No. 4.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 5th March, 1908.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.), Chairman.
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM REES DAVIES).
"
15
the Colonial Treasurer,. (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).
"
the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM, C.M.G.).
>>
the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).
11
the Harbour Master, (Comdr. BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON TAYLOR, R.N.). Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.
Mr. WEI YUK.
Mr. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.
77
Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE.
"
ABSENT:
His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General ROBERT GEORGE
BROADWOOD, C.B.).
The Honourable Mr. ЕDBERT ANSGAR HEWETT.
22
Mr. HENRY KESWICK.
The Committee met pursuant to summons.
RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.-The Colonial Secretary brought forward the following Reso- lution regarding expenditure on railway construction for the current year :—
It is hereby resolved that a sum of Four million two hundred and fifty_thousand Dollars ($4,250,000) be advanced out of funds in the custody of the Government for the purpose of construction of the Hongkong-Canton Railway (British Section) during the year 1908.
He explained that the amount stated in the Resolution might now be reduced to $4,020,000 in view of the omission of the item for Workshops as explained by His Excel- lency the Governor in his address to the Council on the subject of the Railway.
The Council recommended the adoption of the Resolution as amended.
Read the following Minute under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :-
F. D. LUGARD.
No. 652 of 1908.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty-two thousand one hundred Dollars ($22,100) in aid of the vote, Public Works Recurrent, Miscel- laneous, Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages.
Government House, Hongkong, 24th February, 1908.
The Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the above vote be passed. The Committee then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council and adopted on the 2nd April, 1908.
F. H. MAY,
Chairman,
C. CLEMENTI,
Clerk of Councils.