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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 3, 1916.
PAPERS. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following papers :---
Agreement for removal of prisoners under sentence from Weihaiwei to Hongkong. Financial Statements in connection with the Estimates for 1917. Draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year 1917.
FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 30 to 33, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :-
No. 30.—Supreme Court, Registration of Companies at
Shanghai,
$
350.00.
No. 31.--Public Works, Extraordinary, Segregation Camp
at Laichikok Quarantine Station,
3,570.00.
No. 32.-Public Works, Extraordinary, Dredging off
Kowloon Point,.
6,000.00.
No. 33. Public Works, Recurrent, Water Works, and
Public Works, Extraordinary, Roads,
18,300.00.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee (No. 7), dated the 5th October, 1916, and moved its adoption.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
WEIHAIWEI PRISONERS.The Colonial Secretary moved the following Resolution
That the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Colony of Hongkong do approve of the Agreement dated the 29th day of July, 1916, made between His Excellency Sir Francis Henry May, K.C.M.G., Governor of Hongkong and His Honour Sir James Haldane Stewart Lockhart, "K.C.M.G., Commissioner of Wei-hai-wei for the removal of Prisoners under sentence or order of transportation imprisonment or penal servitude at Wei-hai-wei to Hongkong for the purpose of undergoing their punishment at Hongkong and of an address being presented to His Most Gracious Majesty King George V praying that His Majesty may be pleased to sunction an Order in Council allowing the removal of such prisoners on the terms contained in such Agreement which is laid upon the table of this Council.
Mr. WEI YUK seconded.
Question put and agreed to.
TROUGH CLOSET LATRINE.-The Colonial Secretary moved the following Resolution:
Whereas application has been duly made by the Sanitary Board to the Governor under Section 167 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, for the erection on the site of the existing Public Urinal situate at the junction of Albany, Garden, Peak and Robinson Roads of an underground trough closet latrine:
And whereas such application haring been duly approved by the Governor and a notification of the intention to erect an underground trough closet latrine on such site having been duly published in three successive numbers of the Gazette a certain owner in the vicinity has objected to such erection :
And whereas such objection has been duly, considered:
It is hereby resolved by this Council that the above mentioned site and the erection thereat of an
underground trough closet latrine be and the same are hereby approved.
Mr. WEI YUK seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.-His Excellency addressed the Council and gave a detailed reply to the third question put by Mr. POLLOCK at the previous meeting held on. the 5th October, 1916.