No. 11.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 19th November, 1903.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Officer Commanding the Troops (Colonel LoUIS FAULKNER BROWN, R.E.).
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the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.), Chairman,
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the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY JOHNSTON).
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the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).
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the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).
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the Acting Harbour Master, (BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON TAYLOR).
Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.
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HO KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.
WEI YUK.
CHARLES WEDDERBUBN DICKSON.
GERSHOM STEWART.
ABSENT:
The Honourable HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.
The Committee met at the request of the Colonial Secretary.
Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :—
C.S.O. No. 5235 of 1903.
C.S.O, No.
8342 of 1903.
C.5.0. No. 8511 of 1903.
C.5.0, No.
4139 of 1903.
HENRY A. BLAKE.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand two hundred Dollars ($1,200) in aid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary, to meet the cost of supplying and erecting sixteen tanks in Nos. 9 and 10 Health Districts.
Government House, Hongkong, 28th October, 1903.
HENRY A BLAKE.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand Dollars ($1,000) in aid of the vote, Public Works, Annually Recurrent, to meet the cost during the current year of the work of constructing new roofs for the Government Civil Hospital.
Government House, Hongkong, 2nd November, 1903.
HENRY A. BLAKE.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and fifty Dollars ($150) in aid of the vote, Public Works, Annually Recurrent, to meet cost of repairing and removing the flag-staff at the Harbour Master's Office.
Government House, Hongkong, 2nd November, 1903.
HENRY A. BLAKE.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand five hundred Dol- lars ($1,500) in aid of the vote, Sanitary Department, under Other Charges, to meet the cost of investigating a certain periodically recurring cattle disease.
100-8.12.03.
Government House, Hongkong, 4th November, 1903.