THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH JUNE, 1881.
With reference to the vote for $1,459.43 for "Repairs to the Praya Roadway and Praya East, damaged by storm," His Excellency remarks that it was absolutely necessary for him to sanction the expenditure; but inasmuch as it was the destruction of a roadway built so recently as last year, he has ordered some enquiry into the cause of the damage.
Some conversation ensues on the subject of gratuities to widows of Officers.
Adverting to the vote for $1,800 for the City Hall, His Excellency takes the opportunity of saying, that he hopes before long to have the satisfaction of renewing the annual grant of $1,200 per annum for the salary of the Curator of the Museum, because he has very little doubt the views of Her Majesty's Government will shortly be met, and all race and class distinctions abolished in the notice of admission to the Museum. His Excellency also speaks of the state of some of the Books in the City Hall Library, and says that he is disposed to ask the Council to vote a sum of money towards the purchase of some new books, and the re-binding of the old ones.
His Excellency adjourns the Council sine die.
Read and confirmed this Third day of June, 1881.
ARATHOON SETH, Acting Clerk of Councils.
J. POPE HENNESSY,
Governor.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 202.
The Governor has been pleased to appoint, provisionally, Mr. THOMAS J. ROWLAND to be Clerk and Usher of the Supreme Court.
By His Excellency's Command,
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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd June, 1881.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.