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Gudlosure 3.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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27TH MAY, 1915,
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PRESENT:-
HIB EXCELLENT THE GOVERNOR, SIR F. H. MAY, KOMŲ.
Hia EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL F. H. KELLY, as. (General Officer Command- ing Troops).
Hon. Mr. CLAUD SEKERN (Colonial Secretary).
HON. MR. J. H. KEMR (Attorney- General),
HON. MR. A. M. THOMSON Culonial Treasurer).
THE COLONIAL TREASURER cond- el, and the mution was agreed tc,
Papers
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of II.E. the Governor, laid on the table the annual report of the Director of Education for 1914, and also the report on the Botanical and Forestry Department for the year 1014.
Appropriation for 1914
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY: I beg to report that the Bill intituled, "An
Hos. Ma. W. CHATHAM, .v.6. Ordinance to authorize the appropriation (Director of Public Works).
Hos. MR. 8. B. C. ROSS (Secretary) for Chinese Affairs).
HON. MR. C. McI. MESSER (Captain Superintendent of Police).
HON. MR. WEI YUK, c... HON. ME. E. A. HEWETT, C.M.G. HON. MR. H. E, POLLOCK, LO
Họa. ME, I LANDALE,
Hox. MR. E. SHELLIM.
Hox. M. LAU CHU PAK. Mr. A. G. M. FLETCHER (Clerk of Councils).
Minutes
of a supplementary sum of seven hundred and eighty-seven thousand, two hundred and fifty-two dollars and twenty-six cuts, to defray the charges for the year 1914 was considered in the Finance Committee n the 13th May, and not amended, and Amove that it be read a third tim
NE COLONIAL TREASURER s'cond. ed. and the Bill was then read a third time and passed.
Gift of Aeroplanes
HIS EXELLENCY-Members of the Council wil be pleased to learn the purport of two telegrame received
this morning. The first is from the Becretary of State for the Colonies,
The minutes of the previous mealing in which he says:-" His Majesty's were confirmed.
Financial Minutes
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of H.E. the Governor, laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 17 to 19, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee.
THE COLONIAL TREASURER second- ed, and the motion was agreed to,
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY. by command of H.E. the Governor, laid on the table the report of the Finance Com- mittee held on May 13th, and moved that it be adopted.
Government greatly appreciate generous gift of aeroplanes." The second is from the Overseas Club, which says:- Can- tral Committee send rateful thanks ou behalf of Army Council for Hongkong's magnificent donation to Royal Flying Corps. Arranging presèptation cete- many. Will cable later.”, \I have only to add that I think that the generous subscribers to the cost of these tw aeroplanes will be very well satisfied at the very grateful manner in which they have been accepted by His Majesty's Government, and I would lay especial emphasis upon the fact that in his matter, as in many other matters, Hong- kong has given a lead to other Colonies (Applause.)
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