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Head 29.-CHARITABLE SERVICES, Head 30.-CHARGE ON

ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC DEBT & Head 31.-PENSIONS

Head 29.-CHARITABLE SERVICES

Approved Estimate, 1934.

Estimate, 1935.

Sub-heads :-

1 Sundry Charitable allowances and pensions (already allocated)| 20,281 2 Other Charitable Allowances (unallocated)

3,000

19,157 3,000

(1)(2)

Grants in aid of Charitable Institutions :—

3 Aberdeen Industrial School....

11,750

11,750

4 Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals

7,500

7,500

5 French Convent

720

720

6 General Charities Organisation

500

750

(3)

7 General Chinese Charities Fund

115,000

110,000

(4)

8 Hong Kong Benevolent Society

2,500

2,500

9 Italian Convent

1,600

1,600

10 Leper Asylum at Sheklung

2,500

2,500

11 Little Sisters of the Poor

890

890

12 St. Louis Industrial School

4.800

4,800

13 Salvation Army Women's Industrial Home

2,400

3,600

(5)

14 Society of St. Vincent de Paul

500

1,000

(3)

15 Victoria Home and Orphanage

100

100

16 Passages and Relief of Destitutes

6,500

6,500

17 Mercantile Marine Assistance Fund

20,000

18 Transport and Subsistence of Lunatics

500

15,000 500

(1)

Total Charitable Services

Head 30.-CHARGE ON ACCOUNT OF

201,041

191,867

Approved Estimate. 1934.

Estimate, 1935.

PUBLIC DEBT

$

$

Sub-heads:

Interest at 3% 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.

=

834,528

237,718

(6)

1,072,246

1 Interest on 4% Conversion Loan ($4,838,000)

Sinking Fund on above........

2 Interest on 33% Dollar Loan ($14,000,000) Redemption of Bonds (1/25 of $14,000,000)

Total Public Debt

197,080

169,982

193,520 166,911

(7)

367.062

360,431

490,000

560,000

}

(8)

1,050,000

1,439,308

1,410,431

Sub-heads :-

Head 31.-PENSIONS

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

Approved Estimate, 1934.

Estimate, 1935.

$

$

1,500,000

1,450,000 | (2)

330,000 260,000

370,000 | (9)

250,000

(2)

2,090,000

2,070,000

(1) Considered sufficient.

(2) Higher rate of exchange.

(3) Increased grant.

(4) Tsan Yuk Maternity Hospital taken over by Government. (5) Includes grant towards rent of temporary Home for Girls.

(6) Loan paid off.

(7) Total amount of conversions was not known when 1934

Estimates were prepared.

(8) New Loan.

(9) Police now have option of taking gratuity and reduced

pension.

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