No. 21.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 4th April, 1888.
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PRESENT:
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary (FREDERICK STEWART), Chairman.
His Honour the Acting Chief Justice (JAMES RUSSELL, C.M.G.), vice His Honour SIR
GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt., on leave.
The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
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the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE).
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the Captain Superintendent of Police, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE). PHINEAS RYRIE.
091 of 1888. $25,000.
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WONG SHING.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
JOHN BELL-IRVING.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Attorney General, (Edward LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY).
The Committee meet this day at the request of the Colonial Secretary.
The Report of the proceedings of the last Meeting, held on the 28th February last, having been taken as read, is confirmed.
Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Governor:--
G. WILLIAM DES VOUX.
(1.)
C... The Governor recommends the Council to re-vote the sum of Twenty five thousand Dollars, to be paid to the Jubilee Committee as a contribution towards the celebration and commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Her Majesty's reign,
C.S.O. 2715 of 1887.
$770.
Government House, Hongkong, 4th April, 1888.
G. WILLIAM DES VOUX.
(2.)
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Seven hundred and seventy Dollars, for the conversion of Boatmen's quarters in the Harbour Office into Offices for the Imports and Exports Department,
Government House, Hongkong, 4th April, 1888.
.$25,000.00
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770.00
(3.)
C.S.O.
2308 of 1887,
and
C. O. Desp. No. 6 of 13th Jan., 1888. $300.
G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Three hundred Dollars, being a Building-grant to the Basel Mission Public School, to enable the Manager to enlarge and improve it,
Government House, Hongkong, 4th April, 1888.
300.00