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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Brushwood Clearing
The Officer Administering the Govern ment recommended the Council to vote a sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) in aid of the vote Botanical and Fores- try Departinent, other charges, Brush wood Clearing.
THE CHAIRMAN The vote was $1,500 but the P.W.D. required a great deal of
with clearing done in connection roads.
The vote was agreed to.
Castle Peak Road
new
The Officer Administering the Govern- ment recommended the Council to vote a sum of ane hundred and five thousand dollars ($105,000) in aid of the vote Pub- lic Works Extraordinary, New Terri- tories, (41) Roads: (a) Shamshuipo to Castle Peak, Section Taun Wan to Castle Peak-20 feet wide.
THE CHAIRMAN -The total cost of the road was $433,307. The expenditure in 1918 was $213,000 odd leaving $220,000 to be met in 1919. The vote for 1919 was #115,000 and the difference between the $115,000 and $220,000 is the sum now re- quired. The first part of the road was done at a very cheap rate and the amount
of rock in the further parts of the road!
could not be foreseen and especially the amount of sliding rock which had to be cut away and propped up. On one se- tion the road cost $37,780 a mile and on another section 841,000. The total cost of the road works out at $30,000 odd per mile.
The vote was agreed to.
Typewriter for the Land Registry
Office
The Officer Administering the Govern ment recommended the Council to vote a sum of one hundred and fifty-two dollars and cents eighty-six ($152.86)_in aid of the vote Judicial and Legal De- partments, E.-Office of Land Registry, Special Expenditure, Typewriter.
The vote was agreed to.
Peace Celebrations
The Officer Administering the Govern- ment recommends the Council to vote a sum of four thousand seven hundred dol- lars ($4,700) in aid of the vote Miscellan- eous Services, Peace Celebrations.
THE CHAIRMAN-The total cost to the Government was $13,080, out of which $8,500 has been voted. This money is to close the account.
The vote was agreed to.
PRESENT:--
28TH AUGUST, 1919.
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINIS GOVERNMENT,
MR. TERING THE
HON. CLAUD SEVERN, C.M.G.
HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL VENTRIS, c.8. (General Officer, Com. manding Troops in China).
HON. MR. A. G. M. FLETCHER, C.B.E. (Colonial Secretary).
HON. MR. H, E. POLLOCK, (Attorney General).
Finance
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THE COLONIAL SECRETARY by com- mand of H.E. the Officer Administering the Government. laid upon the table Finan- cial minutes 50 to 81 and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee.
THE COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and this was agreed to.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by com- K.c.mand of HE the Cheer Administering the Government, laid upon the table the re- port of the Finance Committee No. 7 and moved that it be adopted.
HON, MR. C. McL. MESSER. O.B.E. (Colonial Treasurer),
Hos. 11 K. W. CHATHAM, (Director of Public Works).
C. M.G.
Hos. MR. E. R. HALLIFAX, O.B.E. (Secretary for Chinese Affairs).
HON. MR. E. D. C. WOLFE (Captain Superintendent of Police).
HON. MR. LAU CHU PAK. HON. MR. HO FOOK.
HON. MR. C. G. ALABASTER, 0.8.E. How. MR. S. H. DODWELL. HON. MR. E. V. D. PARR. ME. A. DYER BALL (Clerk Councils).
of
THE COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and this was carried.
Papers
mand of H.E. the Officer Administering the THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by com- Government, laid upon the table the re- port for 1918 of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs; the report for 1918 of the Gen- eral Post Office, Hongkong: and the Medical and Sanitary reports for 1916.
Public Convenience
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the following Resolution under section 170 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordi- nance, 1903 : ——
Whereas application has been duly made by the Sanitary Board to the Gov ernor under section 167 of the Public
H.E. THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT — Hon, members will remember that on receiving the news that Sir Edward Stubbs had been made Knight Commander of the most Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, Distinguished Order of St. Michael and for the erection of a Public Latrine and St. George we sent a message to him by Urinals under the steps in
telegraph, congratulating him, and also congratulating Lady Stubbs on being made Companion of the British Em pire. I have received a letter from Sir Edward in which he writes: I was very pleased to receive your telegram of June 5th. transmitting a message from the Legislative Council. Will you be 60 good as to tell the members of the Council how very deeply my wife and I appre ciate the kindly feelings which prompted their message.
Street.
Duddell
been duly approved by the Governor and And where such application having
notification of the intention to erect a having been duly published in three Public Latrine and Urinals at such site
successive numbers of the Gazette, cer- tain owners and occupiers of property in the vicinity have objected to such erec-
tion.
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