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LOCAL VOTES:
BIG ITEMS APPROVED.
FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1924.
The Chairman; This is a re-votó of the amount voted last year.
them. There is 1 further vote
New Police Launches $100,000 on account of Harbour Kowloon Resun plient.
Master's Department. Special Ex- 2,000 in aid of the vote Publie penditure, Patrol Launches,
| The Chairman: This has already The Attorney General presided at Works, Extraordinary, Now Terri been approved by the Fnance Coni- a meeting of the Finnuer Committee, tories, Miscellaneous, (127) Kaulung mittee. following the Logislative Counsill tong Development: (n) Rosumption. Hon. Mr. Pollock: Is this for
necting yostorday, and explained) The Clairman: The Arbitration building new launches? the following votes, which woro Board.is continually making awarda The Chairman: This is not for approved -
$2,000 in aid of the vote Harin connection with the resumptions building launches. This expendi. our Master's Department, Other of hand in Kowloon, and this mum ture is for the fitting out of four Charges, Acetylene gna for light, af. 825,000 is required to gapplement launches and general expenses in houses, and general upkeep of Ägn the sum of $10,000 provided in the connection with the running of estimate A further BUT will lights.
The Chairman: This mum is reprobably, las required later in the coming before the Finance Com- mittee for the ̈purchase of two quired for the upkeep of the year,
launches to take the place of two Berkwith bell. The requirements 811,000 on necount of Kowloon of four launches now running.
Canton Railway,' Special Expendi-which are not suitable. The Fin- are, six cylinders, $1,800 and gaa
Lure, Construction of the body work ance Committee will see from 8252, making a total of $2,052
the vote, which will come before £100 on account of Miscellaneous of a 2nd class railway car.
The Chairuna: This has already them that the faunches it is pro- Services, Grant
British to the
been aproved by the Finanes posed to build will be suitable for Empire Lisprosy Relief Association ·
Committee.
police work, aš pairol launches and in Loudon.
on nexunt of Public for suppression of pirney on the Works, Extraordinary, Kowloon,
£1,000 on account of Miscel- Buildings, Sexton Quarters, Kow
laneous Services, Gratuity to Mr. | loom Cemetery.
T. L. Perkins.
The Chairman: This has already Finance heen approved by the [Committee.
8,450 on recint of Miscellaneous Services, Coolidge Portable X Ray
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The Chairman: Mr. Perkins has great uncertainty as to whether this written a letter expressing his work should be carried into effect, grateful thanks to the Government unde in the of Hongkong and the Legisintive Council for having accorded him $890 on account of Harbour this sum of money in recognition ¦ Master's Department, Special Ex-of his services.
Hon. Mr. Holyoak: Has not this penditure, Installation Lights on Lyemun Pass.
nlready been voted? The Chairman: This is an addi- The Chairman: It was approved i tonal sum required for the con-by the Council, bat not actually crete foundations and approaches brought before the Finance Com- In connection with the two Aga millee.
£1,000 on account of Charitable lights at Lyemun Pass. This extra Services, Charitable Allowance to Mr. G. A. Noronha,
The Chairman: The Xray ap {paratus at the Government Civilno provision was
estinaten Hospital Dax caused troublo for a Hong time, and in December Just Dr. Mokenny humpected a mall installation at Canton, which would |give helter results than the existing installation "ever did. As a similar outht was obtainable at since, it was dovided to buy it locally.
$300' ou
The Chairman; This sum is re quired to pay the tuition fees at The University of a son of Mr. G A Nomaha in recognition of the batter's valuable services to the Government.
It is made on the recommendation of the Director
. Kduention.
songgo in rid of the following
vole:
Public Works Extraordinary, Hongkong, Communicatiommi.
(d) Bond 'connecting,
Broadwood Rond wish Wong-nei- chung Gap Road. Conduit Rond widening
Tutni
15,000.00
5-1,000,00
....800,000.00
necount of. Miscel-' expenditure could not be farescentancour Services, Grants in aid of when the cost of the lights un Scientific Institutions, Contribu- their erection was approved by the tion to The British Empire Cam-
Ipaign. Finance Committee.
$6,800 on account of Police De The Chairman: This has already partment,
[been approved by the Finance Com- Special Expenditure,. Searchlights for Nos. 5 and mittee. We wrote to, the Secretary of State for the Colonies saying thu Police Launches.
The Chairman: This has already Colony desired to pay this sum to been approved by the Finance the British Empire Cancer Cam- Committee.
palgn, and the Secretary of State $1,506.16 in aid of the votel has written authorlsing the Crown of £1,000 Kowloon-Canton Railway, Special Agents to pay the sum Expenditure, Motor Truck Tyre from the Hongkong Fund to the British Red Cross Society as a con-
Press.
The Chairman: When this ap-tribution from the Colonial Gov- paratus was ordered it was anti-ernment towards the British Em- eipated it would cost £150. The piré Cancer Campaign, and enclos- actual cost was £200. 85. The vote ing a copy of the correspondence was exceeded by $1,506.16,
with the Ministry of Health on the subject. The Chairman proceeded Shatin Police Station.
to read this correspondence, which $15,000 in aid of the vote Public included a letter from the British Works, Extraordinary. New Terri Red Cross Society expressing sin- tories, Buildings, (120) New Police cere and grateful thanks for the Station, Shatin. The Chair: This votes bas
generous donation. The Chairman: The revised £35 in aid of, the vole Harbour already been approved by the estimate of the cost of this work Master's Department, Other Finance Committee.
IN $50,000.
slated in the Charges, General Upkeep of * §2,500 an necount of Public Works, estimates for the current year. Aga “Lights. Extraordinary, Kowloon, Miscel- The sum of $25,326 was spent Inst The Chair: This is a re-voto laneous, Wireless Receiving Station, year and a sunt of $9,937 since the of a similar sem voted last year Royal Observatory,
beinginning of this your, which has for a spare Aga light. The sum The Chairman: This has already exhausted the vote. It is estimated was not expended.
that the sum of $15,000 now asked been approved by the Finaner for will be sufficient to complete laneous Services, Printing_and_
$5,000 in aid of the vote Miscel
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The Beckwith Bell. EMIL Uk. tid, on recount of Har-and bour. Master's Department Spocinl Expenditure, Installation of the Berkwith Bell.
The Chairinais: This suai is the
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the work.
Binding Miscellaneous Papers.. $7,000 in aid of the vote Judicial The Chairman: This has already Legal Departments, (a) been approved by the Finance Com- Supreme Court, Other Charges, mittee. The sum la required_for Registration of Companies atprinting a new edition of the Gen- Shanghai.
eral Orders, Police Regulations, The Chairman: After much cor- Police Beat Book and Manual for cost of installing the Beckwith bell respondence with the Secretary of Police School. by the Swedish Trading Company it has been decided that the sum of) State and the Minister at Peking: The work was entrusted to this $3,000 paid by this Government to firm they guaranteed to instal the Register of Companies in the hell and turn over the whole ShangHal should be raised to apparatus to the Government in $10,000, and this vote is for the ranning condition. There appeared | balance.
$12,000
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tion of the work. - £203 on
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The Churman: This sum is re-
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Scorning tho usual judicial account of Special
affectation of ignorance, Mr. Expenditure, Conversion of Old quired to pay the salary of the Justice" Avory soussed the acting Attorney General for "glad eye" the other day when Yaumati Police Station into a month recently, during the absence summing up in a case in which Temporary Magistracy and equip of the Attorney General.
damages for alleged slander wera ment thereof.
$180 on account of Charitable claimed against Mr. and Mrs. The Chairman: This work was Services, Charitable Pension to Torsetto, of the Queen's Restaur undertaken after the preparation of Chan Chun-yau, widow of the late ant, Stonne square, London. customers who the estimates on account of the P.C. C612 Cheung Cheong.
Roforting to Mrs. Torsetta's | restaurant. urgent necessity of opening a The Chairman; The deceased statement that her daughter! It would rather look as if she
The Minister of Health has Magistracy in Kowloon. The cost constable was shot dead by armed almost fainted when Mr. Perilli were inviting the glad eye. It was not ascertainable until comple- robbers on the 7th August lust, and (the plaintiff) approached her, his was a little difficult to bellove confirmed the amalgamation of.
In accordance with recent practice Tordship absorved :—
that a young Italian woman, 20 the two Matlooks, the dual spas a pension equal to two-thirds of She is to be commended for years of age, accustomed to sittlag of Derbyshire. The opposition account of Harbour his pay of $22. a month, namely her modesty if this story le trus. overy day in the restaurent, of Matlock Bath to the schomo Master's Department Special Ex $15, was approved by the Execn- "One would think that such a would be so affected by ono. cus cost a great deal of money. The ponditure," Alteration of Cape tive Council on the 1st November rare jewel would have been kept tomer saying Good morning to Minister considers that the Collison Lighta
last. No provision having been more in the background, eliberį bor, that she would get up and amalgamation will be beneficial and will do away with the many The Chairman: This sum is re-made, it is necessary to. take, the in a glass case or somewhore appear to be able to faint." ¡quired-for a new burner for ¡Capo vote.
out of sight, instead of which The jury returned a verdict for years of friction. He adds that Collison, altering the present flashes $180 on account of Charitable the ovidence' is that she was in the plaintiff, and awarded him further opposition will only add
to the habit of sitting with hor one forthing daniages in respect of the light, the cost being £82. 10, Services, Charitable. Penalan and also for two burners for Lyomun, Chan Sam-mui, widow of the late mother at this particular table of the slander and: £50: for tlio
evory day in the sight of all tho assault. Fireman No. 76, Chu Yam. jamounting to £812 10% The minute
The Chairman: Tho: deceased should have the words "and Lyemun was killed by a fall from the exten- Pass" inserted after Capo Collison.sion turn-table ladder on the 10th 83,240 on account of Harbour November, and on the 22nd Novem- Master's Department, Special Exper the Executive Council approv penditure, Installation of Aga Lights ed a ponsion of $15 a month to his on Lyamun PASS
widow, being two-thirds of the The Chairman: This voto, has pay of the decensed. boon approved by the Finance Com- $10,000 on account of Public mittes. It is for installing now Works, Extraordinary, New Ter-
Light, Cheung Chau Chaune). lights at Lyoman Pass and for extra The Chairman: This has already cylinders.
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