CO129-450 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1918 [10-12] — Page 102

Enclosure 6.

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

PRESENT:-

3RD OCTOBER, 1918.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINS-

TERING THE GOVERNMENT, HON. MR. CLAUD SEVERN, C.M.G.

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Finance

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by com- mand of H.E. the Officer Administering the Government, laid upon the table the report of the proceedings of the Finance

HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL F. VENTRIS (General Officer Commanding Committee, No. 6, and moved that it be Troops in China).

HON. MR. A. G. M. FLETCHER' (Colonial Secretary).

HON. MR. J. H. KEMP (Attorney- General).

HON. MR. A. M. THOMSON (Colonial Treasurer).

HON. MR. E. R. HALLIFAX (Secretary for Chinese Affairs).

HON. MR. C. McI. MESSER (Captain Superintendent of Police).

HON. MR. T. L. PERKINS (Director of Public Works).

HON. MR. E. SHELLIM

HON. MR. D. LANDALE.

HON. MR. P. H. HOLYOAK.

HON. MR. HO FOOK.

HON. MR. H. W. BIRD.

HON. MR. CHAN KAI-MING.

adopted.

THE COLONIAL TREASURER second- ed, and this was agreed to.

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by com- mand of H.E. the Officer Administering the Government, laid upon the table Fin- ancial Minutes Nos. 62 to 78 and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee.

THE COLONIAL TREASURER second- cd.

Government's Intervention in Legal Proceedings

H.E. THE OFFICER ADMINISTER- ING THE GOVERNMENT-With refer- ence to Financial Minute No. 63 (covering a sum of $151,039.70 for legal expenses) I should like to explain to the Council the manner in which the Government became liable for this expenditure. The expenditure in question represents the costs incurred by the Government owing to their inter-

MR. A. DYER BALL (Clerk of Coun- vention in an action originally com- cils).

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menced by the Official Receiver under the Companies Ordinances, .e., O.J. Action No. 61 of 1914. The case first came directly to the notice of the Government in the form of a representation to the The Hon. Mr. T. L. Perkins and the

effect that the Official Receiver, owing to Hon. Mr. Chan Kai-ming took the oath upon becoming members of the Council, lack of funds, was unable to continue the during the absence on leave of the Hon. proceedings. It was pointed out that, Mr. W. Chatham and the Hon. Mr. Lau

in consequence of the extraordinary Chu Pak. The Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird, length of the proceedings, the share- elected by the Justices of the Peace to holder who was providing the funds for serve, during the absence of leave of the the Official Receiver had, in supporting Hon. Mr, H. E. Pollock, took his seat for the winding up proceedings and the the first time having taken the oath pre-action, already spent a. considerable vious to the meeting.

fortune and the whole of his resources

ESTIMATES FOR 1919