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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 5.
MONDAY, 11TH APRIL, 1892.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
(Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (GEORGE THOMAS MICHAEL O'BRIEN, C.M.G.).
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
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the Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART).
the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (FRANCIS HENRY Mar).
the Director of Public Works, (FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER).
the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY).
CATCHICK PAul Chater,
Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS.
ABSENT:
The Honourable JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
The Council net pursuant to adjournment.
NEW MEMBERS.-The Honourable F. H. MAY, Acting Colonial Treasurer, the Honourable F. A. COOPER, Director of Public Works, and the Honourable R. MURRAY RUMSEY, Harbour Master, took the Oath of Allegiance on taking their seats on the Council.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 28th March, 1892, were read and confirmed.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary by command of His Excellency the Governor laid on the table the Finance Committee Report dated the 28th March, (No. 5), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz.: -
A sum of Fifteen thousand Two hundred and Seventy-two Dollars and Eighteen Cents, being the difference between the aggregate of the expenditure to 31st of December, 1891, and of the amount provided in the Estimates for 1892, and the total Estimated Cost of the under- mentioned Public Works:
Estimated Cost.
Expenditure, 31st Dec., 1891,
Provided in 1892 Estimates.
Balance.
Slaughter House, Kowloon,
6,500
837.26
3,500
2,162.74
Civil Hospital Staff Quarters,
66,000
55,485.67
6,000
4,514.33
Quarters for Superintendent, Botanical and Afforesta-
tion Department,
20,100
15,093.34
2,500
2,506.66
District School, Saiyingpoon,
10,000
6,911.55
Nil.
3,088.45
Repairs to St. John's Cathedral,
3,000
Nil.
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3,000.00
$ 15,272.18
C.5.0.
€18 of 1892.
CS.0.
153 of 1892.
A sum of Two thousand Seven hundred and Thirty-three Dollars and Eleven Cents, being the difference between the aggregate of the amount spent up to the 31st of December, 1891, ($1,266.89 as against $4,000 estimated expendi- ture) on the Extension of the Cattle Depôt (Extraordinary Public Works No. 10) and of the amount voted for this work on the Estimates for 1892 ($6,000), and the total estimated cost of the work, viz., $10,000, .............$ 2,733.11
A sum of Four hundred and Eighty Dollars, to defray the rent of the Mercantile Marine Office at the Sailors' Home for Twelve months from January 1st to December 31st, 1892,
The Attorney General seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
.$ 480.00