270
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455 and 479 of 1892,
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND APRIL, 1892.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
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The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred and Fifty Dollars, ($250), for expenses in connection with Quarantine Commission, viz.:-
Honorarium to the Secretary,
Shorthand writer, for taking a verbatim note of evidence,
.$ 200.00
50.00
$ 250.00
C. O. Desp. 7 of 1892.
Government House, Hongkong, 7th March, 1892.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and Ninety-two Dollars, ($192), to cover an increase of $96 per annum from the 1st of January, 1891, to the Second Chinese Assistant in the Victoria College, whose office was accidentally omitted from the scheme for a general increase of salaries sanctioned by the Secretary of State's Despatch No. 110 of 19th June, 1890.
Government House, Hongkong, 5th March, 1892.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Reports of the Finance Committee, dated the 25th February and 7th March, (Nos. 2 and 3), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :
of 1891.
14. A sum of Forty-four Dollars, to cover the increase to the salary of the Clerk and Interpreter to the Magistrate acting as Coroner, being 20 per cent. over his pay, from 1st February, 1892, .
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316 of 1892.
4 of 1892,
A sum of Two thousand Eight hundred and Eight Dollars, for the Salary and Allowance of a Temporary Surveyor, whose work is to be in connection with the surveys and information required for the Squatters Board,.
CO. Dep. A sum of Three thousand Nine hundred and Twenty-eight Pounds Seven Shillings and Eleven Pence, due to the War Department out of the sum of £116,000 contributed for Defence Works,
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put as regards the first two votes and agreed to.
44.00
..$ 2,808.00
£3,928.7.11
The Council divided on the vote of £3,928.7.11 when it was passed by Nine votes to One (Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD).
The Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD gave notice that at the next Meeting of Council he would ask the following questions :-
1. Does the Government intend to give effect to the opinions expressed in the Report (dated Hongkong, 20th February, 1892,) of the Commission appointed to consider Quarantine, and Quarantine Regulations, by amending that part of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance of 1891, which deals with Quarantine, and if so when does it propose to do so.
2. With reference to the Honourable the Acting Harbour Master's Report on the Junk Trade of Hongkong for 1891, dated 11th January last, and more particularly to paragraph 17 thereof, which reads as follows:---
"The only controllable causes of the depression of the Junk trade are the suppression "of the system of espionage established by the Chinese Customs in Hongkong, and "the preservation of the neutrality of British waters,"
will the Government lay on the table copies of the former correspondence referred to in the said report, and any further information or reports in his possession on the subject of the system of espionage established by the Imperial Chinese Customs in Hongkong, etc.
The Honourable C. P. CHATER asked the following question :-
"Whether it is a fact that the Acting Harbour Master, the Honourable Mr. Hastings, has received
the appointment of Acting Postmaster General during the absence of Mr. Travers."
His Excellency replied.