Estimates-1928 — Page 99

Head 35.-CHARITABLE SERVICES, Head 36-CHARGE ON ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC DEBT, & Head 37-PENSIONS

Approved Estimate, 1927.

Estimate, 1928,

Head 35.---CHARITABLE SERVICES

Sub-bends :

1 Sundry Charitable allowances and pensions (already allocated) 2. Other Charitable Allowances (unalloented)

8.256

7.904

(1)

3,200

3,200

Grants in aid of Charitable Institutions —

3 Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals

5,000

5,000

4 Chinese Public Dispensaries

Cheung Chan Kai-foug

5 French Couvent

6 General Charities Organisation

7 Houg Kong Benevolent Society

* Italian Couvent

Johu G. Kerr Hospitul, Canton

9 Local Chinese Charities

10 St. Lewis Industrial School

2,000

2.000

2,000

(2)

720

720

500

(3)

1,000

1,000

1.600

1,600

17,000

(1)

35.000

35,000

600

600

11 Society of St. Vincent de Panl

500

500

12 Tang Wah Hospital, Victoria

8,000

8,000

13. Tung Wah Hospital, for Kwong Wah Hospital, Kowloon 14 Tung Wah Hospital for Free Burials

8,500

1,500

10,000

15 Ting Wah Hospital for Kwong Wali Hospital for

Free Burialx

(8)

16 Victoria Home and Orphanage

100

7,000 100

17 Passages and Relief of Destitutes

18 Transport and Subsistence of Lunatics

Total Charitable Services

2,500 500

2,300

500

96,475

94,624

Approved Estimate, 1927.

Estimate, 1928.

Head 36.-CHARGE ON ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC DEBT

$

Sub-heads -

1 Interest at 34% 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, 66, 8d.

2 Provisional Estimate for Service of 1927 Loau.....

Interest ou 6% War Loan ($3,000,000)

Sinking Fund on above .

Total......

521,580

148,578

544,258 155,040

(5)

670,153

699,298

380,000

(6)

180,000

200,000

ito

280,000

()

380,000

1,050,153

(1,079,298

Approved

Estimate, 1927.

Estimate, 1928.

Head 37.-PENSIONS

Sub-heads :

1 Civil Pensions (Ordinause No. 2 of 1562)

2 Palice Peusions (Ordinance No. 11 of 1900)

3 Widows and Orphans' Pensions (Ordinancé No. 15 of 1908).... 4 Death gratuities.

433,810 148,540 99,050

512.405

191,874 (6) (6) 110,000

20,000

(9)

Total Pensions

675.903

833.979

(1) Fewer allowances payable.

(2) No required.

(3) New grant.

(4) Transferred to Head 23. Medical Dept., sub-head 18.

(5) Lower exclunge.

(6) New loan, ser Appendix V.

(7) Repayment to be completed în 1927.

(8) More pensiVIS.

(9) To dependents of officers dying whilst serving-

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