LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 15.
THURSDAY, 29TH MAY, 1884.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (SIR GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C.M.G.)
His Honour the Acting Chief Justice (JAMES RUSSELL.)
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (Frederick Stewart.)
the Attorney General, (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY.)
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
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the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)
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HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N.
PHINEAS RYRIE.
WILLIAM KESWICK,
THOMAS JACKSON.
FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON.
WONG. SHING.
ABSENT:
His Honour the Chief Justice, (SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt.), on leave.
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G.), on leave. The Council met in pursuance of adjournment..
Minutes read and confirmed.
VOTE OF MONEY REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Governor :--
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the following sum:-
C.S.O. 1105 of 1884.
A sum not exceeding $200 for the purchase of a sixty-foot Mast with yard arm, &c., to be erected at Tsimshatsui Police Station for signalling, and for hoisting storm signals.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that this vote be referred to the Finance Committee. The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the following Votes passed by the Finance Committee:-
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(Finance Committee, 22nd May, 1884.)
ESTABLISHMENTS,
Surveyor General.
C.S.0.
1. Salary of a Civil Engineer to be temporarily employed for a further term of
3 months, at $200 per month,
Allowance to same for Chair Coolies, at $24 per month,
SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS. Police.
EM, Compensation to Police Officers and men, who lost their property on the
949 of 1881.
occasion of the burning of the Police Hulk, viz. :—
1 Inspector,
1 Sergeant,
11 European Constables.
1 Interpreter,.
2 Chinese Sergeants,
97 Chinese Constables,
1 Coolie,
$200.00
90.00
880.00
20.00
20.00
776.00
5.00
.$
600.00
72.00
$
672.00
$1,991.00