LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 17.
THURSDAY, 27 NOVEMBER, 1902.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
(Sir HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE, G.C.M.G.).
His Excellency Major-General Sir WILLIAM JULIUS GASCOIGNE, K.C.M.G., General Officer Commanding. The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).
the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).
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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).
the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY, R.N.).
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the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).
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the Medical Officer of Health, (Dr. FRANCIS WILLIAM CLARK). HO KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.
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CHARLES STEWART SHARP.
CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON.
GEORGE WILLIAM FORBES PLAYFAIR.
ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.
The Council met pursuant to summons.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 6th November, 1902, were read and confirmed. FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 62 and 63), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :-
C.S.0. 2630 of 1902.
1998 of 1902.
HENRY A. BLAKE.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and twenty-one Dollars and Ninety-six Cents ($121.96) for the payment of the amount due to the Postmaster at Shanghai being difference between salary drawn at $2,880 and the rate of $3,000 per annum sanctioned by the Secretary of State in C.O.D. 364 of 1900 for the period, 1st January to 31st December, 1901, ($96.76 for salary and $23.20 for Exchange Compensation).
Government House, Hongkong, 4th November, 1902.
HENRY A. BLAKE.
C.S.0. The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Six hundred Dollars ($600) as remuneration to Mr. LEO. D'ALMADA E CASTRO for special work outside his official duties, for the Commissioner under the Statute Laws Revised Edition Ordinance, 1900.
Government House, Hongkong, 7th November, 1902.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
QUESTIONS.Mr. PLAYFAIR, pursuant to notice, put the following questions:-
(1.) Whether the Government intend to require all Officers who require to be guaranteed, above the status of Unpassed Cadets, to be guaranteed by an approved Guarantee Society instead of being guaranteed as at present by private individuals?
The Colonial Secretary replied.
(2.) Would the Director of Public Works give some explanation of the inequalities of the inter- mittent system—why very many houses, which ought to get the full supply for the advertised period, yet little or no water and even that little at a most insufficient pressure?
Also, what steps, if any, are being taken to remedy this state of affairs?
The Director of Public Works replied.
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