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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21st NOVEMBER, 1891.
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BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE ENACTED BY The Governor of Hongkong, WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THEREOF, TO APPLY A FURTHER SUM NOT EXCEEDING SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE THOUSAND AND SEVEN DOLLARS, TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1891.”—The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the Bill be referred to the Finance Committee. Question-put and agreed to.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Saturday, the 21st November, at 11 a.m.
Read and confirmed, this 21st day of November, 1891.
F. H. MAY,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
G. DIGBY BARKER,
Officer Administering the Government.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 471.
The following Bills, which were read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, are published.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 16th November, 1891.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Le- gislative Council thereof, to apply a further sum not exceeding Six hundred and Thirty-one thousand and Seven Dollars, to the Public Service of the Year 1891.
WHEREAS by Ordinance No. 28 of 1890 a sum not
exceeding One Million Six hundred and Eighty- two thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-four Dollars was charged upon the Revenue of this Colony for the Service of the year 1891, to be expended as therein specified, but no provision was thereby made for expenditure ou Extraor- dinary Public Works, and whereas the expenditure required for the Service of this Colony for the year 1891 for such Extraordinary Public Works has been estimated at the sum of Six hundred and Thirty-one thousand and Seven Dollars: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. In addition to the sum provided by Ordinance No. 28 of 1890, for the purposes therein specified, a further sum not exceeding Six hundred and Thirty-one thousand and Seven Dollars shall be and the same is hereby charged upon the Revenue and other funds of this Colony for the Service of the year 1891 and the said sum so charged may be expended as hereinafter specified, that is to say:—
A. M. THOMSON, Acting Clerk of Councils.