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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

No. 38.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 1.

THURSDAY, 22ND JANUARY, 1914.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(FRANCIS HENRY MAY, K.C.M.G.).

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General FRANCIS

HENRY KELLY, C.B.).

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (CLAUD SEVERN).

the Attorney General, (JOHN ALEXANDER STRACHEY BUCKNILL, K.C.).

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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDer Macdonald Thomson).

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the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM, C.M.G.),

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the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, (EDWIN RICHARD HALLIFAX).

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the Captain Superintendent of Police, (CHARLES MCILVAINE MESSER). Sir KAI HO KAI, Kt., M.B., C.M.G.

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Mr. WEI YUK, C.M.G.

Mr. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.

Mr. EDBERT Ansgar Heweit, C.M.G.

Mr. EDWARD Shellim.

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Mr. DAVID Landale.

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The Council met pursuant to summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 18th December, 1913, were confirmed.

LONDON SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE.-The Colonial Secretary read a despatch from the Secretary of State with reference to Financial Minute No. 59 of 1913 in which the Council voted a sum of £150 to the Endowment Fund of the London School of Tropical · -Medicine.

STANDING COMMITTEES.-His Excellency the Governor appointed the following Com- mittees for the year 1914:-

Finance Committee.-All the Members of the Council with the exception of the

Governor.

Public Works Committee.-The Director of Public Works (Chairman), the Col-

onial Treasurer, Mr. Wei Yuk, Mr. Hewett, and Mr. Shellim.

Law Committee.-The Attorney General (Chairman), the Secretary for Chinese

Affairs, Sir Kai Ho Kai, Mr. Pollock, and Mr. Landale.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 1 and 2, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :-

No. 1.-Miscellaneous Services, Rent of Telephones,......$ 2,930. No. 2.-Military Expenditure, B.-Volunteers, Range

for Gon Practice,

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

2,500.

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 4th Quarter, 1913.