HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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of the Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873, and move that it be revised and approved.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL seconded and the resolution was agreed to.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.-I bring up an order dated 10th day of July, 1931, made by the Chief Justice under section 74 of the Probates Ordinance, 1897, and move that it be approved.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL seconded and the resolution was agreed to.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.-I bring up the rule of Court dated 10th day of July, 1931, made by the Chief Justice under section 63 of the Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1891, and move that it be revised and approved.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL seconded and the resolution was agreed to.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.-I bring up the order dated 10th day of July, 1931, made by the Chief Justice under section 26 of the Bills of Sale Ordinance, 1886, and move that it be revised and approved.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL seconded and the resolution was agreed to.
PUBLIC WORKS ON LOAN.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.-With the permission of the Council I should like to speak on this and the next four motions together. A reference to Appendix VI.B. of the printed Estimates for 1931 will show that the anticipated expenditure on Public Works which was to be charged to the Surplus Balances of the Colony pending the raising of a further loan was as follows:
Shing Mun Valley Water Scheme, 1st section Aerodrome
$235,000
200,000
Aberdeen Valley Water Scheme
895,000
Shing Mun Valley Water Scheme, 2nd section Vehicular Ferry
230,000
650,000
Total
$2,210,000
These works have at various times been approved by this Coun- cil and the proposed expenditure was referred to in the discussion on the Budget for 1931, but no formal resolution was taken to give legislative sanction to the expenditure for the current year
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