters of the Poor
920
920
12 St. Louis Industrial School
4,800
4,800
13 Salvation Army Home
3,690
3,600
14 Society of St. Vincent de Paul
1,000
1,000
15 Victoria Home and Orphanage
100
100
16 Passages and Relief of Destitutes
5,000
5,000
17 Mercantile Marine Assistance Fund
10,000
18 Transport and Subsistence of Lunatics
500
10,000 500
Total Charitable Services
Head 30.-CHARGE ON ACCOUNT OF
PUBLIC DEBT
93
179,836
182,927
Approved Estimate, 1936.
Estimate, 1937.
Sub-heads :-
1 Interest on 4% Conversion Loan ($4,838,000)
Sinking Fund on above.................
193,520
193,520
166,911
166,911
360,431
2 Interest on 3% Dollar Loan ($12,880,000 outstanding)...... Redemption of Bonds (1/25 of $14,000,000 Third drawing)...
470,400
450,800
360,431 (2)
560,000
560,000
1,030,400
1,010,800
Total Fublic Debt
1,390,831
1,371,231
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
(1) Lower rate of exchange.
(2) Interest calculated on $12,880,000 (Bonds out-
standing).
Approved Estimate, 1936.
Estimate, 1937.
$
¤A
1,250,000 320,000 240,000
1,810,000
1,500,000 | (1) (3) 390.000 (1) (3) 310,000 | (1) (3)
2,200,000
(3) More pensions.
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