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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Expenditure
Governo. Special Expenditure. Colonist Secretary's Department
and Legislature Colonial Secretary's Department.
Special Expenditure Secretariat for Chinese Affairs.. Secretariat for Chinese Affairs,
85,873
The Italian Convent
HON. MR. H. E. POLLOCK moved the 500 first reading of a Bill intituled, "An
Ordinance to provide for the incorpora 86.951 tion of the Mother Superioress in this Colony of the Society of the "Daughters
of the of Charity
Canoesian In- stitute,' by which the institution. known as the Italian Convent is carrie
250
57,452
Qui.
Special Expenditure
Audit Department
100 34,146
Audit Department. Special Ex-
penditure
100
Treasury
86,00€
Harbour Master's Department
181,247
Harbour Master's Department.
Special Expenditure
140.200
Imports and Exports Depart
meat
967,774 22,649
The Objects and Reasons slate that the Daughters of Charity of the Canossiam Institute (best known as the Italian the Convent) have acquired land in Colony for the purposes of carrying on their charitable work. Difficulties have arisen, and may hereafter arise, in hold- ing and dealing with such land, as it has at present, to be vested in the name of some individual in trust for the Con- vent. In order to get
such
Royal Observatory Royal Observatory. Special Ex-
penditure
Miscellaneous Services
Judicial and Legal Departments Judicial and Legal Department.
Special Expenditure Police and Prison Departments... Police and Prison Department.
Special Expenditure Medical Department
Medical Department, Special Ex-
penditure
difficulties it is desired that the Convent 250 should be incorporated by Ordinance. 1,118,289 | Similar incorporation has taken place in 280.532 the past in the case of other Missions for similar reasons. The present Bill effects 830 such incorporation and contains the 977.459 necessary provisions for evidencing the authority of the Mother Superioress for 3.860 the time being. 247,005
2,674
Sanitary Department
979.748
Banitary Department Special Ex-
penditure
Botanical and Forestry Depart-
ment
Education
Education, Special Expenditure Military Expenditure
Volunteers
Public Works
Public Works Department Public Work Department.
Special Expenditure
Public Works, Recarrent
Public Works. Extraordinary..
Post Office
Kowloon-Canton Railway-
Post Office Special Expenditure
Working Expenses
Expenses of Construction
Charge on account of Public Debt Pensions
Charitable Services
Total
HON. MR. SHELLIM seconded, and the Bill was read a first time.
HIS EXCELLENCY-Council stands 5.850 adjourned until this day week.
49.216 357.782 i
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
2.300 A meeting of the Finance Committee followed. the Colonial Secretary pre- 66.783 siding.
455,294
900 580.400 1.279.400
474.789 1,310
313.905
Judicial Expenses
The Governor recommended the Coun cil to vote a sum of one hundred and thirty dollars ($130) in aid of the vote Judicial and Legal Departments, C.- District Officer, Other Charges, Northern District, Incidental Expenses.
THE CHAIRMAN This sum of $130 is
The
186.198 required in connection with the house of
54.000 the District Officer at Taipo. 362.000 gardens and grounds there have been put 42,737 † in very good "order, and in order to keep them properly, certain implements have
.$ 9,081,209 to be purchased: a lawn mower, roller and other things, and it is essential that
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the implements shall be such as will last, aud this sum is the lowest estimate at which they could be got. There are fro quent changes in the holder of the office and the Government therefore purchased
these tools.
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The vote was agreed to,
Public Works
The Governor recommended the Coun- cil to vote a sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) in aid of the yote Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Communica tions, Roads, General Works.
THE CHAIRMAN—1 will ask the Director of Public Works to explain this Vube.
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THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS -It arises out of the construeting of road, in front of new buildings erected. the case of Taiwong Lane the expendi ture whe $2,120, Amoy and Swatow Streete half cust, $2,085, On Lan Street, #720, Wanchai Road and Burrows Street $870, Rutter Street, half cost, $425. After making provisions for other items which have been executed, a total aum of $2,850 is required, and this vote of $3,000 is asked for.
THE CHAIRMAN In the case of Amoy and Swatow Streets and Rutter Street, half the cost has been paid by the owners.
HON. MR. HEWETT-When there are estimates for work to be done cannot you allow some sort of margin for this sort of work? You refer to Wanchai Road, for instance. All these new buildings were started a long time ago, and you must have known that you "would have to make roads.
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THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS The provision made in the estimates this year is very small, I was absent prepared and I am unable to explain Trom the Colony when the estimates were
why so small an amount was provided.
THE CHAIRMAN- The necessity for Lluese things could not be foreseen. It wa at the request of the owners of the pri vale streets that the streets should become public streets, and it is the policy of the Government to take
ever private streets whenever that is possible.
Compensation
The Governor recommended the Couz- cil to vote a sum of two thousand five dollers ($2,500) in aid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary, Compensation for the pathway along the eastern boundary of the Eurasian Cemetery.
Taz CHAIRMAN The existing path- way at this cemetery has been diverted in order to give right of way to the public ever the existing path, and therefore the authorities of the cemetery have to be compensated.
THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS -It is a case of taking over a path con; structed by the cemetery authorities, and it will be very useful as a public path.
HON. MR. HEWETT-Whom are you paying the money to i
THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS --It goes to the cemetery authorities. The path affords very direct access to people coming from the Pokfulum district down to Kennedy Town to catch the trem there,
The vote was agreed to.
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