Financial Minute No.
Laid before Council and
recommended by the Finance Committee.
Approved by Council.
Vote and Service.
Explanation.
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21st May, 1925. !
28th May, 1925.
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28th May,
1925.
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4th June, 1925.
Public Works Extraordinary, Hongkong, Miscellaneous, Installation of Wireless at Waglan Lighthouses and General Post Office,
$5,158.00
Public Works Extraordinary, Hongkong, Miscellaneous, Installation of Wireless
Telephone.
$25,000.00
Public Works Extraordinary, Kowloon, Miscellaneous,
Installation of Wireless
Telephone at the water Police Station and Cheung Chau Island!
$971.00
Public Works Extraordinary., Kowloon Miscellaneous Wireless Receiving Statio Royal Observatory. $640.00
Total....$31,769.00
Harbour Department, Personal Emoluments.
$5,330.00
Public Works Extraordinary, New Territories, Miscellaneous Provision of Mosquito Proof for certain Police Stations, $7,000.00
Public Works Extraordinary, Rearrangement of Diary Fam Lots at Pokfulam, Compensation towards re-erection of certain buildings.
$40,000.00
15th June,1925, Public Works Extraordinary,
howloon, Buildings 75, Exten- sion to existing market at Mongkokt Bui. $10,000.00
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15th June, 1925.
23rd June, 1925.
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Public Works Extraordinary, Hong Kong Communications, 28, Roads: Conduit Road Widening.
$22,500.00
Public Works Extraordinary, Hongkong, Miscellaneous, Concrete Tank for the storage of Submarine Cables,
$1,800.00
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A revote, unexpended in 1924.
Installation of a wireless telephone to broadcast typhoon and police warnings between the more distant islands.
A revote, unexpended in 1924.
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Required for payment of acting officers during the absence of others on leave.
Owing to serious outbreaks of Malaria among the Police in the New Territories it has been necessary to provide nets for all the stations.
The total compensation agreed on for the resumption of this land is $60,000. $40,000 of which is to be paid this year.
This sum is a revote of the unspent vote for 1924 approximately $7,000.00 lapsed and only $3,000.00 was included in 1925 Estimates.
Estimated expenditure for this year,
Found necessary for preservation of the apare cables.
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