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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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Objects and Reasons.
The "Objects and Reasons" for the Bill were stated as follows:
Legislation on the lines of this Ordinance has been suggested by the Secretary of State, in his circular despatch of the 30th March, 1932, in order to carry out the obligations arising from Article 421 of the Treaty of Versailles in respect of the Inter- national Labour Convention concerning the creation of minimum wage fixing machinery.
ADJOURNMENT.
H.E. THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT.-— Council stands adjourned to 18th August.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was held in the Council Chamber, the Colonial Secretary presiding.
Votes totalling $112,414 contained in Message No. 8 from H.E. The Officer Administering the Government, were considered.
Item No. 43: Public Works Department.-Emergency works on account of drought, $25,000.
THE CHAIRMAN. I must apologise for the mistake in this figure. It should be $60,000.
Item No. 49:-Public Works Extraordinary.-$6,000.
THE CHAIRMAN There is another misprint here. The lot referred to should be Marine Lot No. 191.
Items 50 and 51:-Special Expenditure.-Two sailing barges, and construction of timber jetty at Shaukiwan, $16,000.
HON. MR. SHENTON.-May I ask the Director of Public Works whether some more modern form of destroying refuse other than dumping is possible?
THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. These barges and the jetty are to replace two experimental incinerators in Shaukiwan.
HON. SIR HENRY POLLOCK.-How long were these experimental incinerators in use at Shaukiwan?
THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS-I cannot say. I think only a few months.
HON. SIR HENRY POLLOCK.-Have they been a failure?
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