No. 3.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 7th March, 1892.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN), Chairman. the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).
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the Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART Lockhart).
the Colonial Treasurer, (NORMAN GILBERT MITChell-Innes).
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the Surveyor General, (FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER).
the Acting Harbour Master, (WILLIAM CHARLES HOLLAND HASTINGS). CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
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Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS.
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 25th February, 1892, were read and confirmed. Read the following Minute under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :--
C.0. Desp. 4 of 1892.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty-six thousand Nine hun- dred and Thirty-seven Dollars and Fifty-seven Cents, ($26,937.57), equivalent of £3,928.7.11 @2/11 per Dollár, due to the War Department out of the sum of £116,000 contributed for Defence Works.
Government House, Hongkong, 22nd February, 1892.
The Colonial Secretary moved that the Committee recommend the Council to vote a sum of £3,928.7.11 due to the War Department out of the sum of £116,000 contributed for Defence Works.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to on a division by nine votes to one, the Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD voting against the motion.
The Committee is then adjourned.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 14th March, 1892.
Read and confirmed on the 14th March, 1892.
A. M. THOMSON, Acting Clerk of Councils.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN,
Chairman.