TRANSFER.
Works and Buildings.
No. 18
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
C.5.0. 9689
of 1888 Sanitary Works, &c.
(4.) Read: A letter from the Surveyor General applying for permission to take in hand the reconstruction of the Wyndham Street Sewer, at a cost of $1,700, and to defray the expense out of the votes approved by Finance Committee on 31st June, 1883, for Surface Drains &c., in Royal Mint and Pennington Street.
The Committee, considering the urgency of the work, recommend that the transfer be approved.
$1,700.00
The Chairman adjourns the Committee sine die.
PRESENT:
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
HONGKONG, 20th November, 1883.
The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
PHINEAS RYRIE.
FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON.
FREDERICK STEWART.
J. H. STEWART-LOCKHART,
Acting Clerk of Councils,
Chairman
ABSENT:
His Honour the Chief Justice, (Sir George PHILLIPPO).
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G.)
The Attorney General, (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY).
WILLIAM KESWICK.
JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.
The Committee meet this day according to summons.
The Minutes of the last Meeting are read and confirmed.
SERVICE EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.
(5.0). Desp. 211 of 1883.
Building grant to St. Joseph's College.
(1.) Read: A despatch from the Secretary of State approving of the increase of the building grant to St. Joseph's College from $5,000 to $6,000.
C.3.0.1365 of 1862.
The Committee, in view of the regulations as to building grants in the Grant-in-Aid Scheme, vote the sum, after a lengthy discussion.
The Honourable F. B. Johnson, however, gives notice that he intends to call the attention of the Council to the advisability of votes for building Grants-in-Aid being submitted to the Finance Committee and the Legislative Council before they are sent for approval to the Secretary of State.
Miscellaneous Services.
(2.) Read: An application from the Government Printers applying for payment of certain Ordinances to complete the file, $365.58, being the cost of reprinting certain Ordinances.
The Committee recommend that the sum be voted, as the expenditure was necessary in order to carry out the work of codifying the Ordinances.
TRANSFER.
Works and Buildings.
No. 18
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
C.5.0. 9689
of 1888 Sanitary
Works, &c..
(4.) Read: A letter from the Surveyor General applying for permission to take in han
Reconstruc a cost of $1,700 the reconstruction of the Wyndham Street Sewer, and to defray the
tion of
Wyndham
Street Sewer
in Boy of the
votes appro-
red by Fi
nance C-
mittee on
out of the votes for Surface Drains &c., in Royal Mint and Pennington Street.
expe
The Committee, considering the urgency of the work, recommend that the transf
31st June, approved.
1983, for
Surface
Trains, &c.,
in Qeval
Mint and
L'ennington
Street.
$1,700.00
The Chairman adjourns the Committee sine die.
PRESENT:
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
HONGKONG, 20th November, 1883.
The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
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PHINEAS RYRIE.
FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON.
FREDERICK STEWART.
J. II. STEWART-LOCKHART,
Acting Clerk of Councils,
i
Chairman
ABSENT:
His Honour the Chief Justice, (Sir George PHILLIPPO).
The Ilonourable the Colonial Secretary, (WILLIAM HENRY Marsh, C.M.G.)
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the Attorney General, (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY),
WILLIAM KESWICK,
JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.
The Committee meet this day according to summons.
The Minutes of the last Meeting are read and confirmed.
SERVICE EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.
356
(5.0). Desp. 211
of 1583.
Building grant
Education.
(1.) Read: A despatch from the Secretary of State approving of the increase of the
to stop building grant to St. Joseph's College from $5,000 to $6,000.
College,
C.3.0.1365
of 1862.
The Committee, in view of the regulations as to building grants in the Grant-in-Aid Scheme, vote the sum, after a lengthy discussion.
The Honourable F. B. Jonsson, however, gives notice that he intends to call the attention of the Council to the advisability of votes for building Grants-in-Aid being sub- mitted to the Finance Committee and the Legislative Council before they are sent for approval to the Secretary of State.
Miscellaneous Services.
(2.) Read: An application from the Government Printers applying for payment of certain Ordina $365.58, being the cost of reprinting certain Ordinances.
Cost of reprinting
ces to complete the hie, $385.08.
The Committee recommend that the sum be voted, as the expenditure was necessary in order to carry out the work of codifying the Ordinances.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.