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Enclosure!

(Finance Committee, 25th March, 1884.)

PAYMENTS AUTHORISED IN EXCESS OF THE ESTIMATES OF 1884, REQUIRING LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY,

ESTABLISHMENTS.

Surveyor General.

C.5.0.

214 Salary of a Civil Engineer to be temporarily employed in the Public Works

Department, 4 months, at $200 per month," Allowance to same for chair coolies, at $24 per month,

800.00

96.00

$

896.00

Supreme Court.

0.8.0.

272 of 1884,

Increase to the salary of the Assistant Sheriff's Officer, who is to be now

Assistant Bailiff, at $20 per month,

..$

240.00

Educational,

C.5.0.

Salary to Mr. May as Assistant Master at Central School, 6 months at full

pay at $120, and 6 months at half pay, Allowance for Chinese Teacher for 12 months at $10 per month,. Rent for quarters, at $30,.

.$ 1,080.00

120.00

360.00

US 0.

238. Salary to Mr. Wong Kun-tan, late of Normal School, 3 months, at $15 per

inonth,

$

45.00

$ 1,605.00

Police.

183 of 25th

Ang, 1835.

Increase to the pay of 3rd class Inspectors, from $60 to $70 per month; Sergeants, from $45 to $52 per month; Coustubles, from $40 to $45 per month--not exceeding per annum,

$ 6,720.00

Sanctioned only on the understanding that they subscribe to certain conditions as to term of service for pension, and remittances to England.

SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS. Works and Buildings.

1988, Construction of New Lunatic Asylum--Unexpended balance of vote in 1883, $2,729.00

Supplementary vote for completion of the same,

1,800.00

$ 4,529.00

C.S.0.

41 of 1884.

Rouds, Streets and Bridges.

Reforming and improving Main Strects at Shan-ki Wan, revote of unexpended

balance of 1883,

Miscellaneous Services.

$ 1,610.00

279 of 1834.

C.8.0.

Honorarium to the Secretary to the Public Works Enquiry Commission,....$

100.00

3 of 184. Printing Report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into the circum-

stances attending the alleged Smuggling into China,..

269.40

369.40

Passed the Legislative Council, this 26th day of March, 1884.

J. H. STEWART-LOCKHART,

Acting Clerk of Councils.

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