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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 13, 1911.
QUESTIONS.--Mr. POLLOCK, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions :—
1. What would be (approximately) the cost of turfing and laying out and enclosing the plot of ground to the west of the Hongkong Club in such a manner as to make it uniform with the adjacent plot of ground to the west of it?
2. What work, if any, has been done in connection with the promised erection of a light on Kap Sing Island, at the Southern entrance to the Capsuimun Pass? Has any Contract been entered into with reference to this work? If not, why not? If so, what is the contract due for the completion of the work? 3. What is the contract date for the completion of the new Harbour of Refuge at
Mong Kok Tsui?
4. What is the estimated saring of expenditure to be gained by the omission to erect
a clock tower on the new Post Once, as was originally designed?
5. Will the Government lay before the Council the information, which is in its possession, with reference to the prospects of a wireless-telegraphy station, for the signalling of typhoons, being established on some Island of the Pratas Group?
The Colonial Secretary replied.
NOTICE OF QUESTIONS.—Mr. OSBORNE gave notice that he would ask the following questions at the next meeting of the Council:
1. Will the Government take steps to prevent the destruction of birds by sham sports- men, who by means of the Railway are enabled to invade the New Territory and threaten extinction to every form of bird life, game and otherwise?
2. Will the Government cause to be laid on this table half-yearly a statement of the work actually accomplished on the new typhoon refuge; and in such form that the public may be able to judge whether the rate of progress is such as to ensure completion by contract date?
WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSION AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Widows' and Orphans' Pen- sion Ordinance, 1908.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
COMPANIES BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Ordinances relating to Companies.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Mr. HEWETT addressed the Council, Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
The Attorney General moved that the Bill be referred to the Law Committee. The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
DEPARTURE OF THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council with reference to the departure from the Colony of the Colonial Secretary.
LAW COMMITTEE.-is Excellency the Governor re-appointed Mr. POLLOCK to be a member of the Law Committee.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned until after the meeting of the Finance
Committee.
FINANCIAL MINUTES.-On Council resuming the Colonial Secretary reported that the Finance Committee had unanimously adopted Financial Minutes Nos. 93 to 114 and moved that they be approved.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned sine die.
Read and confirmed this 12th day of January, 1911.
C. CLEMENTI,
Clera of Concits.
F. D. LUGARD,
Governor.