LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 17.
THURSDAY, 3RD NOVEMBER, 1904.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M:G.).
His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.). The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).
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the Attorney General, (ERNEST HAMILTON SHARP, K.C.).
the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).
the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).
the Director of Public Works, (PATRICK NICHOLAS HILL JONES).
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the Harbour Master, (Capt. LIONEL AUBREY WALTER BARNES-LAWRENCE, R.N.(ret'd.)). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.
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WILLIAM JARDINE GRESSON.
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GERSHOM STEWART.
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ABSENT:
The Honourable ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 27th October, 1904, were read and confirmed. FINANCIAL MINUTE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minute, (No. 53), and moved that it be referred to the Finance Committee
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8441 of 1904.
M. NATHAN.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Four hundred and forty-eight Dollars and forty-one Cents ($448.41) for House Allowance for the period from 2nd Septem- ber, 1903, to 25th October, 1904, to the Assistant Surgeon acting as Medical Officer of Victoria Gaol during the absence on leave of the substantive holder of the post.
Government House, Hongkong, 31st October, 1904.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
QUESTIONS. In the absence of Mr. SHEWAN, Mr. STEWART asked the following questions which stood in the former's name :-
How has the contract for felling trees and carrying away the wood been let? Is it for a lump
sum or per picul?
If by the picul, is the weight being supervised and checked, and if so, by whom?
Why were not public tenders invited for it?
The Colonial Secretary replied.
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NOTICE OF QUESTIONS.-On behalf of Mr. SHEWAN, Mr. STEWART gave notice of the following questions to be asked at the next meeting of Council :----
With regard to Buoys and Lights, will the Government take into consideration the advisability of having the present fairway marked at night by automatic light buoys? Are the pre- sent two small white lights in the Capsuimun Pass adequate? If not, what steps have the Government taken to replace them by better?
TRAMWAY BILL.-Sir PAUL CHATER addressed the Council, and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance for authorizing the Construction of a Tramway within the Colony of Hongkong.
Mr. STEWART addressed the Council, and seconded.
His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council. Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.