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HONGKONG.

No. 33005

Rece

Rec? 15 CST 00

STATEMENT CONCERNING COST OF LAW REVISION COMMISSION, AND COST OF THE NEW EDITION OF THE HONGKONG ORDINANCES.

Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE COST OF THE LAW REVISION COMMISSION

SINCE THE DATE OF ITS APPOINTMENT UNTIL

THE PRESENT TIME.

586

1885.

Salary of Secretary paid in November and December,

Do. of Clerk, 2 months,. . . . .

$

C.

$

c.

300.00

40.40

340.40

1886.

Salary of Secretary, at $150 a month,

Do.

of Clerk, at $20 a month,

1,800.00

240.00

2,040.00

1887.

Salary of Secretary, at $150 a mouth,

1.800.00

Do. of Clerk, at $20 a month,

240.00

Honorarium to Mr. MCKEAN for his services as Secretary

previons to 1885,

250.00

2,290.00

1888.

Salary of Secretary, 12 months,

Do. of Clerk, 6 months, .

1,800.00

120.00

1,920.00

$

1889.

Salary of Secretary to 16th July, at $150,

Do. of Do., August to November, at $75,

1,127.41

300.00

1,427.41

1890.

Salary of Secretary, January to March, at $75,

Do. of Do., April to October, at $150,

225.00

1,050.00

1,275.00

$ 9,292.81

ESTIMATE FOR PRINTING AND BINDING THE NEW EDITION

OF THE HONGKONG ORDINANCES.

Printing 2,500 pp., at $2 per page,

Less 20% reduction,

Cost of Paper,

Binding 200 Volumes in half Gaif,

$5,000 1,000

$4,000 180 200

Cost of first 100 copios,

.$4,380

Cost of subseqnont 100 copies,

.$1,380

Hongkong, 13th November, 1890.