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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 30, 1917.
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (ARTHUR GEORGE MURCHISON FLETCHER).
the Attorney General, (JOSEPH HORSFORD KEMP).
the Colonial Treasurer, (EDWARD DUDLEY CORSCADEN WOLFE).
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the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM, C.M.G.).
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the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, (EDWIN RICHARD HALLIFAX).
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the Captain Superintendent of Police, (CHARLES MOILVAINE MESSER).
Mr. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.
Mr. LAU CHU-PAK.
Mr. PERCY HOBSON HOLYOAK.
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Mr. CHARLES EDWARD ANTON.
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Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN. Mr. Ho FOOK.
The Council met pursuant to summons.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 23rd October, 1917, were confirmed.
FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 72 to 83, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :-
No. 72.-Miscellaneous Services :-
Language Study Allowance, ...$ 700.00 Stationery,
No. 73. Public Works Department, Transport and
Travelling Expenses,
No. 74.--Public Works, Recurrent, Hongkong, Water Works, (20) Maintenance of City and Hill District,
15,000.00
$ 15,700.00
1,800.00
30,000.00
800.00
150.00
1,350.00
No. 75.-Public Works, Extraordinary, Kowloon, (41),
Miscellaneous Works,
No. 76. Attorney General's Office, Books, No. 77. Harbour Master's Department, Raising and Renewing Moorings of Ocean Steamships, No. 78. Miscellaneous Services, Tientsin Flood Relief
Fund,
No. 79.-Miscellaneous Services, Purchase of "Tander-
agee", No. 132, The Peak,
100,000.00
48,000.00
No. 80.-Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Im- provements to Cape D'Aguilar Wireless Telegraph Station,
3,360.73
No. 81.-Royal Observatory, Installation for receiving
Time Signals by Wireless Telegraphy, ....
2,500.00
No. 82. Sanitary Department, Compensation for con- demnation of carcases in Slaughter House, No. 83.--Charitable Services, Charitable Allowance to Shin Lok-shang, son of Sin Yau-wai late of the Education Department,..
1,890.00
100.00
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. 13), dated the 23rd October, 1917, and moved its adoption.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
RESOLUTION.His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government addressed the Council and moved the following Resolution :
This Council desires to express its heartfelt sympathy with the Government of the Chinese Republic in the disastrous floods which have devastated an immense arez of country in the Province of Chihli and hereby votes a sum of $100,000 as a contribution towards the relief of the suffering caused by this calamity.