No. 1.
C.S.0.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 25th January, 1892.
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).
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the Colonial Treasurer, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES).
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the Acting Surveyor General, (FRANCIS ALFRED Cooper).
the Acting Harbour Master, (WILLIAM CHARLES HOLLAND HASTINGS). CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK,
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.
ABSENT:
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting held on the 23rd November, 1891, were read and confirmed. Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :-
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
85 of 1892.
The Governor recommends the Council to re-vote the sum of Twenty-three thousand Seven hundred and Fifty-eight Dollars and Ninety-two Cents, ($23,758.92), for the following "Extraordinary Public Works" voted for 1891.
It was not possible to finish these works during last year, so a re-vote is required. Vaccine Institute:-
Original vote, Expended in 1891,.
$3,500.00 1,812.77
Balance,.....
.$ 1,687.23
Additions to Government House:-
Voted for 1891,.... Expended in 1891,
$15,000.00 7,929.31
Balance,....
7,070.69
District School-Kowloon :-
Original vote,
Expended in 1891,
$ 8,000.00
Nil.
Balance,...
8,000.00
Repair of the rain-storm damage-Yaumati:-
Amount voted,
Expended in 1891,
$ 7,037.00 36.00
Balance,..........
7,001.00
$23,758.92
C.S.O.
2929 of 1801,
Government House, Hongkong, 14th January, 1892.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five hundred Dollars, ($500), for the purchase of Twelve Pillar Letter-Boxes to be placed about the town with a view of increasing existing Postal facilities.
Government House, Hongkong, 29th December, 1891.