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section 25 of the Probates Ordinance. Words have been inserted in section 4 of this Ordinance to bring the balances of small intestates estates administered under section 19 of the Probates Ordinance within the scope of section 4 of this Ordinance. There is no need to make any similar provision with regard to section 14 of the Probates Ordinance. That section merely gives the Official Administrator power to take possession of the movable property of a deceased person and to provide for its safe custody until probates or administration is granted. If the whole value of any such estate does not exceed $250 the Official Administrator can administer it under section 19 of the Probates Ordinance.
· THE JURORS' LIST.
The Jurors' List for 1929, having been considered and amended in camera, was approved.
THE ADJOURNMENT.
The Council adjourned to Thursday, March 7.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Following the Council, a meeting of the Finance Committee was held, the Colonial Secretary presiding.
Votes totalling $85,820, contained in Message No. 2 from H.E. The Governor, were considered.
Item No. 6: Public Works Extraordinary: Kowloon, Buildings, Conversion of Park Side for School purposes and furnishing, $9,000.
HON. MR. J. P. BRAGA.-In connection with Item No. 6, relating to the conversion of Park Side for school purposes, I have looked through Hansard for last year and have been unable to discover any I should be discussion in connection with it in Finance Committee. glad if the Chairman would be kind enough to say whether Park Side is required to supplement the present accommodation at the Central Bri- tish School.
THE CHAIRMAN.-It has nothing to do with the Central British School. It has to do with the school which occupied the military building at Gun Club Hill. On the arrival of big- ger military forces in the Colony, the military gave us notice to quit their school and we had to make other arrangements. What we did was to take Park Side, which was the former railway manager's residence, and convert it into a school for the Kowloon Junior School.
HỌN. MR. J. P. BRAGA.-I feel that in connexion with the question of Government Schools in Kowloon, we ought to have some There are already settled policy in the provision of new schools.
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