LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 7.
MONDAY, 27TH AUGUST, 1894.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
(Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G.).
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The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary and Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE
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STEWART LOCKHART).
the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH, Q.C.).
the Colonial Treasurer, (NORMAN GILBERT Mitchell-Innes).
the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY, R.N.). EDWARD BOWDLER.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G. ALEXANDER MCCONACHIE.
ABSENT:
The Honourable JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
The Council met pursuant to summons.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 11th June, were read and confirmed.
VOTES REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee:-
C.5.0. 779, 923, and
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty thousand Dollars, 1918 of 1894 ($20,000), being the amount of the building grant to the ló Léung Kuk.
C.S.0.
1913 of 1894.
C.5,0. 1142 of 1894.
C.5.0.
1549 of 1894.
C.S.O.
1918 of 1894,
And
C.S.0.
2124 of 1894.
(The money has already been paid to the Pó Léung Kuk under, authority of Ordinance No. 10 of 1893, section 16.)
Government House, Hongkong, 9th August, 1894.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred thousand Dollars, ($100,000), to meet extraordinary expenses incurred in connection with the epidemic of plague.
Government House, Hongkong, 9th August, 1894.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five thousand Dollars, ($5,000), to meet extraordinary expenditure by the Botanical and Afforestation Department in con- nection with the recent caterpillar plague.
Government House, Hongkong, 9th August, 1894.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Six thousand Dollars, ($6,000), for refunds of Revenue.
(A refund of $14,000 has already been made in the matter of the estate of the late J. S. LAPRAIK.)
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Government House, Hongkong, 9th August, 1894.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote u sum of One thousand Two hundred Dollars, ($1,200), for the expenses of the Medical Department, as follows:-
Medicines, Light and Fuel,
.$700
.$500
(Medical expenditure in connection with the plague is not included in the above, but
will be defrayed from the Plague Vote.)
Government House, Hongkong, 15th August, 1894.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.