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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
PRESENT:-
19TH OCTOBER, 1911.
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, ŠIR FREDERICK JOHN DEALTRY LUGARD, o.C.M.G., C.R., D.8.0.
Hox. MR. W. D. BARNES (Colonial Secretary).
HON. MR. C. G. ALABASTER (At- torney-General),
HON. ME. W. CHATHAM, 6.M.e. (Direc- tor of Public Works).
HON. Ma. A. W. BREWIN, c.a.o. (Re- gistrar-General).
Financial
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by com mand of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee (No. 16), and moved its adoption.
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
Standing Committees
Hrs EXCELLENCY — Gentlemen, -- I» accordance with Standing Order No. 47, I
HON, CAPTAIN F. W. LYONS (Captain have to appoint the following Standing Superintendent of Police).
HON. DE. HO KAI, M.B., C.M.G. HON. MR. WEI YUK, C.M.G. HON. MR. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C. Hox. Mr. E, A. HEWETT. Hos. MR. C. H. ROSS.
HON. MR. C. MONTAGUE EDE.
Committees for the ensuing year :-
Finance Committee -- His Excellency the General Officer Commanding, the Hon. the Colonial Secretary (Chairman), the Hon. the Attorney-General, the Hon. the Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. the Director of Public Works, the Hon. the Registrar- General, the Hou. the Captain Superinten-
MR. C. CLEMENTI (Clerk of Councils). dent of Police, the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai,
Minutes
C.M.G., the Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, C.M.G., the Hou, Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., the Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, the Hon. Mr. C. H.
The minutes of the previous meeting Boss, the Hon. Mr. C. Montague Ede (vice were read and approved.
Mr. E. Osborne).
Financial Minutes
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by com- mand of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table Financial Minutes No. 57 to 80, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee.
Public Works Committee:-The Hou. the Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. the Direc tor of Public Works (Chairman), the Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, C.M.G., the Hon. Mr. C. II. Ross, the Hon. Mr. C. M. Ede.
Law Committee:-The Hon. the Attor. ney-General (Chairman), the Hon. the Registrar-General, the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL seconded, C.M.G., the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., and the motion was agreed to.
the Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Public Works Committee's Report
THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS laid on the table the Report of the Public Works Committee, No. 3.
Special Committee's Report on Registered Partnerships
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL kid on the table the Report of the Special Com- ittee on the Registered Partnerships
Bill.
Papers
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following papers: Sessional paper No. 14, being an abstract showing the difference between the estimates of expenditure and revenue for the years 1911 and 1912; Sessional paper No. 16, being a financial statement in connection with the estimates for 1912 and the draft estimates for 1912.
Questions by Mr. Pollock
HON. MR. POLLOCK, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions :--
(1) Has the Government received any, and, if so, what reply from the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies t the unanimous equest of the Unofficial Members, made in isouncil on the 1st of June last, that the Military Contribution be fixed at the aurual sum of one million dollars?
(2.) Will the Government by upon the table the correspondence which has passed etween the Gove an eut and the secretary of State and vice verse in connection with the aforesaid request?
(3. Can the Government give the Council any further information with reference to the est b'ishment of a wireless telegraph station in this colouy?
(4) When will the detailed returns of the Census, which was taken in May, be published ?
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY plied as follows :----
(1) The answer is in the negative.
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(3) His Excellency the Governor has only 10-day received a reply from the Chamber of Commerce to a number of questions on this subject which were asked with a view to obtain- ing certain definite information. His Ex- cellency is also stili in correspondence with the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the matter, the correspondence being, as the Council will recognise, necessarily of a confidential nature. His Excellency has, however, reason to hope that the issue will be satisfactory.
(4) The complete census report will be laid before Council early in November. The census officer reports that it is now ready with the exception of certain totals of Occupation and Birthplace.
THE ESTIMATES,
THE COLONIAI, SECRETARY moved the first reading of a Bill entitled, “An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding thousand seven hundred and seventy-one Five million eight hundred and ninety-nine
Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1912."
The Bill provided for the appropriation of the sum as follows:-
Governor
Expenditure
Colonial Secretary's Department
and Legislature Colonial Secretary's Special Ex-
penditure
Registrar-General's Department Audit Department Treasury
Harbour Master's Department... Harbour Master's Special Ex-
penditure Observatory Observatory Special Expenditure Miscellaneous Services Judicial and Legal Departments Judicial and Legal Special Ex-
penditure
$
80,658
82,436
200
46,256
30,817
68,770
217,904
175
22,364
257
202,221
259,156
1.240
747,799
13,915
987,5 5
341,096
Sanitary Department, Special
Expenditure
1,000
Botanical and Forestry Depart-
ment
14.256
264,458
Education Special Expenditure
535
Police and Prison Departments Police and Prison Special Ex-
penditure
Médical Departments Re-unitary Department,
(2 The permission of the Secretary of Stute to publish this correspondence bas been re- quested.
Education,
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