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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 5.
FRIDAY, 12TH NOVEMBER, 1886.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G.,
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Administering the Government in the absence of His Excellency SIR GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C.M.G.
His Honour the Chief Justice, (SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Kat.)
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART.)
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the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD.).
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)
the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.) HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N.
PHINEAS RYRIE.
FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN, (vice the Honourable THOMAS JACKSON,...
on leave).
JOHN BELL-IRVING, (vice the Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK, on leave).
ABSENT:
The Honourable WONG SHING, by leave.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the Meeting held on the 1st October last, and of the Meeting held on the 5th instant, were read and confirmed.
VOTES OF MONEY REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-
C.3.0.
1722 of 1886.
W. H. MARSH.
(1.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of $561 for the purpose of establishing a branch of the Harbour Office at Hunghòm.
As this village is increasing in size and importance, it would be a great convenience to the junk people to have a Harbour Station at Hunghòm, otherwise they must come to Victoria to obtain their papers, a distance of over 2 miles, or else evade the payment of the fees.
In order to establish this Harbour Station, it is necessary to build an additional room at the Police Station for the accommodation of boatmen. This the Surveyor General estimated at $500, which will be charged against the vote for "Police Building, extension" under Extraordinary Public Works.
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,
$ 132.00 Salaries to 4 Boatmen at $6 each,
Cost of a boat,
Cost of a safe,
Desks, Bookcase; &c.,
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288.00
420.00
90.00
35.00.
16.00
$ 561.00
Government House, Hongkong, 9th November, 1886.
W. H. MARSH.
(2.)
C.8.0.
3382 of 1885.
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
72.00
$
522.00