CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937 — Page 152

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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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