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Sonclosure 6.

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

84

16TH OCTOBER, 1919.

PRESENT:

HI EXCELLENTY THE GOVERNOR SIR REGINALD EDWARD STUBBS, ROMA,

F.

HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-General VENTRIS, C.B. (General Officer Com- manding Troops in China).

HON. Mr. CLAUD SEVERN, CM.0. (Colonial Secretary).

HON. MR. H. E. POLLOCK, K.G. (Attorney-General).

Hox, MR. C. Mcl. MESSER. O.. (Colonial Treasurer).

HON. ME. W. CHATHAM, C. M. 0. (Director of Public Works).

Hos. Mr. E. R. HALLIFAX, O.E.E. (Secretary for Chinese Affairs).

Hos. MR. E. D. C. WOLFE (Captain Superintendent of Police).

HON. MR. LAU CHT PAK. HON. Ma. C. G. ALABASTER, 0.B.E.

Hox. MR. S. H. DODWELL,

HON. MR. E. V. D. PARR.

MR. A. G. M. FLETCHER, C.B.E. (Clerk of Councils).

Papers

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY by coin mand of H.E. the Governor, laid upon the table an abstract showing the differences between the approved estimates of ex- penditure for 1919 and the estimates of expenditure for 1920 and also the finan- cial statement in connection with the estimates for 1920.

Finance

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY by com mand of H.E the Governor, laid upon the table Financial Minutes Nos. 102 to 118 and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee.

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by com- mand of H.E. the Governor, Inid upon the table the report of the proceedings of the Finance Committee No. 10 and moved that it be adopted.

THE COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and this was carried.

Increase of Rates

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, under section 31 of the Rating Ordinance, 1901, Ordinance No. 6 of 1901, moved the following resolution :--

**Resolved by the Legislative Council that the percentages on the valuation of tenements payable as rates in the undermentioned area be altered F follows, with effect from the 1st of January, 1920 The area bounded by the extension of Argyle Street on the North, by the extension of Waterloo Road on the South-East, by Victory Avenue on the North-East, and by the Kowloon-('unton Railway on

or to- wards the Wes--from 7 per cent, to 13 per cent."

THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, seconderl. and the resolution was passed.

The Budget

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the first reading of a Bill intituled, “An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding eleven million, one hundred and seventy- three thousand, two hundred and twenty- six dollars to the Public Service of the year 1920, for the following purposes:

EXPENDITURE.

THE COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and this was agreed to.

Governor Governor, Special Expenditure Colonial Secretary's Depart-

ment and Legislature Colonial Secretary's Depart-

$

78,221 10.000

81.264

ment. Expenditure

850

190

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