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the head Miscellaneous for a
grant
of 1
in aid to the band
the Hongkong regiment. I annex extract from a letter Englitt from the Colonel
the Colonel of the
regiment on the subject, and trust that Your Lordship will
see no
4.
objection to the vote.
The Bill has been -
unanimously agreed to by
the Council without dissent
item by any
member.
from any All the Unofficial Members
were
· present at the finance
Committee
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Committee, to which the Bill
was
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referred, and at the Com-: mittee of the Council on the Bill, with the exception of Mr. Whitehead who has been absent on leave since the beginning
of the Session.
5.
In the finance Committee
it was strongly urged by the: Unofficial Members that an endeavour should be made to
obtain the fixing of the Military Contribution payable by the Colony at a stated number of dollars.