HONGKONG.
REPORT ON THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS' PENSION FUND, FOR THE YEAR 1906.
No.
1907
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of
His Excellency the Governor.
HONGKONG, 1st February, 1907.
The amount to the Credit of the Fund on the 31st December last was $272,960.20 including $14,613.37 for interest as per Statement appended.
The average monthly contributions amount now to about $2,700.00.
On the 31st December, 1905, the number of contributors on the books was 497 and on the 31st December, 1906, 551, of whom 203 are bachelors, 336 are married men and 12 are avidowers.
During the year, 111 joined the Fund, 54 left and 9 died.
The total number of children on the books is 499.
Of the 34 who left, 31 resigned the Government Service and 23 were dismissed.
The 9 subscribers who died were 3 bachelors and 6 married men.
"The causes of death were as under :-
1 Indian
(52) Pneumonia.
1 European (27) Typhoid Fever.
1 Chinese
1 Chinese
1 European
(39) Plague Bubonic.
(29) Died in his country.
(34) Delirium Tremens.
1 European (51) Acute Gastro Enteritis.
1 Indian
1 Chinese
1 Chinese
(58) Cancer.
(27) Died in his country. (36) Died in his country.
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