HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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11TH OCTOBER, 1917,
PRESENTS
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, FRANCIS HENRY MAY, K.C.M.G.
SIR
F.
Papers
by
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, command of H.E. the Governor, laid on the table Sessional Paper 17-an abstract showing the differences between the
H18 EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL VENTRIS (Central Officer Commanding approved estimates of expenditure for Troops in China).
HON MR. CLAUD SEVERN, C.M.G. (Colonial Secretary).
1917 and the estimates of expenditure for 1918; and Sessional Paper 18-the finan- cial statements in connection with the
HON. MR. J.
MR. J. H. KEMP (Attorney. estimates for 1918.
General).
HON. MR. E. D. C. WOLFE (Colonial Treasurer).
HON. MR. E. R. HALLIFAX (Secretary for Chinese Affairs).
HON. MR. Mc.I. MESSER (Captain Superintendent of Police).
HON. MR. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G. (Director of Public Works).
HON. MR. WEI YUK, C.M. G. HON. MR. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C. HON. MR. LAU CHU PAK.
HON. MR. C. E. ANTON.
HON. MR. R. G. SHEWAN.
HON MR. S. H. DODWELL.
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The Budget
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the first reading of a Bill intituled, “An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding eight million, three hundred and sixty- sight thousand, nine hundred and ten dollars to the Public Service of the year 1918," for the following purposes:
MR. A. G. M. FLETCHER (Clerk of Treasury Council).
Financial
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of H. E. the Governor, laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 62 to 64. and moved that they be referred to the Financial Committee.
Expenditure
Harbour Master's Department... Harbour Master's Special Ex-
penditure
Imports and Exports Depart-
ment
Imports and Exports Special
Expenditure
Governor
..
84,088
Colonial Secretary's Depart-
ment and Legislature
81,072
Colonial Secretary's Special Ex-
penditure
650
Secretariat for Chinese Affairs...
57,487
Audit Department
36,581
67,622
200,310
500
830.627
300
23,252
446,700
268,138
Expenditure
180
Police and Prison Departments 1,032,734 Police and Prison
Special
by
Expenditure
700
Medical Department Sanitary Department
276,397
398,466
Sanitary Department's Special
Expenditure
3,000
ment
52.564
Royal Observatory Miscellaneous Services
THE COLONIAL TREASURER second- Judicial and Legal Departments ed, and this was agreed to.
Financial Minutes
THE COLONIAL
SECRETARY.
command of H.E. the Governor, laid on the table report of the proceedings of the Finance Committee, No. 11, and moved that it be adopted.
Judicial and Legal Special
THE COLONIAL TREASURER second- Botanical and Forestry Depart- ed, and this was agreed to.