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Governor
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Expenditure
Governor. Special Expenditure.. Colonial Secretary's Department
and Legislature Colonial Secretary's Department.
Special Expenditure Secretariat for Chinese Affairs.. Secretariat for Chinese Affairs,
Special Expenditure
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The Italian Convent
85,873 HON. MR. H. E. POLLOCK moved the
500 first reading of Bill intituled,
2.
C: An Ordinance to provide for the incorpora- 86.951 tion of the Mother Superioress in this Colony of the Society of the "Daughters of Charity 250
of the Canossian In- stitute,' by which 57,452
the institution known as the Italian Convent is carried 011. 100
34,146
100
66,006 181,267
Audit Department
Audit Department. Special Ex-
penditure
Treasury
Harbour Master's Department
Harbour Master's Department.
Special Expenditure Imports and Exports Depart-
mont
140.200
Royal Observatory
967,774 22,649
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
Sanitary Department
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The Objects and Reasons state that the Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute (best known as the Italian Convent) have acquired land in the 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 over such difficulties it is desired that the Convent 250 should be incorporated by Ordinance. 1,113,289 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. 247,095
2,674
HON. MR. SHELLIM seconded, and the Bill walg read a first time.
HIS EXCELLENCY-Council stands 5,850 adjourned until this day week.
379.748
Sanitary 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, Recurrent
Public Works. Extraordinary.
Post Office
Post Office Special Expenditure Kowloon-Canton Railway-
Working Expenses
Expenses of Construction
Charge on account of Public Debt Pensions
Charitable Services
Total
49,216 357.782
2.300 A meeting of the Finance Committee followed, the Colonial Secretary pre- 66.783 siding.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
455,234
300 580.400
Judicial Expenses
The Governor recommended the Coun- cil to vote a sum of one hundred and 1.279.400 thirty dollars ($130) in aid of the vote Judicial and Legal Departments, 0.- District Officer, Other Charges, Northern District, Incidental Expenses.
474,789 1.310
313,905
THE CHAIRMAN-This sum of $130 is 386,198
required in connection with the house of 54,000 the
District Officer at Taipo. The 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, and this sum is the lowest estimate af which they could be got. There are fre quent changes in the holder of the office! and the Government therefore purchased these tools.
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 vote Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Communica tions, Roads, General Works.
THE CHAIRMAN-1 will ask the Director of Public Works to explain this vote.
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THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS -It arises out of the constructing of roads in front of new buildings erected. the case of Taiwong Lane the expendi- ture was $2,120, Amoy and Swatow Streets half cost, $2,085, On Lan Street, $720. Wanchai Road and Burrows Street $425. $870, Rutter Street, half cost, After making provisions for other items which have been executed, a total sum 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 estimates The provision made in
I was absent this year is very gurall. From the Colony when the estimates were prepared and I am unable to explain why so small an amount was provided.
THE CHAIRMAN- The necessity for these things could not be foreseen.
It was at the request of the owners of the pri- vate streets that the streets should becoine public streets, and it is the policy of
take ever the Government to
private streets whenever that is possible.
Compensation
The Governor recommended the Coun- cil to vote a sum of two thousand five dollars ($2,500) in aid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary, Compensation for the pathway along the eastern boundary of the Eurasian Cemetery.
THE CHAIRMAN-The existing path- way at this cemetery has been diverted in order to give right of way to the public the existing path, and therefore the authorities of the cemetery have to be compensated.
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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?
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 tram there,
The vote was agreed to.
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