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· HONGKONG ESTIMATES

NON-EFFECTIVE and Charitable ServiceS.

CLASS VIII.

1.-CHARGE ON ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC DEBT.

Interest at 33% on Consolidated Inscribed Stock Issues of 1893 and 1906 (£1,485,733), and Crown Agents' charges £52,158, Sinking Fund on above at 1 % =£14,857. 6s. 8d.. Interest on Advances by Crown Agents, and overdraft to meet

cost of Railway construction,..

Total,..

2. PENSIONS.

A.-CIVIL.

(Under Authority of Ordinance No. 2 of 1862.)

STERLING PENSIONS.

£ s. d. 1,270. 12. 0

Approved Estimate,

1915.

Estimate, 1915.

567,687 162,087

596,090 169,800

(1) (2)

$9,077

54,000

(3)

738,851

819,890

Approved Estimate,

Estimate, 1916,

1915.

Total up to 1915 Estimates,

SINCE GRANTED

*

P. N. H. Jones,

Mrs. A. Curwen and 2 children, E. Jones,

£ S. d. 118. 2. 6 20.16. 0 233. 6. 8

Total Sterling Pensions, 1916, .....

$72. 5. 2

1,642. 17. 2

18,775.52

DOLLAR PENSIONS.

Total up to 1915 Estimates,

$ 117,927.47

132,080.94 | (4)

DEDUCT PENSIONS CEASED :—

Chan Luo,

59.11

Hui Sz,

80.00

J. Sinclair,

525,00

Cheng Yau (alias Chan Yau),

88.20

752.31

117,175.16

:

SINCE GRANTED :——

I. A. Wheal,

651.67

J. W. Lee Jones,

2,310,00

J. Bell,

2,158,33

J. Reidie...

884.00

T. Sercombe Smith,

3,140.00

Miss A. Doberck,

810.00

G. G. Burnett,

1,061.67

George Ng Fuk-shang,

2,000.00

Tong Po,

238.00

Yam A Sang (alias Yan Sang),

65.33

13,319,00

Total Dollar Pensions, 1916,....

130,494.16

Equalisation of Exchange,

Estimated amount to cover Pensions to be granted,..

85,000,00

3,919.06

130,494.16

114,893.15 (1)(5).

3,837.17

Total Civil Pensions,

221,000

268,000

Carried forward,..

221,000

268,000

(1) Lower exchange.

(2) Crown Agents charges on 1906 Loan formerly paid out

of Special Fund now abolished.

(3) Increase in Railway construction.

(4) Includes both Sterling and Dollar Pensions: Form

corrected for 1916.

(5) Additional pensions at privileged rates.

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