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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST APRIL, 1871.
Read a Letter from F. W. MITCHELL, Esquire, Treasurer to the Trustees of Saint John's Cathedral, reporting that the Sum of $8,500 had been raised and paid into the Oriental Bank in aid of the erection of a new Chancel at the Cathedral.
Whereupon, it is moved by The Honorable The Colonial Secretary, and seconded by The Honorable The Acting Treasurer, that a like Sum of $3,500 be contributed by this Govern- ment towards the erection of the said. Chancel.
Question put, and carried.
Read a Letter from the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Victoria, reporting that the Sum of $6,000 had been raised by Public Subscription for the erection of a Chapel at the Sailor's Home, and asking that a Grant in aid may be made from Colonial Funds.
It is then moved by The Honorable The Colonial Secretary, and seconded by The Honorable The Chief Justice, that a Grant in aid of $2,500 be made for the erection of the proposed Chapel.
Question put, and carried.
Read a Letter from JAMES WHITTALL, Esquire, reporting on behalf of the Trustees of the Sailor's Home that the Income of the Establishinent was insufficient for its maintenance, and urging the Clains of the Institution to be relieved of the payment of License Fees and Police and Lighting Rates.
Whereupon, it is moved by The Honorable The Colonial Secretary, and seconded by The Honorable PHINEAS RYRIE, that the sum of $564 as being the amount charged for Licenses and Taxes be made payable to the Trustees of the Sailor's Home.
Question put, and carried.
Read a Letter from The Honorable The Registrar General asking that a sum not exceeding $100 may be placed at his disposal for the conveyance to their homes of destitute Chinese Females found in Brothels.
It is then resolved, that the sum of $100 be placed at the disposal of the Registrar General as requested.
Read and considered, a Letter from Mr. MELLISH, requesting to have his name placed on the Special
Jury List for 1871.
Whereupon, the Council decides that it is not in their power to revise the Jury List for the current year.
His Excellency then adjourns the Council at 20 minutes past 4 o'clock, till Saturday next, the 1st of
April, at 11 o'clock.
Read and confirmed, this 1st Day of April, 1871.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
HENRY WASE WHITFEILD, Major-General, and Lieutena:t-Governor.
No. 54.
Clerk of Councils.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Notice from the Trustees of ST. JOHN's Cathedral Church is published for general information.
By Command,
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th March, 1871.
NOTICE.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL CHURCH.
At a meeting held in the Vestry this day, the Trustees under the power in them vested by Clause 8 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1847, assessed the rent of each Sitting in the Cathedral at Twelve Dollars for the year commencing the 1st proximo.
This increase, of Two Dollars per annum in the rent of each Sitting, has become necessary, on account of the Revenue being inadequate to meet the increased Expenditure which has arisen from the employment of an Organist, (whose Salary absorbs nearly half the revenue); the cost of pulling the punkahs; and the introduction of Gas for the preservation of the Organ,-charges which did not exist when the annual rent of each Sitting was, some years since, fixed at Ten Dollars.
Hongkong, 29th March, 1871.
F. W. MITCHELL, Trustee and Treasurer to the Body of Trustees.