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carefully sonsidered by the Finance Committee, whose Enclosure I

I

Report I

4th Deer 1889.

six spare Copies)

for reference (with coride)

'annex for reference,

and the explanations in

connection with the various

items render, I trust,

remarks on my part

unnecessary.

No. 12.

Enclosure 2

RLC?

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

C. O. 829 1601

AGE 25 JAN 90

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 4th December, 1889.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (A. LISTER), Chairman, the Acting Attorney General, (Andrew John LEACH).

the Captain Superintendent of Police, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).

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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.),

the Acting Registrar General, (NORMan Gilbert MitcHELL-INNES).

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the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).

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WONG SHING.

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I have the honour to be,

My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Bodient

Humble Dervant,

Moder

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PHINEAS KYRIE.

ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

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JAMES JOHNSTOne Keswick, (vice the Honourable JoUN BELL-IRVING).

The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 27th ultimo, having been taken as read are confirmed.

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1888.-The Committee consider the Bill to authorise the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Two hundred and Ninety-five thousand and Eighty-seven Dollars and Ninety-nine Cents to defray the Charges of the Year 1888.

The Committee recommend that the Bill be reported without amendment. ESTIMATES, 1890.-Laid before the Committee the Bill entitled An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding One Million Two hundred and Ninety-two thousand, Eight hundred and Fifteen Dollars to the Public Service of the Year 1890.

next.

At the suggestion of Mr. RYRIE, the consideration of this Bill is postponed until Monday

The Committee is then adjourned until Monday, the 9th instant, at 3 P.M.

Laid before the Legislative Council on the 14th December, 1889.

A. LISTER, Chairman.

Read and confirmed on the 14th December, 1889.

ARATHOON SETHI, Clerk of Councils.

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