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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH JUNE, 1895.
FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee:-
FINANCIAL MINUTE, No. 12.
C.8.0. 1223 of 1895.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
The Governor recommends the Council to re-vote the sum of Three thousand Eight hundred and Twenty-four Dollars and Seventeen Cents, ($3,824.17), for the extension of MacDonnell and Austin Roads at Kowloon.
(The above is the unexpended balance of the sum voted for the above work for 1894.) Government House, Hongkong, 4th May, 1895.
FINANCIAL MINUTE, No. 13.
C.S.0.
1440 of 1895.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty thousand Dollars, ($20,000), for expenses incurred in connection with the Resumption of Taipingshan.
Government House, Hongkong, 22nd May, 1895.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
SANITARY BYE-LAWS.-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table certain Bye-laws made by the Sanitary Board on the 11th April, 1895, under section 13, sub-section 4, of The Public Health Ordinance, 1887, and moved that they be approved.
The Acting Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
MOTION. The Colonial Secretary moved as follows:-
That the Council having considered the following Statement by the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department resolves that it is expedient to incur the liability proposed to be incurred in 1897.
Statement showing Disbursements for Forestry Works in the years 1896 and 1897, for which contracts have been already made, and those for which contracts now require to be made.
Estimated total cost.
C.
To be disbursed in 1896.
$
C.
1,000.00
To be disbursed in 1897.
C.
APPROVED BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
C.S.O. No. 881
1894.
1. Rearing Trees to be planted in 1896,...
1,000.00.
2. Planting Trees being reared under No. 1,.
1,600.00
1,600.00
Contracts to be now made which require approval:-
3. Rearing Trees to be planted in 1897,........
900.00
..........
4. Planting Trees,.
1,100.00
900.00
1,100,00
4,600.00
2,600.00
2,000.00
The works under headings 3 and 4 now require the approval of the Legislative Council in order that the contracts for them may be made; those under headings 1 and 2 have already been sanctioned and are now in progress.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
CHARLES FORD, Superintendent,
Botanical and Afforestation Department,