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No. 16.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 23rd November, 1891.
PRESENT:
The Ilonourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN), Chairman. the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).
the Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART).
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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). CATCHICK PAUL CHATER,
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Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
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THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.
ABSENT:
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JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting held on the 21st 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. :-
Ecclesiastical,
Gaol Extension,......
..$ 5,490
.$10,000
The Committee divided on the vote for Gaol Extension when it was agreed to by six to three votes, all the Un-official Members present voting against it.
The Committee is then adjourned.
Read and confirmed on the 25th January, 1892.
A. M. THомSON, Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. GOODMAN,
Chairman.