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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Improvements to Buildings
The Officer Administering the Govern ment recommended the Council to vote Bum of fourteen thousand dollars ($14.000) in aid of the vote Public Works. Recurrent, Hongkong. Buildings (2) Im- provements to Buildings.
THE CHAIRMAN -The vote was $9,000 Expenditure was cut down during the war and a great number of alterations and improvements which were required were left outstanding.
The vote was agreed to.
Improvements to Roads
and Bridges
The Officer Administering the Govern.
ent recommenved
Cao Luanell to
vote
sum of tour hundred and fifty dollar ($450) in aid of the vote Public Works, Recurrent Hongkong. Corumunications (7) Improvements to Roads and Bridges outside the City.
THE CHAIRMAN-This is for widening two small bridges on the old road at Repulse Bay beach.
The vote was agreed to.
New Territories Waterworks
The Officer Administering the Govern- ment recommended the Council to vote a sum of two hundred dollars (200) in aid of the vote Public Works, Recurrent, New Territories, Waterworks. (47) Water Account, (Meter. etc.).
THE CHAIRMAN The contract #50,122. Seven thousand cubic yards of rock were cut above what was foreseen, the estimate being 17,000 cubic yards. There was also a considerable increase in the price of materials,
The vote was agreed to.
Motor Car Allowance
The Officer Administering the Govern ment recommended the Council to vote * sum of three hundred dollars ($300) in aid of the vote Judical and Legal De- partments, -District Officer. Northern District, other charges, Motor Car Allow-
ace.
THE CHAIRMAN--This is an allowance of $25 a month to cover the cost of running the Government car.
The vote was agreed to,
Police Passages
The Officer Administering the Govern- meat recommended the Council to vole
sum of nine thousand dollars ($9,000) in aid of the vote Police and Prison Da partments, A.-Police, Other Charges, Passages, and Bonuses in lieu of passages.
THE CHAIRMAN-The vote is $17,000 and the Council has already voted $4,000. Bince the war a large number of women and children, who were previously de- tained, have been able to go home.
The vote was agreed to.
Kowloon-Canton Railway
The Officer Administering the Govern ment recommended the Council to vote
THE CHAIRMAN-This is for repairing a sum of three thousand, four hundred
meters at Lai-Chi-Kok
The vote was agreed to,
The Motor Road Round the Island
The Officer Administering the Govern ent recommended the Council to vole sum of twenty thousand dollars ($90,000) in aid of the vote Public Works. Extraordinary, Hongkong, Communica tions. (13) Roads: (d) Repulse Bay to Taitam Tuk, Second Section, Improving and Widening existing Road.
and twenty dollars ($3,490) in aid of the Kowloon-Canton Railway. Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Expenses, Other Charges:-
Materials for Repairs and Renewals,
carriages Materials for Repairs and Renewals,
Wagons Running Stores, Engines, Oil Stores, Running
Carriages and Wagone, Oil
Total
$750
1,250 1.000
420
.$3,420
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
THE CHAIRMAN-Materials have gone up in price. With regard to oil, the contracts were made after the estimates were passed and the costs were in some cases more than double.
The vote was agreed to.
Moorings in the Harbour
The Officer Administering the Govern ment recommended the Council to vote sum of three thousand dollars (3,000)
THE CHAIRMAN-The vote was 87,000.
The vote was agreed to.
Kowloon Drainage Works Ltc.
vola
The Officer Administering the Govern- ment recommétried the Council to
sum of thirteen thousand, eight huo- dred, and ten dollars (13,810) in aid of the following votes:-
Drainage:-
in aid of the vote Harbour Master's De-'ublic Works, Extraordinary, Kumteun partment, -Harbour Office, Special Expenditure, Acquisition and rearrange- ment of moorings in Victoria Harbour.
THE CHAIRMAN-This is to replace two worn-out buoys.
The vote was agreed to.
Central Police Station
The Officer Administering the Govern ment recommended the Council to vole a sum of three thousand nine hundred dollars ($3,000) in aid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Mis cellaneous, Repairs. Alterations, and Im- provements to Central Police-station.
THE CHAIRMAN The offices were out of date and there has been a general arrangement.
The vote was agreed to.
Miscellaneous Public Works
re-
The Officer Administering the Govern- ment recommended the Council to vote A sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) in aid of the vote Public Works, Extra ordinary. Miscellaneous, (37) Miscellane ous Works.
THE CHAIRMAN-These is for the wall at Gun Club hill.
The vote was agreed to.
Typhoon and Rainstorm Damage
The Officer Administering the Govern- ment recommended the Council to vote a sum of three thousand, five hundred dollars ($3,500) in aid of the vote Public Works, Recurrent. New Territories, Mis cellaneous (48) Typhoon and Rainstorm Dainages.
(33) Training Nullah, Gene-
ral Works
(34) Miscellaneous Drainage
Works
.8 9.30.00
3.000 UU
710.00
...
New Territories, Buildings (40) Market at Tai O, in-
luding reclaiming site
Total ......
The vote was agreed to.
$13,810.00
Shaukiwan Police Station
The Officer Administering the Govern ment recommenied the Council to vote a sum of two thousand dollars ($2.000) in aid of the vote Public Works, Extra- ordinary, Hongkong, Miscellaneous. Ad- ditions and Alterations to Shaukiwan Police-station.
THE CHAIRALAN The Council has voted $9,000, but when the servants block was stripped it was found that the walls had no foundation and the block had to be re-built.
The vote, was agreed to.
Legal Expenses
The Officer Administering the Govern- ment recommended the Council to vote a sum of six hundred and twenty-five dollars ($625) in aid of the vote Crown Solicitor, Other Charges, Extra Legal Expenses.
THE CHAIRMAN This in connection with Counsel's fees.
The vote was agreed to.
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