No. 1.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 27th February, 1905.
PRESENT:
His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.) The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M..), Chairman.
the Attorney General, (ERNEST HAMILTON SHARP, K.C.).
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the Colonial Treasurer, (Lewis AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).
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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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Dr. Ho Kal, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.
Mr. WEI YUK:
Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.
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Mr. WILLIAM JARDINE GRESSON.
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Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.
The Committee met pursuant to summons.
Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :-
C.S.O. No. 8605 of 1904.
C.S.O. No.
851 of 1905.
M. NATHAN.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand seven hundred Dollars (£225 @ 1/8-$2,700), in aid of the vote Police Department, Personal Emoluments, being the Salary for Mr. T. H. KING, Police Probationer, for 1905.
Government House, Hongkong, 19th January, 1905.
M. NATHAN.
The Governor recommends the Council to re-vote a sum of Seventy-one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six Dollars and Nineteen Cents ($71,836.19), from unexpended balances of 1904, in aid of the vote Public Works Extraordinary for the following items :-
1. Disinfecting Station, Kowloon, including quarters for
Inspectors,
2. Yaumati School,
3. Tai Po, Quarters for Officers, ·
4. Praya East Reclamation,
$ 4,800.00
13,081.06
7,500.00
7,472.01
5. Rifle Ranges, Kowloon, Construction of Butts,
700.64
6. Rifle Ranges, Kowloon, Diversion of Roads,...
1,535.16
7. Water-works, Albany Filter Beds, Alterations & Repairs,
3,458.15
8. Water-works, Peak Supply and Reconstruction of No. 2
Tank,
9,926.56
9. Central Police Station, Additional Storey,
10. Urinal close to the Upper Tram Station, Peak,..
7,003.66 863.00
11. Readjustment of Kowloon Marine Lots 44-46 and Kow-
loon Inland Lots 887-897, Tai-kok-tsui,
6,295.95
12. Green Island Light improvement,
9,200.00
Total,..............
$71,836.19
1. The unexpended balance on this item was only $271.13, the excess is for piling owing to change of site and an allowance is now made for water and drainage.
3. Excess due to alteration of site of Stables and widening of Causeway,
12. $565.81 of this sum represents excess of contract price over estimate. Government House, Hongkong, 13th February, 1905.