CO129-584-1 Financial returns 1939 17-9-1940 - 17-9-1940 — Page 22

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

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Heads and Sub-Heads.

Brought forward

5. CHARITABLE SERVICES.

Sub-heads:-

1 Sundry Charitable allowances and

pensions (already allocated)

Estimated.

Actual.

Increase.

$

Decrease.

$

EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1939

Provisionally Voted.

$

1,006,843

913,436.02

5.270.07

98,677.05

5,967.00

Explanatory Remarks.

13,474

12,563.03

2 Other Charitable Allowances (un-

allocated)

8,000

527.35

2,472.65

910.97

Lapsing allowances and pensions.

Over estimated.

Grants in aid of Charitable Institutions:-

3

Aberdeen Industrial School

11,750

10,996.93

753.07

Fewer boys maintained.

4

Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hos-

pitals

7,500

5 Chinese Public Dispensaries

30,000

7,500.00 30,000.00

6 French Convent

720

7 Hong Kong Benevolent Society

4,000

720,00 4,000.00

8 Hong Kong Society for the Protec-

tion of Children

5,000

5,000.00

9 Italian Convent

1,600

1,600.00

10 Leper Asylum at Sheklung

11

Annual Grant

Building Grant

12 Po Leung Kuk

14,400

9,662.86

26,000

4,737.11 26,000.00

Little Sisters of the Poor

920

920.00

Fewer Lepers sent to Sheklung due to disturbed conditions prevailing in Payment not made owing to Sino-Japanese hostilities.

[South China.

10,000

10,000.00

13 St. Louis Industrial School

4,800

4,800.00

14 Salvation Army Home

3,600

3,600.00

15 Society of St. Vincent de Paul

1,000

1,000.00

16 Taipo Rural Orphanage

Annual Grant

8,000

2,424.08

575.97

Building Grant

16.000

10,000.00

17 Tung Wah and Associated Hos-

pitals

121,000

320,000.00

199,000.00

199,000.00

18 War Memorial Nursing Home

15,000

19 Passages and Relief of Destitutes

5,000

20 Mercantile Marine Assistance Fund...

10,000

15,000.00 759.65 5,002.12

4,240.35

4,997.88

Variable.

21 Transport and Subsistence of

Lunatica

500

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22 Relief of Refugees

23 Tung Wah Hospital Special Grant

24 Grant to Emergency Refugee Council Maintenance of Lepers in China

150,000

1,517.64 548,542.11 150,000.00

1,017.04 398,542.11

1,100.00

500,000.00

150,000.00

150,000.00

18.700.00 2,707.18

18,700.00 2,707.18

18,700.00

4,000.00

Over estimated.

Additional grant to meet deficit.

Fewer destitutes repatriated.

Increased fares.

Sino-Japanese hostilities.

Additional grant to meet the deficit for 1937.

Revote from 1938.

Lepers sent to Pakhoi and Swatow Settlements instead of Sheklung leper [settlement due to the disturbed conditions prevailing in South China.

Total Charitable Services

Less Decrease

Increase

458,264

1,183,542.90

769,966.93

44,688.08

872,800.00

44,688.03

725,278.90

Carried forward

1,465,107

2,096,978.92

775,237.00

143,365.08

878,767.00

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