Therefore a part from the further increases of Salaries which we have sanctioned since the beginning of the year
I which will I suffore account to
at least $20,000 the deficit
No. 226.
× 31 affer
on the current
18500 circul
10255
Rret IS JUN 00
Government House,
longkong; 19th
May, 1900.
204
years transactions should be $263,000 & the
surples at the and
$256,m
of Pp should be reduced to
? Ach & approve of these works being proveded with.
separately (A
incaran to be
Employe's
$12,600
T. C.M.
21/6
I have discursed these votes with
Me Chathen today,
fue that they
are
and be assured
unyent and cant
there are
carved out with the existing staff within the year; and available funds,
?
aa
proceed.
proposed. CWJ5/7 C.Pd.s
atonce
Sir,
patch No.50 of the
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closure 1.
List
el: 2.
•
Referring to paragraph No.15 of your des-
16th. of February, and to paragraph No.4
of Sir H.A. Blake's despatch No.137 of the 3rd.of April, I have the honour to transmit the enclosed list of votes which
have been taken in the Legislative Council during this year,
(not being re-votes of un-expended balances of votes in the Estimates for 1899 for works undertaken or in progress last
· year) to cover the cost of Public Works not provided for in the Estimates for the current year, but which are being pro- ceeded with on account of the urgent need for them.
2.
With regard to items Nos.1,8,9, and 10 I
have to observe that votes for three of them were originally set down in the Estimates for the current year, but no votes were taken for them for the reasons explained by Sir d.A.
Blake in his despatch referred to above, while a vote of
$16,000 was taken for the fourth (Improvements Recreation Ground, Happy Valley) in the Estimates for 1898 and never
spent.
At a recent meeting of the Executive
Council the Senior Un-official Member, as will appear from
the enclosed copy of extract of the minutes, made a strong
representation on the subject of these works, and in view of his remarks,
confirmed as they are by the Colonial Treasurer, I
took upon myself the responsibility of asking the Legislative RIGHT HONOURABLE
Council
80,
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,
&C,
&C.