No. 4.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 7th June, 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,

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the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDer Macdonald THOMSON).

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the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (Captain LIONEL AUBREY WALTER BARNES-LAWRENCE,

R.N.).

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK.

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Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE.

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Mr. EDBERT ANSGAR HEWETT.

Mr. WILLIAM JARDINE GRESSON.

ABSENT:

The Honourable Mr. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.

I, THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH, Colonial Secretary, Chairman of the Finance Committee, do hereby certify that the Committee on the 7th day of June, 1906, considered clause by clause a Bill entitled An Ordinance to authorize the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Two hundred and seventy-eight thousand four hundred and twelve Dollars and eight Cents, to defray the Charges of the Year 1905, and unanimously recommended that the Bill in question be dealt with by the Council in the same manner as a Bill reported on by a Com- mittee of the whole Council.

Laid before the Legislative Council and adopted on the 14th June, 1906.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Chairman,

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