No. 8.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 25th March, 1887.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART), Chairman. His Honour the Chief Justice (SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt.).
The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN,
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).
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the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE).
HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N,
PHINEAS RYRIE.
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WONG SHING.
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JOHN BELL-IRVING.
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CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
The Committee meet this day at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary,
The Report of the proceedings of the Meeting held on the 11th instant, being taken as read, is confirmed.
Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:--
W. H. MARSH.
Chinese correspondence having increased very much of late, especially registered letters from America, the duties of the Senior Postman, who has to distribute all registered letters and obtain signatures to receipts, are now more than one man can accomplish in the course of a day.
The Officer Administering the Government, on the representation of the Postmaster General, recommends the Council to vote a sum of $80 to meet the salary of another Postman at the rate of $10 per month from 1st of April next.
Government House, Hongkong, 22nd March, 1887.
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amount be voted.
The Committee then adjourn sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 1st April, 1887.
Read and confirmed this 1st day of April, 1887.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Chairman.