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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

NON-EFFECTIVE AND CHARITABLE SERVICES.

Approved Estimate, 1917.

Estimate, 1918.

CLASS VIII.

#

1.-CHARGE ON ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC DEBT.

Interest at 34% on Consolidated Inscribed Stock Issues of 1893

and 1906 (£1,485,733), and Crown Agents' charges=£52,158, : 544,257 Sinking Fund ou above at 1 %=£14,857. 6s. Ed.,

521,580

155,033

148,573

(1)

Interest on 6% War Loan ($3,000,000).

180,000

180,000 (2)

Service of War Loan,

Sinking Fund on above,

10,000

(3)

200.000

200,000 (2)

Total.......

1,089,290

1,050,153

2. PENSIONS.

A.-CIVIL.

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

STERLING PENSIONS.

Approved Estimate, 1917.

Estimate, 1918.

Total up to 1917 Estimates,

£ s. d. .1,719. 10. 6

17,942.87

SINCE GRANTED :—

Constance Helen Barrow,

Samuel Robert Moore,

£ S. d. 37. 10. 0 156. 0. 0

193. 10. 0

Total Sterling Pensions, 1918,

1,913. 0. 6

DOLLAR PENSIONS.

Total up to 1917 Estimates,

$ 131,983.70

131,983.70

DEDUCT PENSIONS CEASED :

George Saunders.

$ 664.30

Wm. Smith Lorling.

864.00

Capitalino João Xavier,

896.00

Sze Kai Teong,

280.00

F. G. Machado,

2,240,00

Tong Po......

John Mitford Atkinson,...

238.00 4,030.00

9,212.30

122,771.40

SINCE GRANTED :—

Ada E. Gorham,

Francis Arthur Hazeland,.

$ 420.00

4,800.00

Elizabeth E. Maker,

C. E. Nicholas,

Alex. Watson,

Lo Cha,

550.00

Total Dollar Peusions, 1918,.........

Equalisation of Exchange,

#F

35.93 (5)

1,348.67

60.00

7,214.60

129,986.00

95,728.93

3,344.50

249,000

Carried forward,

249,000

Estimated amount to cover Pensions to be granted,

Total Civil Pensions,

دیگر

19,130.25 (4)

129,986.00 (6)

S8,095.77 (1) (6)

| 4,417.98 |(7)

241,680

241,630

(1) Higher exchange.

(2) To be deducted from Revenue before calculation of De-

fence Contribution,-Ordinance No. 1 of 1917.

(3) Not required.

(4) More pensioners.

(5) Pension recalculated. Difference between $970.20 and

$1.006.13.

(6) Fewer pensioners.

(7) More pensions expected to be granted,