Colonial Chaplain is £800 as salary from the Colonial Government, and
in account of Fees. Perhaps
£75
may
be allowed to point out that considerably more than half of this total income, £875, is absorbed by four items of necessary Expenditure - House Rent with Rates amounts to nearly £200 per annum. Servants, exclusive of chair coolies allowed by the Government, £120. Life Assurance Premia on £1600, with license to reside in China, Standard Life Assurance Society, £90. Return
of £100 per
annum
for
£1000
borrowed
to bring out Chaplain and family to Hong Kong, with interest on balance unpaid (£600). To allowance for passage or outfit having been made by Government, £130. This total of £540 being deducted
leaves to the Colonial Chaplain a balance of £335 only, for all household (with the above exceptions) and personal expenses for a family consisting of two adults and four children.
2. The Colonial Chaplain's predecessors have never paid House Rent. The Revd Dr Irwin lived in a house, the rent of which was given to him by Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co.
Colonial Chaplain is £800 as salary from the Colonial Government, and
in account of Fees. Perhaps
£75
may
be allowed to point out that considerably more than half of this total income . £875. il absorbed by jour items of recessary Expenditure - House Kent with Rates Amounts to nearly £200 per annum. Servants, Exclusive of chair cookies allowed by the Government. £120. Life Assurance Premia on 21600, with license to reside in China stant Life assurance Society ? £90. Return
of £100 per
aunum
for
£1000
forrowed
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to bring out Chaplain and family, " to Stong Hong, with interest on balan
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unpaid (#600) . To allowance for passage or outfit Laving been made by Government . £130.. This total of £540 being deducted
dost leaves to the Colonial Chaplain balance of £335 only, for all household (with the above excepting and personal expence for a family consisting of two adults and your
Children.
2. The Colonial Chaplanis predecessons have never paid House Rent. The Revḍ Or Irwin lived in a house, the rent of which was given to him by mens jardins Matheson & 6 : . The other Chaplains being unmarried or
having
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