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(Enclosure 4.)

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.

Paper to be laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

ANNUAL REPORT OF TAN TOCK SENG'S HOSPITAL, FOR THE YEAR 1894.

COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary.

The Principal Civil Medical Officer.

The Inspector-General of Police.

The Assistant Colonial Secretary.

The Protector of Chinese.

C. B. BUCKLEY, Esq.

TAN KENG SWEE, Esq. TAN JIAK KIM, Esq.

WEE KIM YAM, Esq. TAN BIN CHENG, Esq.

TAN HAP SENG, Esq.

1. During the year, four meetings of Committee were held, at which the attend- ances were as follows:-

The Hon. the Colonial Secretary,

4

C. B. BUCKLEY, Esq.,

3

The Principal Civil Medical Officer, The Inspector-General of Police,

1

TAN JIAK KIM, Esq.,

1

3

WEE KIM YAM, Esq.,

2

The Assistant Colonial Secretary,

4

TAN HAP SENG, Esq.,

1

The Protector of Chinese,

2

The Hospital has been regularly visited by the members of Committee.

ACCOUNTS.

2. Annexed are the audited Abstract of the Receipts and Payments of the year and Statement of the Assets and Liabilities of the Corporation on the 1st January, 1895, prescribed by the Ordinance. Eliminating the balances, investments, and repayments, the accounts show receipts amounting to $29,088.17, and payments to $26,843.66 ; and when corrected for arrears, the two years 1893 and 1894 compare as follows:--

1893, 1894,

Receipts.

$29,027,34 ..$29,338.97

1893, 1894,

Payments.

$26,318.80 $26,843.66

3. There is thus an increase of $2,495.31 to the assets of the Corporation. There was some increase in the Hospital expenses proper, the average number of patients having been very high during the year; but for information on this point, and on the general state and management of the Hospital, reference should be made to the Annual Medical Report on the Hospitals of the Colony.

4. The bequest of Mr. WEE BOON TECK still remains on deposit in the Bank, and now stands, with accumulated interest, at $4,888.64.

5. As regards the deposits with the Netherlands Trading Society, notice has been received of the cessation of interest early in the year 1895, when, failing any more lucrative investment, the money will be placed on deposit in another Back. There has also been a further drawing of Exchange Building Debenture Bonds, but only one of those held by the Corporation has been drawn, for $500, payable on the 30th June next.

SINGAPORE, 11th February, 1895.

By Order of the Committee,

A. KNIGHT,

Secretary,

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