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1,000.00
.$
11,200.00
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MESSAGE TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
W. PEEL,
Governor.
No. 6.
His Excellency the Governor has the honour to present for the consideration of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council the items (Nos. 19 to 23 of 1935) of supplementary expenditure set out below.
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Brought forward....... $
20.-34, Public Works Extraordinary: Hong Kong. Miscellaneous. Victoria Hospital: Hot water system at Maternity Block
$16,000 was provided for this service in the Estimates for 1933 but installation was postponed to allow investigation of the merits of various systems.
The same sum was revoted in June 1934 but some delay occurred, owing to the late arrival from England of the fittings. The estimated total cost of the work $11,200 is payable in 1935, and a revote of that sum is accordingly requested.
By His Excellency's Command,
Dated the 26th day of March, 1935.
W. T. SOUTHORN,
Colonial Secretary.
(C.S.O. 44 in 468/34),
21-34, Public Works Extraordinary-Hong Kong. Miscellaneous. Tsat Tse Mui Government Quarry-erection of Shed, etc.
.$
1,000.00
Provision of $20,000 was approved in the supplementary budget in 1934. The work was completed within the year at a cost of $18,457.07.
A sum of $1,000 is required to pay retention money now due and a revote of this amount from the unexpended balance of $1,542.93 is accord- ingly requested.
(C.S.O. 45 in 463/34).
Items the cost of which can be met wholly or in part by Savings from other sub-heads of the head are marked with an asterisk (*). The source and extent of the Savings will be found in the explanation
of the individual items.
MEMORANDA EXPLAINING THE ITEMS.
Estimates, 1935.
19.-28, Miscellaneous Services: -Compensation to L.S.A. 17
$ J. M. Lamont
On March 5th, 1935 before H.H. the Chief Justice, compensation amounting to $1,000 was paid in settlement of an action for wrongful detention brought by J. M. Lamont, late of the Hong Kong Police, against T. H. King, Inspector General of Police. (O. J. Action 359/1934). In the circumstances of the case it is considered that payment should be made from public funds and a vote for $1,000 is accordingly requested.
(C.S.O. 4119/27).
1,000.00
22-34, Public Works Extraordinary:-Hong Kong. General Works. Sewer at North Point
$
Provision of $20,000 was approved by supplementary budget in 1934, but owing to difficulties of tidal work, and late delivery in England of pumping machinery for the septic tank, it was not found possible to com- plete the work during 1934.
A revote of $8,950, being the unexpended balance, is accordingly requested.
(C.S.O. 8 in 4860/34).
23.-34, Public Works Extraordinary :-Hong Kong. Miscellaneous. Telephone Cable to Shaukiwan
A sum of $50,000 was approved for a new telephone cable in 1934, but it has only been possible to proceed with the laying of the cable on com- pletion of each section of the new road at Causeway Bay. Funds are now required to proceed with the laying of the cable in the section between the Hong Kong Electric Company's Power Station and Causeway Bay, and a revote of $14,887, being the unexpended balance in 1934, is accordingly requested.
(C.S.O. 437/14).
8,950.00
$ 14,887.00
TOTAL..
.$ 37,037.00
Carried forward..........
1,000.00
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