No. 3.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 31st May, 1906.
PRESENT:
His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS
HATTON, C.B.).
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH), Chairman.
the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).
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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).
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the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).
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the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).
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the Harbour Master, (Captain LIONEL AUBREY WALTER Barnes-LawrencE,
R.N.).
Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.
Mr. WEI YUK.
Mr. EDWARD Osborne.
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Mr. EDBERT ANSGAR HEWETT.
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ABSENT:
The Honourable Mr. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.
The Committee met pursuant to summons.
Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :-
No. 343 of .1906, C.S.O.
No. 3053 of
1906, C.S.0.
No. 6787 of 1905, C.S.O.
No. 2821 of 1905, C.S.0.
M. NATHAN.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three hundred and fifty Dollars ($350) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, Buildings, 12.-Quar- ters for Signalmen, Green Island.
Government House, Hongkong, 16th May, 1906.
M. NATHAN.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand Dollars ($1,000) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, Buildings, Re-arrangement of Outbuildings at the Supreme Court.
Government House, Hongkong, 19th May, 1906.
M. NATHAN.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Seven thousand eight hundred Dollars ($7,800) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, Buildings,
-Time Ball Tower on Blackhead's Hill, Kowloon.
Government House, Hongkong, 19th May, 1906.
M. NATHAN.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty-eight thousand two hundred and seventy-five Dollars and thirty-six Cents ($28,275.36) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, Miscellaneous, Re-construction of Government Piers.
Government House, Hongkong, 19th May, 1906.