LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 5.
WEDNESDAY, 30TH APRIL, 1902.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (Major-General Sir WILLIAM JULIUS GASCOIGNE, K.C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).
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the Acting Attorney General (ALFRED GASCOYNE WISE).
the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (CHARLES MCILVAINE MESSER).
the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY, R.N.).
the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).
ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, C.M.G.
Ho KAT, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD. WEI YUK.
JAMES JARDINE BELL-IRVING.
CHARLES STEWART SHARP.
The Council met pursuant to summons.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 10th April, 1902, were read and confirmed.
NEW MEMBERS.--Mr. CHARLES MCILVAINE MESSER took the oaths as Official Member, and Mr. CHARLES STEWART SHARP as an Un-official Member of Council vice Mr. JOHN THURBURN resigned.
FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 13 to 17), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee:-
C.S.O. 768 of 1902.
W. J. GASCOIGNE.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five hundred and fifty Dollars ($550) to meet the estimated cost to be incurred for Personal Emoluments and Other Charges in connection with the establishment of the Kowloon British School during the current year.
Personal Emoluments,--
ABSTRACT.
2 Coolies (1 at $96 and 1 at $84 per annum) for 10 months, Other Charges,————
Furniture,
Books,
Incidental Expenditure at $20 a month for 10 months,.
Government House, Hongkong, 10th April, 1902.
150.00
100.00
100.00
200.00
Total,......
.$ 550.00
C.NO.
506 of 1902.
0.8.0. 25.3 21 1900.
W. J. GASCOIGNE.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Nine thousand Dollars ($9,000) to meet the estimated cost to be incurred for training the nullahs in the neighbourhood of the Richmond Road and Macdonnell Road during the current
year.
Government House, Hongkong, 11th April, 1902.
W. J. GASCOIGNE,
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand and four hundred Dollars ($1,400) in aid of the vote of $9,000, "Electric Light Installation at Civil Hospital," under the heading Public Works Extraordinary.
Government House, Hongkong, 21st April, 1902.
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