THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 3, 1911.
No. 70.-Registrar General's Department, Expenses for
taking Quinquennial Census,
.$ 1,150.00.
No. 71.-Public Works, Recurrent, Electric Lighting, City,... 2,500.00. No. 72.--Lunatic Asylums, Provisions for Patients, No. 73.-Prison Department, Subsistence of Prisoners, No. 74. Miscellaneous Services, Printing and Binding, No. 75.-Public Works, Extraordinary, Miscellaneous Works, No. 76.--Education. Grant to Chinese Vernacular Primary
Education Board,
No. 77. Attorney General's Office, Incidental Expenses and
Newspapers,
No. 78.--Botanical and Forestry Department, Maintenance
of Gardens and Grounds...
No. 79.-Public Works, Recurrent, Gas Lighting, City and
Hill District,.
No. 80.-Harbour Master's Department, Steam-launches,
Repairs,....
The Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to
800.00.
1,500.00.
5,000.00. 100.00.
200.00.
30.00.
430.00.
5,000.00.
2,235.00.
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REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee (No. 16) dated the 31st August, 1911, and moved its adoption.
The Attorney General seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
STANDING COMMITTEES.-His Excellency the Governor, in accordance with Standing Order No. 47, appointed the following Standing Committees for the ensuing year :---
Finance Committee.—All the Members of the Council, except the Governor, with
the Colonial Secretary as Chairman.
Public Works Committee.-The Honourable the Director of Public Works (Chair- man), and the Honourables the Colonial Treasurer, Mr. WEI YUK, Mr. Ross, and Mr. EDE.
Law Committee.-The Honourable the Attorney General (Chairman), and the Honourables the Registrar General, Dr. Ho Kai, Mr. POLLOCK and Mr. HEWETT.
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. The Director of Public Works laid on the table the Report of the Public Works Committee (No. 3) dated the 28th September, 1911.
REPORT ON THE REGISTERED PARTNERSHIPS BILL. The Attorney General laid on the table the Report of the Special Committee on the Registered Partnerships Bill.
PAPERS.-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following papers :--
Abstract shewing Differences between the Estimates of Expenditure for 1911 and
1912.
Financial Statements in connection with the Estimates, for 1912. Draft Estimates for 1912.
QUESTIONS. Mr. POLLOCK, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions:-
1. Has the Government received any, and, if so, what reply from the Right Hon-
ourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the unanimous request of the Unoicial Members, made in this Council on the 1st of June last, that the Military Contribution be fixed at the annual sum of one million dollars? 2. Will the Government lay upon the table the correspondence which has passed between the Government and the Secretary of State and vice versa in connee- tion with the aforesaid request?
3. Can the Government give the Council any further information with reference to
the establishment of a wireless telegraph station in this Colony?
4. When will the detailed returns of the Census, which was taken in May, be pub-
lished?
The Colonial Secretary replied.