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pid for-causes a further decrease of, for furnishing a reserve of surgical and to the revenue fom the milway. The and conscientiousness and I trust that its $2,000. For minor alterations and other medical appliances required. $700 is for Government also estimated for the comple fruits will be beneficial to the public of the charges there is a de reuse of 9301, the net the completion of the new staff quarters tion of Oonduit Road but it is not possible Calony (applanse.) Unfortunately investi decrease Laing 18,131. In the Aulitor's which have enabled the Government to to quite complete that with the amount galone have brought to light the poss Department there is a decrease of $2,193 abandon a home littberto occupied by some inserted in the present your's estimates,sibility that the law has not always been dus to higher exchango on salaries of the of the nurses. The increases of 84,700 is which is comparatively small to what was administered by subordinates with cum- In saying that, I hope, local Auditor and asiatant local auditor due to the washing not being done in the inserted last year. We have still got the plate honesty. and house charges and an increase of $675 gol. $2,400 is for the half salary of an item for extending Robinson Road, Krew and I am sure I am expressing the hope of by the subsituciones an assistant lucsi additional medical officer who will reside at loon and an item for roads in the Kaw the whole council, that those persona auditor for an auditor's clerk, The nat Kowloon. The increase of $1.00 is a Torcitorien, and no buvo alightly Increased against whom charges have been brought deorepeo is 8,512. In the Treasury the provision for repairs to the Hygeis" the item for forming and curbing streets an will be able to clear themselves affectually higher exchance on axlarios roduced the transferred from the Harbour Department additional buildings required that the of those charges. Els and thing HIGH-CLASS HOTEL estimate by 94,414, 83,000 had been ex- and $1,000 is for experiments on the effect streets should be ready for them Drain to think that from any body of Wo cannot expect that cluded this year as it has not been neces-of artificial fight en hacteria which the age, for which last year you voted $70,000, Englishmen MATY make prvision for the admnistrs-Bacteriologist thinks may have come useful fasstimated this year at 880,000, 810.000 sorupalous honesty which used to be, and UNDER STRICTLY AMERICAN tion of the Widows and Orphans' Pension result, The 8125 increase is the net result having been added for miscellaneous drain. I still hopa is characteratie of the. Fund which has not been taken over, On of minor alterations fa alber charges. The age works, the account at present in the English nation. The third mattor I the other hand' 82,400 has been added as total decrease in the Medical Department estimates not having proved suficient. For wish to speak about, on the subject payments
to police constables in the Newis $12,184. In the Sanitary Departament the extending of lighting there is a small of public health, is my promise to carry an Territories for exercising sonte rupervision the decrease of $23,062 is due to higher amount of $2,500 inserted. Miscellaneous the resumption of inexultary property, over the work of shrofis there. We have exchange and automatic changes in personal is $90,100, $73,000 of which stood in the Since I served herstonbiye bike are Hot And Cold Warṛe Turovunout. Auffered this year from YOFY serious defalo.
emoluments. $80 is savel on this vote alimstea for 1908. Of this, 22100 is for cleared out of two blacks.
8 072 is tions, but this provision is one of the mesne by na provision being made for dimrict a permanent shelter for Blako Pier. In the clearing out these blocks we have dis we ate taking to provide against recurrencoe hospitals under the Medical Department, original grant it was also proposed to renew placed a considerable population. There of such. The decrcense of $1,691 i due to We came to the conclusion that it would be the Quson's "tatau pier, but we will have is not much Inzilding going on, and one the introduction o! the regrading echonte better to advance & aura of $2,000 to to let that remain for another year. In wonders what has happened to that popu and alterations in the subordinate staff, assist the Chinese rather than vote the meantime Blake pier will be improved latinn-whether it has left the Colony or 82:30 is for minor alterations in other cha larger sum to our hospitals which they in accordance with my promiss to the crowded into neighbouring hopeos; neither ger, the net decrease on the Treasury vote would not use. 82,103 is the decrease on Council some me ago. The other items are result i particularly satisfactory, We discuss endeavoured to sell the Kin U. Fong pro- Being 83,113. In the Bongkang Post Office plague expenses. There is a decrease of small one which I do not intend higher exchange on the amount paid fur 94 450 to disinfecting and the dis in detail. There is 80,000 for the conewal of party by naction, but when we put it ap mail subsidy results is a decrease of $23 088. infecting station; of 81.88% owing to the survey of the marks in the New Terri there were no bidders. This fact seems The increase in personal emoluments in the more romnomical working of bath tory. This in necessary as otherwise the to indicato to mo that wo should further due to the now scales of salaries provided hounus: 81,000 for a cemetery and survey would be lost and we would have pauze boforo clearing out for the Superintendent the Money Incidental expenZER: We overestimated difficulties in connection with laying out ross and 'consider the difficulty Order Office, the Registration of the Parcels | $1,100 the electrio lighting of the Contr the line. $22,000 is for concreting piera of catting down the expenditure Branch and the Buperintendent of Mails, al Market, and also overestimated $178 for and the exlating work has already to meet the revenue and at algo to the increase in the establishment minor siterations in other charges. This commenced, 89,000 in for reclaiming the time leaving any item for rosumpilon of of additional clerks, and the reult decronas will result in a very large saving Taipe fish pond as intended to provent insanitary properties. The principal change
ja Fear of these increases amusot to 89,019 or the sanitary vote next year, $2,824 is what we believe will be an important place this
the coming introd wat lon There is also a small incers of $370 for the increase in the scavenging contract,
in the future from getting into an unsatis of evening continuation classes. I have minor alterations in other charges. The 216,497 was the lowest estimated for 1908. factory state at the commencement. Under already explained to the Council the object result of this is that the Hongkong Fos In the Botanical and Affe atry Department the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance of theso. Tintended last your to improve Office will cost 816,663 less next your than tho decrease of 8000 is due to higher I have ea-imated only $20,00 as against the education that we give to Chinese boys it did this, Do the ober hand Postal
gencies in Chian will cost $13,243 mur exchange partly counterbalanced by the $10,000 this year, $24,10 is entirely for) rather than to extend the number to whom
*ppointment
of an Indian ne forester. In compensation we have to pay under the wo give it. We have done away with the This is mainly due
to the prevision of Education the deorasso of 812,004 is doo to provisions of the Ordinance. No amount junior classes at Queen's College and 812,898 for an a eney is Tientsin This higher exchange and sutaustae changes in has been included this year for the extended the senior classes.
I hope agonoy was urged on the authorities at personat emoluments. An item of this resumption of insanitary property for later that the four district schools, the one Lotus by the London Chamber of Commerce amount was inserted in last year's estimates which 8160,000 was included last year. at Wanchai in the east of Victoria, as being required for correspondence beto provide for laboratory expenses for the In Waterworks provision has been made Baigingpun in the west and the Yauanti tween Tientsin And Londen, and Was Collegiate School. As I explained to the for $836,600 and 8286,000 thin amount and Kowloon schools will be more fenders
by supported
The Obamber of Commerce Council the other day the Collegiate School is required for the completion of the to Queen'e Qollage than they used haru as tending to the convenience of failed and the item was not wanted On the Kowloon Gravitation scheme, and the to be. I look forward to the time whon British merchants and therefore the en- ther hand there is an increase of $4,402 Tytam Tuk first section. The remaining we can also make Anglo-Chinese schools THE MOST SERVICEABLE haucing of Britishs prestige. I abrays re-for vening continuation classes. The in- $200,000 is for starting the Tycam Tuk in the osat nad west of the New Territory mark that when British prestige is to be crasse of $40 in for language allowance second section in accordance with my also fuedose to that college. I think that enlaticed in China, and when some expend nad horns to masters and $408 is due premise to the Council (applause). I think when that is done and the other schoole iture is involved, the HongkongGartenment to minor changes including the starting of I basa explained the details of expenditure aro provided with English masters, that a is called upon to bear that expenditure.
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at Ping Shan already ment- catinated aufficiently to assist hon. me good English education will be armilable to The larger part of this decrease is due to ioned. The pot decrease in pducation is bera in following them in the printed any boy bore parents choose to send him transit. The increase of 1,025 is for the $7.907. On Ecclesiastical and Charitable estimates before bom, but last year I ex- to school. Another runter in that of public the Post Office at Shanghai which was Allowsocen $5,40% is asinly due to transplained at a touch greater length of detail order. I have in my romarks referred to recently extended, and this increase in fora rom other votes. The remainder than I can do this year. Last year I told the decrease of prisoners in the jail. The THEY ARE volves additional rents and taxation. 5696 of the incresse is due to contributions to the council after explaining the details of Captain Superintendent of Police line wot is for minor changes in the personnel as warla Chinos plague hospitals. Transport the estimates of expenditure the proportion yet explained to me what causes this de Anoy, Canton, Haukow sad Hoihow. The and Miscellaneous Services romain the same of the toral expenditure which was allatted aresso but it is decidedly very marked. Jocremes of 82,40€ ta due to higher ex-814,021. Interest on the Widows and to the different heads of roevice, and I will Daring the first eight months of 1906 the change and alterations in sterling salaries. Orphans' Pension Fund which was not repeat that I am unable to compare the average number of prisonors in jail wan The net result is that the Protal agencies taken over by the Government is $5,000 coming year with the present fuar for 721, while during the first sight the
Ohina will cast us $13,243 more not additional has been put in for refunds of non-effective charges. Whereas in 10 6 1966 it was 516, a decrease of 206. There year they are expected to do this. Also revenue. The printing vote in increased 5,96 of the exponiture was allotted is also a decrease in the number of destitutu under the Post Offics heading for special by 8700 and the item 9540 is put in for on votes 1 and 2 in 1907 693 of the Europeans in the Colony, on which mem expenditure it is necessary to provide language studies for which we found it expenditure is laid off for those. General bers will remember there was nach 84,100 for plates for e gravings. The
The necessary to make special sates this year. addainistration including the Post Office in I discussion and some legislation last year. purchase of these plates is expected to Un the other hand there is a saring of 1900 was 15.12; in 1907, 15.96: Publio I think the legislation then enacted save on annual expenditure of me £280 87,000 on stationery: $8,426 has been health in 1906, 11.15; in 1907, 11.45 and the other measures undertaken at the A year. The result of the decrease transferred to Charitable Grants and the Pabllo instruction in 19 6, 273; in 1907, same time have not been without ellect. in the Hongkong Post Office and the decrease of 25,640 is due to equalisation
2.82: Publin order in 1906, 13.41; in 187, Daring the whole of last year 66 ragrants increase of expenditure on patal Agencies exchange on remittances Un accbant of 18.92: Defence, in 1906 19.69 in 1907, ware dealt with as such in the House of in Obina is to increase the expenditure by the higher rate of the dollar $594 have bear 19 88: Public works in 1906, 31.4; in 1997. Detention, this year to date there has only $1,680. In the Harbour Murer's Depart advanced in payments of grants in England. 29.88. You will see therefore there is a slight been 25. With regard to defence i have to mcat this year the expenditure of $500 in the decrease on the Crown agents incre.se on percentage on all the rain inform the Council that in a few days $10 per month. $16,400 on buoys in the fairway is no commission on account of higher exchange. divisions except on public works on which expect the joint naval and military Com tonger necessary, the work having been
deareas of 8429 is for there is anfortanstoly a decres but the under the completed in the current year. Theretributions in connection with equalling sum of 30 per cent, of our total expenditure tinguishod oficer, Sir John Owett, bere lo was a decrenue of $3,557 due to a higher massages due to arrangements made this is a fairly satisfactory amount to devote to go into the the question of the officiency exchange and change its staff, and $2,000year in connection with the establishment public works. We spent rather more than or otherwise of our departments. We have for repairs to the "Hygoin," $1,000 of which of the new Harbour Office. In the mili-o e-fifth of our income on non-eflective in the course of the paar increased nur was transferred to the medical vote, and cary contribution which you know is one charges, rather more than three-tenths on defence to some extent hy a far greater $10,000 of which was not required. There fifth of the ordinary revenus of the Colony public health, instruction and public order; number and 6 greater efficiency in the was a decrease of $1.70 owing to the Park there is a decrease of $100,074. In one fifth on delenes and three-tenths on Volunteers. Whereas on this dato last year and D'Aguilar signal stations having been Volunteer there is not decrease of
there were 264 Volunteers and the Reserve transferred to the Royal Navy. This action 42,448. In the items of decrense $2,76
Association numbered 186; at the present was taken at the request of the Naval in for clothing for retraite and fit
time there are 977 Volunteers while the Commandered it is gatiafactory. The Government
and as far as thentowanoes provided from corps funds, Colony is
generous gives a a rory The decrease
ense of $720 is due to quarters cepitation grant which is now being having been provided for a boarding officer expended in connection with the Volunteer in the new Harbour Office. $700 less will Headquarters but we do not propose to be expended than was anticipated on small reduce this grant. The decresas in item not haring to to supportain provisions 82,398 is due to higher exchange and a to bo supplied. 266 is the net change in the holder of the office of result of minor alterations and other char armourer sergeant. $2,100 is for additional
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public works. Before sitting down I propose to follow the precedent of last year and put before members a few facts and views on the policy of the Government the Reserve Association numbere 250, in REFRESHMENTS
for the in dealing in the first instance with the all 450 civilians were last year added to the general administation. I wish to explain to defence of the Colony. This year the them what is being done in the matter of a number is 856. I am not entirely eatified question which interests the majority with this roanic. I want a great deal more the e official majority-and that is axehauge
an example to the rest of the Empire in compensation. As I informed the Council than that; I should like this Colony to set ASSORTED ICE CREAMS Works, the lion Mn W. Cluthau, forms that are given under this heading wil
May last I telegraphed to the this matter, and although probably it will Serrotary of State and put before him a not be considered possible, I hope before I ga. On the other band there is an increase provision for ammunition and subtarget suggestion of such compensation on a de- leave the Colony that every British-born of $2.000 to pay the Royal Navy on account of their faking aver the Sigosi tepractice. S550istheadditional capitation finite echome. The reply of the Secretary male will be preparing himself for the rint on secount of increased strength. In of State was not encouraging. He said he defonen of the Colony (applause). I am able stations. Another insesse under the Earthe Fublic Works Department the decrease was not prepared to consider any general to inform the Council that negotiations are Fresh Lemon Juice. Ruspberry bour Department of $2,000 is for fog of 830,620 is due to higher exchange on scheme for compensating officers owing to at length complated between the Chinese Strawberry signalling. As hon, members will remem
the ties of the dollar. I then set forth the authorities and the representatives of the Pine Apple ber wo bave had on two occasiona to take to automatic changes and the operation of resons why I considered euch compensa British and Chinese Corporations for tho special votes for this service. This year we
land for the Canton scotion of the railway, will not have to do so. The remaining
Dar section of the railway is making pro-Satssparilia itom,
gross, not possibly so much as I would like, but the Council may rest assured I shall watch the work very closely. (Applause),
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salaries and the increase of $7,750) ia dun
the gradior scheme. Building overacers' tion-which of course was not in accordato exlaries have been raised to bring them with the agreement ontored into by civil servante-should be fixed and I made various detalled suggestions how I thought this might be done in a manner faireat to
1 inervaco of 8900 de for electric fans into line with sanitary inspectors, The
for the new Harbour Office. The net result farther incresso of $884 is for minor alter
is that the Harbour Department willations in conveyance and language allow cost $22,083 low next year than cos The net decrease in the public the Colony and its servants. I WES ODŻY anticipated this. At the Observatory-
In public works able to send that despatch home on 18th the $9.050 decrease is due to higher-erka is $21,980.
recurrent the increase of $1,000 is for July, and have not yet received a reply. archange and sutomatic changes in personal the maintenance of buildings and $9 000 In another matter, dollar salarios, I have emolamente. The small increase of $ is for the maintenance of ronda. $4,000 had a somewhat froer hand, and took up ia due to sortain arrangements made for is for the maintenance of water works. the question of salaries of subordinates getting the daily register better priatel The new item put in of $12,000 soon after Mrriving, in the Colong in 1804
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A Chinese clerk employed by the Steam Laundry Company pleaded guilty, and sent out with more despatch. The tote for typhoon damages. That amount and in 1905 introduced a grading scheme at the Magistracy this morning, to en result is a decrease of $2811. In the is based in the average spent ca ropairs on of sainries into thu Post Ofice, Harbour bezzling two sums of money totalling $10. Judicial and Legal Department the decrease danige oused in past yeare Hitherto it Department, Magistracy and Education De He was sentenced is three months' impri- of 817 995 is mainly due to higher exchange has been customary to makos special voto partment. In the estimates now before you on eslarien. In the police 831.740 fese Luc it is more satisfactory to include the that echeme has been introduced into all sonment. expenditure is required on personal eraelu items in the estimates. The decrease of the departments, You will remember it moots mainly due to higher exchange and $12,000 under public works recurrent is for involves incrementis in
junior granden boing
The following is the programome of the advantage taken of change by police the maintenance of lighting. This is due given annually instead of biennally, and schoolmastors to substitute dollar anlaries srednction in the price of gse which we increments in senior grades being double Promenade Concert to be held on the in place of the present exchange. The tot
succeeded in obtaining from the Gas Com what they were before. It alon provides a Parade Ground to-morrow, weather per small decrease of 888 la minor alteration pang. The net increase on public works more constant flow of promotion. I con-mitting And other charges and the inese of recurrent is $28,300. In public works sider the present scheme s fair one to the $3,000 is for repairs, coal and oil co extraordins whorens forry, buildings in clerke, and amounts of between $50 and launches. The net decrease in the Fuice 1906 we inserted $460,100 we have inserted | $220 are reasonably good salaries for young Department is $29,823. In the Fire Bri-only $381 500 in the estimates for 1907, or man who have received an sjementary gade there are two items of special expon nearly $100,000 less. First of all we have education in Government schools, 1 think ditore: one for $3,200 is for street fire completed a certain number of buildings in that the salary of a Chinese olerk with alarm. These have been advocated very the current year. These are the Harbour an elementary education here compares often, and the provision inserted in the Office, the Westora Marker, the Mongkok favourably with the salary which an Mr Courtnes estimate is not for a complete systems, but Tsui Market, the Shanghai Post Ufice and English olerk would get with the same will suffice to apply the London system to fire small buildings. I do not propose to odpation in Loudub. There is uns ferthor part of the town and thus show as the best go with the prison at the prosent improvement I am desirous of making urgantin the subordinate service, and that is that two years ago when we necrosity
PART 1.
1. Overture to "Masariiso" (Auber) Band of the 2nd Estt. R. W. Kent Regt.
2. Terior Solo The Message" (Blum onthai.) Mr L. Broughall.
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6. Selection from Cavalleria Rusticana" Kent Regt.
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VERONICA'S OPEN LETTER.
EXIT E. W. MITCHELL.
"One who Know Him" contributes a pointed appreciation of the late popular ir E. W. Mitchell, whose death has snd- dened the city. An excellent-plictograpla
It is necessary to use the above heading to describe the "Open Letter to the Islanders of Hongkong" this week for wais also given.
Veronics, however have other one. talks in ber vivacious and sapient way to the Debutante, and thore's something in the letter worth reading. The other Open Letter is
TO MUSICAL HONGKONG. The Unmusical.Cuss puts straight-out- from-the-shoulder questions to all and sundry. He does not mean to tread on any one's toes-bat he's inquisitive. You'll read this and pass the cup on to the other
fellow.
SOCIABILITY.
Jingo keeps up to his reputation this week in the chatty hudget be supplies, and it is hardly necessary to my more.
ABORIGINALITIES.
Here is a page of short paragraph stories. They are pithy and to the point-There's a demand for these things. Read this batch and send some of the same sort along. Tell that good story you amused your
Band
AN OLD UMBRELLA.
The Vista of an Old. Umbrella" is a little story that will be found very enter- taining, showing as it doos the vicissitudes of the average ganp.
MISSISY.
The finish of Dolly's pathetic little story is given this wock, and all readers will be anxious to know the fate of the little pair who voyaged in a leaky bath.
FOR WOMEN ONLY.
The ladies are given more hints by: Madamo Rose and something is said of s beautiful evening dress.
MISCELLANY.
There are several poetical effusions of local chameter scattered about the issue oud they will perhaps entertain. Anyway
system to adopt. The apocisi expenditure time. It appeared to be a very diy entrance should be by competitive examina Mascagni, Band of the 2nd Batt. R. W. When calling for a Gin Shing, friend with the other night. those who believe they can do better aro
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of 94,000, is for additional despatch | boxes. Wo roly much more on the knew what to do with prisoners, but tion instead of ns at present, by the some hydrants than on the fire ongings as the fortunately the number. Bo much reduced what haphazard selections on the advice of engineere necessarily slow mosing about that we are not only not overcrowded but some senior clerk in the office. I may
1. Selection hem Tannhauser (Wag- the streets, and to make the hydrants enabled to close the branch prison. In mention in connection with the salary of effective it is necessary to have an ample theen circumstances the necessity for an dollar officers that in 1904 the total amogatner.) Band of the psd Lott, R. W. Kont supply of despatch boxes. I had included "dditional prison cats be reasonably cut out of those salaries was $549,472 whereas in Regt
2. Tenor Solo Lot vie like a soldier in the estimates provision for a new cater from the estimates. We have in the est-1907 it will bo 8099,480; that is to say we as we had come to the conciosios that if mates $120,000 for proceeding with the pay 28 per cent, more for our clerical staff fall (from Maritsan") (Wallace.) Mr additional expenditure on the fire brigade Supreme Court and Post Office the now than we did three years ago. There. W. Goldeing.
3. Bass Solo "The Diver," Sergt. was to be monde, and this would be the ameant we considered we could effectually is a third class whose salaries are under manner in which to make it most profitable. spond in pushing on the works as much consideration. That is the messengers and Major Bullock At present we bave one Roster but it in
1. Soprano Solo as possible. Then we have had to include colles. This was introduoed into the Post very little used. Of course it would be amounts for certain buildings already in Office and produced fairly satisfactory re-(Goruan.) Mrs E. W, Maitland.
5. Character Seng, The Skipper," Mr additional asuranes to have another, but wo.came altimately to the conclusion that process of for which contracts are lat. The sults. It is now extended to the messed-
estimato for the intrines urinale, time ball gora and coolies of all departments. Passing A. T. Walstow
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in view of our financial state it was not the station at Kowloon, Post Office at Wanchal over the question of general administration. Three Hungarian Dances (Brahmas.) time for a spacial expenditure on the fire and the Kowloon Mortuary next year is to that of pubila bualth; wheress I possibly Band of the End Batt. Ft. W. Kent Regt. brigade. The increase amounts to $9,200. There is an ordinary expenditure of $1,800 $1,500. Then there are two now buildings may not be quite so satisfied as I was that nd it is proposed to put only these two in the very stringent sanitary measures we
INFANT MORTALITY. THE attention of the Town Council at Johannesburg, Transvast, was last
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for a new boiler for cup of the fire engines, hand. One is the Land Office at Tai Po adopt had much effect in preventing and the small decrease of $260 is dua This is absolutely necessary in order to disease, still I believe that owing to those to minor changes in the perennet Tho
in $10,790, prevent the risk of destruction of all land measures this Colony enjoys better health not increase in the fire brigade
records pertaining to the New Territories than other Far Eastern ports. One has
ear directed to the fact that out of eighty per Case 12 Bottles.. Then only to sompare the figures id connection to higbor exchange, less incremente and it is proposed to erest a
with those of four infants, who died la December, forty- additional language allowances,
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In the prison the decrease of 9,807 is doo and the estimated dost in $16.000 of with the health of Hope is so that four of them had died of dysentery."An
$4,000 Jes will be required for provisions post which is also 316,000. This was re- this is 60. The sanitary rspanutes to which investigation with a view of bracing the your owing to there being fewer prisonere in commended by the Sanitary Board. rator are now the subject of an inquiry source of the case was. authorized. going to the decrenes it is now pos The continuation of the Supreme Court and by Commission which, as the Council in Under the best of conditions attacks of dysoutory are very prevalent among sible to carry out the washing of the knapt the Post Office, with those two buildings, sware, I appointed on the 10th May, to tal by prisoners and $700 ie not required for hring the vote up to $341,500. For com into this important matter and infor children in warm wenther, but in a Targo the little ones fuel and casp, 350 is for incidental exmunications last year we estimated me whether we could make any change majority of cares the lives of penson. The total decrease of the vote for $210,800. This year we have only cat in the administration of our laws, which can be saved by the can of Chamberlain's the prison to $16.00% In the Medical De minted $09,00% Last year we included in will be fully se affectual and lees irk Dali Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. parisient the decrease of $14.907 is duo oth estimate for communicatione two items some The committee, judging from This romedy alwaye brings prompt relief, and has never been known to fail. For sale higher exchange and automatic changes in in danection with the rallway, amounting the interims report forwarded me, ap personal emoluments. 5.000 is the amount to £100,000 which will eventually be repaid pears to be working with great energy by all chemiste sich storekeepere.
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