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VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.--The Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excel- lency the Governor, laid upon the table the Report of the proceedings of the Finance Committee, (No. 25), held on the 28th August last, and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed:---
SUPPLEMENTARY VOTES FOR 1888.
ESTABLISHMENTS. Surveyor General.
1. Salary of Overseer of Works in Hill Districts, at $40 per month,-7 months,.....
C.S.0.
1133 of 1888.
Sanitary.
...$ 280.00
1678 1888. Contingencies:-Additional vote for the purchase of Disinfectants, and other expenses
connected with Small-pox, and Cholera epidemics,....
of
Harbour Master.
1478 1888. Contingencies:-For supplying and fixing a new flag-staff complete, in front of the
Harbour Office,
of
C.S.O.
Medical.
$ 1,000.00
$
325.00
142883. Contingencies:-For general overhaul and repairs to Health Officer's Steam-launch
Blanche, and hire of a launch while the repairs are being executed, ........$
531.00
SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.
Police.
730 of 1888. Prizes to be awarded to Members of the Police Force, for shooting,
$
46.00
Works and Buildings.
CS. For the drainage of the Wongnaichung Valley,
816 of 1888.
The Acting Treasurer seconded. Question-put and passed.
$13,000.00
DEFENCES.-Read a Despatch (C. O. Desp. 14) from the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, giving the reasons for the delay in the delivery of the guns for Hongkong.
THE SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION BILL, 1887.--The Colonial Secretary moved the first read- ing of this Bill, and laid on the table the Supplementary Estimates for 1887.
The Acting Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a first time.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL, 1889.-The Colonial Secretary moved the first reading of this Bill, and laid on the table the Estimates for 1889.
The Acting Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF JOHN WONG CHUN otherwise WONG YIU SHANG.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of this Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF TAM IU-TS'ÜN otherwise T'AM FOK- SIU. The Attorney General moved the first reading of this Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF LI Ó M1 otherwise LI TAI FUNG.- The Attorney General moved the first reading of this Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a first time.