་་ ་་་
334
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH APRIL, 1887.
VOTE OF MONEY REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-
W. H. MARSH.
(1.)
C.5.0.
469 of 1887.
C.S.0. 795 of 1887.
The Steam-launch Stanley (formerly Victoria) being about to be handed over to the Sanitary Department to be used as a Tug-boat to remove rubbish and dredgings, it is necessary to provide for the pay of the crew, and other contingent expenses of the launch.
The Officer Administering the Government therefore recommends the Council to vote the following sums:-
Engineer at $30 per month, 10 months,
Fireman at $15
Coxswain at $10
3 Sailors at $ 7 each
75.
Coal, Oil, Water, &c. for 10 months,
Moorings,....
"}
$ 300.00
150.00
100.00
210.00
$ 760.00*
3,130.00 25.00
$3,915.00
The Surveyor General will make arrangements with the Conservancy Contractors to refund a portion of the expenses incurred by the tug-boat, and this will be accounted for as Revenue on account of conservancy.
Government House, Hongkong, 31st March, 1887.
W. H. MARSH.
(2.)
When the Green Island Light-house was built, it was thought that it would meet all requirements, if a native or a coloured man were placed in charge of the light. A very small house with two rooms was therefore deemed sufficient by way of quarters but, subsequently, a European was put in charge, and there has been ever since one continuous complaint about the inadequacy of the house.
As a new roof will be required to the building, the Surveyor Gene l has suggested that this opportunity should be availed of to make certain extensions, the cost of which would amount to $1,500.
sum.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the above
Government House, Hongkong, 31st March, 1887.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these votes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
VOTES OF MONEY PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid upon the table the Report of the proceedings of the Finance Committee, dated the 25th ultimo, (No. 8), and moved that the following sum referred to therein be voted, viz.:-
Pay of an additional postman for 8 months, at $10 per month,
The Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
$ 80.00
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE BETTER REGULATING OF THE TRADE IN OPIUM.-The debate on the motion for the second reading of this Bill resumed.
The Chief Justice addressed the Council at length.
Mr. CHATER addressed the Council, and moved that the second reading of the Bill be fixed for this day week, in order to allow time for an alternative scheme relative to broken chests of Opium to be submitted to the Government.
Mr. BELL-IRVING seconded.
The Acting Attorney General addressed the Council, offering no objection to the Honourable Member's motion.
The Officer Administering the Government then addressed the Council, and suggested that it would be more convenient to adjourn the second reading sine die.
Mr. CHATER agreed.
Question-put and passed.