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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH NOVEMBER, 1886.
A supplementary vote is now required to meet the salaries and other contingencies, viz.:-
Allowance to the Police Officer in charge at $11 per month, Salaries to 4 Boatmen at $6 each,
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.$ 132.00
288.00
420.00
Cost of a boat,
90.00
Cost of a safe,
35.00
Desks, Bookcase, &c.,
16.00
$ 561.00
Government Honse, Hongkong, 9th November, 1886.
(2.)
W. H. MARSH.
C.S.O.
2352 of 1886,
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of $522 for the temporary employment of a Land Surveyor, for the purpose of obtaining parti- culars of the acreage of the ground, and nature of the localities, occupied by unlicensed Squatters, as required by the Land Commission, viz.:-
Salary at $150 per month, for 3 months, Chair allowance at $24 per month for 3 months,.
Government House, Hongkong, 12th November, 1886.
$450.00
$2.00
$
522.00
W. H. MARSH.
(3.)
C.5.0.
2593 of 1886.
C.S.O. 2378 of 1886.
Mis. Doc. 1234 of 1688.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of $150 as a honorarium to Mr. BRUCE SHEPHERD, for services rendered to the Commission under the Chefoo Convention.
This honorarium is recommended by His Honor Mr. Justice RUSSELL, one of the Com- missioners under the Chefoo Convention. Mr. BRUCE SHEPHERD having taken short hand notes of the proceedings, and performed a great deal of work of a very.confidential nature, which could only be entrusted to a responsible person.
Government House, Hongkong, 12th November, 1886.
W. H. MARSH.
(4.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of $11,500, the estimated cost of constructing a strong granite retaining-wall along the northern face of the cliff upon which the Government Hospital buildings are built.
The last rain-storm having caused a serious landslip along the cliff, which is now nearly perpendicular, it is requisite to put the Hospital as well as the buildings and the road below beyond the risk of serious accident that might be entailed by another landslip.
Government House, Hongkong, 12th November, 1886.
W. H. MARSH.
(5.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of $150 for the employment of a temporary Copying Clerk, to copy both Chinese and English, for four months, in connection with the valuation at present in progress. -
Government House, Hongkong, 12th November, 1886.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Minutes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Treasurer seconded.
Questio n-put and passed,