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Enclosure 2.
C. O.
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No. 4.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
PRESENT:
COUNCE RE
HONGKONG, 20th January, 1886.
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART, LL.D.), Chairman.
His Honour the Chief Justice, (Sir GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Kut.).
The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
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the Surveyor General (Joux MACNEILE PRICE).
PHINEAS RYRIE.
WILLIAM KESWICK,
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THOMAS JACKSON.
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FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON.
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WONG SHING.
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ABSENT:
0.5.0.
2121 of 1985.
C.3.0.
14 of 1886.
C. O. Circular Despatch
The Honourable the Attorney General, (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY).
The Committee meet this day at the request of the Chairman.
EXPENDITURE IN EXCESS OF THE ESTIMATES FOR 1886. SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.
Gaol.
Read a Minute by Ilis Excellency the Officer Administering the Government recommending a vote of $480 being rent, at $40 a month, of a house used as a prison for females.
The Committee find that this vote was inadvertently omitted in the Estimates for 1886, and recommend that the amount be voted.
Roads, Streets, and Bridges.
Read a Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government recommending a vote of $23,000 for the erection of a Sea-wall at Kowloon Point.
The Committee find that, to prevent the further eating away by the sea of the valuable marine building sites in this locality, it is desirable that this work should be taken in hand at
once.
and
The Committee further find that the Government is pledged to undertake this work; as it is estimated that the reclaimed area which will be rendered available for sale when the work is completed, will realize a sum of at least $35,000, they recommend that the amount be voted.
Miscellaneous Services.
Read a Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government recommending Jatkov a small vote of £10.10.0 @ 3/4=$63 as an annual subscription to the Strangers' Ilome for
Asiatics, Africans, and South Sea Islanders.
1885.
The Committee find that the Secretary of State for the Colonies has called attention to this Home, which is situated in West India Dock Road, Limehouse, London, and is represented to have done considerable service to the Colonies in taking charge of natives in distress; and that the amount contributed annually by some other Colouies is the same as that now asked for.
The Committee, therefore, recommend that the amount be voted.
The Committee adjourn sine die.
Read and confirmed this 27th day of January, 1886.
ARATHIOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Chairman.