226363-1936-Minutes-No-4 — Page 4

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 24, 1936.

The Colonial Secretary replied as follows:-

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(1) The report is correct and the Honourable Member will be already aware that the Secretary of State has appointed Sir WILFRID WOODS, Miss E. PICTON-TURBERVILL and Mr. C. A. WILLIS to be members of the Com- mission. No information has been received as to when the Commission will arrive. The proposal to appoint a Commission was referred to this Government and was considered in Executive Council where the view was taken that the first conclusion of the Report of the recent Committee on Mui Tsai in Hong Kong (Sessional Paper 8/1935) rendered it desirable to welcome a Commission if one should be appointed.

(2) This Government will certainly be expected to contribute a share of the

cost.

(3) For the reason given in the first paragraph of this reply the Government

is unable to protest in the manner suggested.

MOTIONS.

6. The Colonial Treasurer moved the following resolutions :---

1. That this Council approves under Section 3 (2) of the Hong Kong Dollar Loan Ordinance, No. 11 of 1934, of the following transfers in the Schedule as amended by the resolution of 16th May, 1935.

Item No. 2.-Shing Mun Valley Water Scheme from $10,043,531 to

$10,443,530.

Item No. 4.-New Gaol at Stanley from $4,631,000 to $4,500,000. Item No. 5.-Tytam Tuk Catchwaters from $800,000 to $720,000. Item No. 6.-Airport Development from $895,000 to $975,486. Item No. 8.-Other Public Works from $279,823 to $10,338.

2. That this Council approves of the expenditure of $5,223,077.80 on the various items of Loan Works as enumerated below during the financial year 1936, which sum shall be met from surplus balances pending the issue of a further loan.

SCHEDULE.

Head 2.-Shing Mun Valley Water Scheme.

(b) 2nd Section,

(3) Gorge Dam

(5) 2nd 24′′ Trunk Main

(6) 3rd Rapid Gravity Filters

Head 3.-Vehicular Ferry

Head 4.-New Gaol at Stanley

Head 5.-Tytam Tuk Catchwaters

Head 6.-Airport

(b) Airport and Seaplane Slipway

:

..$1,800,000.00

300,000.00

250,000.00

62,022.49 2,600,000.00

59,751.17

...

151,304.14

$5,223,077.80

The Colonial Secretary seconded. Question-put and agreed to.

7. The Attorney General moved :-

1. That the amendment to the Market by-laws made by the Urban Council under section 5 of the Public Health (Food) Ordinance, 1935, Ordinance No. 13 of 1935, on the 7th January, 1936, be approved.