LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 19.
MONDAY, 15TH OCTOBER, 1900.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
(Sir HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE, G.C.M.G.).
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His Excellency Major-General WILLIAM JULIUS Gascoigne, C.M.G., General Officer Commanding. The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART, C.M.G.).
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the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN, Q.C.).
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).
the Director of Public Works, (ROBERT DALY ORMSBY). BASIL TAYLOR, (Acting Harbour Master).
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, C.M.G.
Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
WEI YUK.
RODERICK MACKENZIE GRAY.
JOHN THURBURN.
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 1st October, 1900, were read and confirmed. STANDING COMMITTEES.-His Excellency appointed the following Committees:—
(a.) Finance Committee,-
The Colonial Secretary, (Chairman).
All the Members of Council, except the Governor,
(b.) Law Committee,--
The Attorney General, (Chairman).
Honourable J. J. KESWICK.
Honourable Ho KAI.
Honourable WEI YUK.
Honourable R. M. GRAY.
(c.) Public Works Committee,—
The Director of Public Works, (Chairman).
The Colonial Treasurer.
Honourable C. P. CHATER.
Honourable Ho KAI.
Honourable J. THURBURN.
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excel- lency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee dated the 1st October, 1900, (No. 16), and moved its adoption.
The Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 54 and 55), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee:-
C.5.0,
151 of 1900.
HENRY A. BLAKE.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Nine hundred and Forty-four (Extension.) Dollars and Four Cents ($944.04) to cover the cost of establishing telephone communication
with the Police Station at Santin.
C.5.0.
32 of 1899.
Government House, Hongkong, 9th October, 1900.
HENRY A. BLAKE.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three hundred and Eighty-one (Extension.) Dollars and Seventy-five Cents ($381.75) to defray the cost of various articles required for
the Government Steam Lighthouse Tender Stanley.
Government House, Hongkong, 9th October, 1900.
The Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.