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COPY.
No. 290.
230
Sanitary Board Otries,
612
Hongkong, 22nd. December, 1902.
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Sir,
I have the honour by direction of the Board 'to report that the attached correspondence relative to the establishment of a reading room for the Sanitary Staff at the District Office in Hollywood Road was considered at a Confiden- tial Meeting held on the 12th. instant, when it was resolved to recommend that the scheme be given a trial for 3 months, and to apply for authority to incur the necessary expenditure which I estimate as follows:-
1 fable.
12 Chairs..
1 Bookcase..
Shelves.
$25.
42
20
10
2.
Total...... $97.
There are two electric.burners in the
proposed reading room and therefore the cost of lighting would
be about 16 a month.
8.
In the event of the expenditure being approved, it could be met out of the Vote "Incidental Expenses" for 1903.
The Honourable
.F. R. May, C.M.G.,
Colonial Secretary.
I have etc., (Sd.) G. A. Woodcock,
Secretary.