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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 18, 1913.
The Council met pursuant to summons.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 20th February, 1913, were confirmed.
NEW MEMBER.—Mr. SHELLIM took the Oath and assumed his seat as a Member of the Council.
REPORTS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Reports of the Finance Committee (Nos. 1 and 2) dated the 13th and 20th February, 1913, respectively, and moved their adoption.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
FINANCIAL MINUTES.--The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 9 to 18, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :-
No. 9. Public Works, Recurrent, New Territories, Mainten- ance of Buildings,-Mainland and Islands in Northern District,
No. 10.-Imports and Exports Office, Secret Service,. No. 11.-Public Works, Extraordinary, Kowloon, Drainage,
Training Nullahs, -General Works,
.$ 4,000.
4,000.
2,200.
No. 12.-Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Drainage,
Training Nullahs, (.) General Works,...
1,750.
No. 13.- Military Expenditure, Volunteer Reserve, Ammuni-
tion,
No. 14.-Post Office, Carriage of Mails,
10,472. 222,000.
No. 15.-Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Buildings, City Slaughter House,-Quarters for Additional Inspector,
1,766.
No. 16.-Public Works Department, Personal Emoluments
and Conveyance Allowance,
3,960.
91,366.
4,728.
No. 17. Various Departments, Increases of Salaries, No. 18.-Police Department, Personal Emoluments,
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
OPIUM RESOLUTION.-The Colonial Secretary addressed the Council and moved the following Resolution :--
Whereas, by the provisions of Sub-section (e) of Section 3 of the Opium Amend- ment Ordinance, 1913, the Opium Ordinance, 1909, was amended by, inter alia, the repeal of Section 12 of the said Ordinance and the substitution of a new Section 12 therefor:
And Whereas by the provisions of Sub-section (4) of the new Section 12 aforesaid
it was provided that-
"No person shall export or aid or abet the exportation of any raw opium from the Colony or the waters thereof, if such exportation shall have been notified in the Gazette in pursuance of any resolution of the Legislative Council as being illegal."
Now it is hereby resolved that the exportation of Persian Opium to any port other than the port of London or a port of the Island of Formosa shall, after the expiration of one week from the date of this resolution, be illegal and it is further hereby resolved that a notification shall be made in the next issne of the Government Gazette accordingly.
The Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
RAILWAY RESOLUTION.-The Colonial Secretary addressed the Council and moved that the following Resolution be referred to the Finance Committee:
It is hereby resolved that a sum of Dollars Four hundred and thirty thousand and sixty-eight and Cents thirty ($430,068.30) be advanced out of funds in the custody of the Government for the construction of the Kowloon-Canton Rail- way (British Section) during the year 1913.
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