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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, dated the 15th October, (No. 9), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :-
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2152 of 1881.
2086
A sum of Three hundred and Twenty Dollars, as a Compassionate Allowance to the Widow and children of CHEONG LOI, late First Shroff in the Colonial Treasury, ..............
2005 of 1881. A sum of One thousand and Ninety-two Dollars, as a Compassionate Allowance to the children of the late Mr. A. M. PLACÉ, Senior Marine Officer in the General Post Office,
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1866 of 189:. A sum of One thousand and Six hundred Dollars, for general repairs to the Government Marine Surveyor's Launch Hilda, and providing a launch while the repairs are being executed,
.$ 320.00
.$ 1,092.00
.....$ 1,600.00
1562 of 1801. A sum of Three thousand Dollars, for the repair of St. John's Cathedral Church,...$ 3,000.00
1704 of 181. A sum of Seven thousand and Thirty-seven Dollars, for the repairs to damages caused by the Storm on the 18th and 19th instant, to the Praya wall and roadway in Yaumati, in front of Lots Nos. 215 and 218,.
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12. A sum of Three thousand and Five hundred Dollars, for building the Vaccine
Institute,
.$ 7,037.00
$ 3,500.00
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.*
Question-put and agreed to.
Votes passed.
The Honourable P. RYRIE in the absence of the Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD asked the follow- ing questions:
(1.) In.view of the continued existence of public gambling houses in Chinese Kowloon, which have
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been for a considerable time and still are a very serious cause of annoyance and injury to
the inhabitants of this British Colony and tend to render inoperative recent legislation in Hongkong against gambling, will the Government lay upon the table a copy of their correspondence with the Imperial Chinese Government on the subject of Public Gambling in Chinese Kowloon.
• (2.) Is it true that the Government have remitted the fines inflicted by the Police Magistrate on the Contractor who had on divers days during last month in certain Streets-The Praya, Queen's Road, and Ice House Lane placed or caused to be placed large quantities of stones whereby the Queen's common highways were obstructed, and if such fines have been remitted on what grounds has it been done.
(3.) Is it correct as stated in the "Daily Press of the 29th September last, that the Military Authorities take over full control of Stonecutters' Island at the beginning of next month (October 1891), after which date no Civilians will be in charge of or employed at any Department on the Island as has been the case hitherto, if so, who is now in charge of the Government Gunpowder Depôt on Stonecutters' Island.
(4.) Has the place formerly set apart to be a Lazaretto viz.: "That part of the northern shore of Stonecutters Island which is bounded and contained by a line of yellow posts". been abandoned; if so what place if any has been substituted therefor; or what provision has Government made for the suitable detention and seclusion of passengers and other persons arriving in the waters of the Colony in vessels subject to Quarantine.
The Acting Colonial Secretary replied.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE INCORPORATION OF THE SENIOR MISSIONARY IN HONG- KONG OF THE LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY."-The Honourable Ho KAI moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Honourable P. RYRIE seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council went into Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed.
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