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Ordinances No. 1 of 1870, No. 9 of 1904 and No. 10 of 1908 (Man Mo Temple).
(Tables VII to XII).
42. The following gentlemen were elected to form the Committee for 1915:-
Lo Cheung-shiu, Chairman,
Yung Tsz-ming,
Ip Lan-tsun,
Li Iu-tong,
Tsui Chung-yik,
Li Shun-fan,
Chan Tai-wai,
Wong Shui-lam, Yuen Man-chun, Lam Kung-pak, Ip Nam-shun,
Leung Hung-shun, Kwan Fuk-ng, Kwan Sik-ling,
of whom the first three named are in charge of the Hospital's finances.
The new Committee start in a very favourable position with an increased balance in hand and no exceptional claim on their resources in view for 1915.
43. The 1913 Directorate under the chairmanship of Mr. Chau Siu-ki ably carried on the work of previous years. The balance sheet for the year (i.e., the Kap Yan Chinese year extending from January 26, 1914, to February 13, 1915, a total of 384 days as compared with 353 days only in the previous year) showed a credit balance of just over $10,000.
44. The expenditure, despite the length of the year, was slightly less than in the previous year ($93,479 as compared with $94,349 in 1913), and though the income from all sources declined from $120,000 in 1913 to $103,500—the abnormal figure for 1913 was due to the transference of over $18,000 from the new Mortuary fund to the common chest of the Hospital—it was more than sufficient to cover expenditure.
Some items on the revenue side showed increases, e.g.:—
Rent of Hospital property, ($3,700; due to the re-adjustment of rentals).
Interest on Balance, ($2,300)
Premium on notes, ($1,000)
Sale of medicines, etc., ($2,000)
but subscriptions and contributions showed a falling off of about $4,000.
On the expenditure side most items showed a small increase but economy was effected under the headings "Light", "Repairs", and "Burial of Bodies, etc.".
45. The total number of in-patients admitted during 1914 was 4,472 as compared with 4,706 in 1913 (4,210 in 1912) of whom 1,699 or 37.8%, against 35.9% the previous year, elected to be