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Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD addressed the Council, and, pursuant to notice, moved,-
That the Government be requested to formulate and lay before the Council proposals for defraying
the extraordinary expenditure on Public Works by means of a loan.
Honourable P. RYRIE addressed the Council and seconded the resolution.
Honourable J. J. KESWICK addressed the Council.
His Excellency addressed the Council,
Question-put and agreed to.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD, pursuant to notice, asked the following:-
Have the Government received a report from the Honourable E. J. Ackroyd and Mr. Nicolle on
the recent defalcations in the Money Order Office and on the causes which led to them, if· so, will they lay it on the table, together with a statement of the measures which have been taken to prevent such defalcations in future?
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary replied.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee of the 6th instant, (No. 18), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :-
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(1.)
GOD Building-grant to the Diocesan Home and Orphanage, to defray half the cost of an
C. O. Desp.
March, 1899.
improvement in the building,..
.$
355.00
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(2.)
C.8.0.
of
19151890. Supplementary Vote for Office Contingencies of the Attorney General,...........
$
30.00
(3.)
C.S.O.
1751 of 1990. Stipulated increment to the salary of the Veterinary Surgeon, Increase from the
24th October to the end of the year,
..$
56.45
(4.)
C.9.0.
1513 & 2030 Amount required to complete the sum due for Kowloon well,
...
$
94.72
of 1890.
(5.)
C.S.O.
2080 of 1890. Supplementary vote for Office Contingencies for the Magistracy,....
..$
150.00
(6.)
C.5.0.
1308 of 1890.
Amount of the judgment debt and costs, in the matter of a Writ of Execution issued by A-TACK against A. G. APCAR, misappropriated by a Bailiff of Supreme Court,...........
.$ 963.25
(7.)
10611890. Amount of prisoners' property embezzled by Turnkey NG' KAM-FUK, employed as
Receiving Officer in Victoria Gaol,
(8.)
1988 of 1890. Supplementary Vote for Police exclusive of Establishments,
C.5.0.
(9.)
222-51890. Supplementary Vote for Office Contingencies of the Treasury, to cover expenses
in collecting Village Rates,
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
$ 313.75
.$ 1,700.00
.$
250.00
Question-put and agreed to.
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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORISE THE APPROPRIATION OF A SUPPLEMENTARY SUM OF THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINE Thousand Seven hundred And Twenty Dollars and SeveNTY- NINE CENTS TO DEFRAY THE CHARGES OF THE YEAR 1889."-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.