No. 13.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG, On the 9th November, 1891.
PRESENT: ·
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN), Chairman. the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).
the Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART).
the Colonial Treasurer, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES).
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the Acting Surveyor General, (FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER).
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the Acting Harbour Master, (WILLIAM CHARLES HOLLAND HASTINGS). PHINEAS RYRIE.
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CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
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Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
ABSENT:
The Honourable JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting held on the 2nd November were read and confirmed.
The Committee considered the Estimates of Expenditure for 1892, and agreed to recommend the
following votes to be passed by the Council, viz. :—
Charge on account of Public Debt, *****
Pensions,
Governor and Legislature,..
Colonial Secretary's Department,
Audit Department,
Treasury,.
Water and Drainage Department,.
$ 96,860
65,200
40,879
35,616
10,000
27,376
27,366
Post Office,
118,976
Registrar General's Department,
25,490
Harbour Master's Department,
58.811
Lighthouses,
14,648
Observatory,
12,852
Stamp Office,
4,318
Botanical and Afforestation Department,.
21,842
Legal Departments,
71,308
Education,
84,120
Medical Departments,
75,648
Magistracy,
25,124
Police,
227,284
Gaols,
Fire Brigade,
57,692
20,482
Sanitary Department,..
59,504
Charitable Allowances,
5,000
Trausport,
Public Works, Recurrent,
4,500
115,060
The Committee divided on the vote for the Audit Department when it was agreed to recommend the vote by six to four votes.
It was also agreed to recommend a sum of $252 for 3 extra Scavengers at $84 per annum each, under the heading "Sanitary Department," and a sum of $1,000 extra on account of Gas lighting under the heading "Miscellaneous Services."
The Committee is then adjourned.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 16th November, 1891.
Read and confirmed on the 16th November, 1891.
A. M. THOMSON,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. GOODMAN,
Chairman.