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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 31, 1918.

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No. 62. Botanical and Forestry Department, Other Charges,

Forestry, New Territories,

.$4,875 312

No. 63. Sanitary Department, Temporary House Allow-

ances to Sanitary Inspectors,... Sanitary Department, Uniform for Staff.......... Public Works Department, Temporary House

Allowances to Overseers and Land Bailiffs, 7,325

النقطة.

No. 64. Public Works, Recurrent, Kowloon, Miscella- neous, Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers,

Public Works, Extraordinary, New_Territories, Miscellaneous, Shamshuipo,-Reclamation Scheme,

BASA 300.

12,512.

.$ 250

5,200

5,450.

7,456.

800.

5,300.

No. 65.-Volunteers, Special Expenditure, Equipments,

Botanical and Forestry Department, Maintenance of

Gardens and Grounds,

No. 66.

No. 67. Public Works, Recurrent, Communications, Main-

tenance of Roads and Bridges in City,

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

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REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee (No. 14) dated the 9th October, 1913, and moved its adoption.

tion:

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

PAPERS.-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following papers :-

Return of Excesses on Sub-heads met by Savings under Heads of Expenditure

for the 3rd Quarter, 1913.

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RESOLUTION.Mr. HEWETT addressed the Council and moved the following Resolu-

It is hereby resolved that in the opinion of this Council it is expedient that the Defence Contribution Ordinance 1901" be so amended as to provide that the contribution in respect of any one year shall not exceed the sum of one million dollars local currency ($1,000,000).

Mr. WEI YUK seconded.

Mr. LANDALE and His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government addressed the Council.

On the motion being put to the vote it was declared lost, seven members voting against and five-Messrs. LAU CHỮ PAK, LANDALE, SHELLIM, HEWETT and WEI YUK-for the motion.

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AMENDMENT BILL.The Attorney General addressed the Coun- cil and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, 1899.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee without amendment and moved that it be read a third time.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to. Bill read a third time and passed.