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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 1, 1916.

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FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 1 to 5, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee:-

No. 1.-Public Works, Extraordinary, Compensation for the pathway along the eastern boundary of the Eurasian Cemetery,

No. 2.--Belilios Public School, Electric Fans and Light,.. No. 3.--Royal Observatory, Apparatus for distributing

Wireless Time Signals,.

$

2,500.00.

343.00.

2,500.00.

No. 4. Charitable Allowances, Passages and Relief of

Destitutes, Special Vote,

313.37.

No. 5.--Public Works, Recurrent, Hongkong, Miscella-

neous 18 (b), Stores Depreciation,

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

3,226.10.

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RESOLUTION.---The Colonial Secretary moved the following Resolution

Whereas by the provisions of Section 7 of the Tramway Ordinance, 1902,

is inter alia provided that subject to the approval of the Governor-in- Council after timely and adequate notification by public advertisement or otherwise of the intention of the Company to apply for such approval and after such approval has been confirmed by a resolution of the Legislative Council the Company may construct and maintain subject to the provisions of the said Ordinance and in accordance with plans to be previously deposited in the Office of the Director of Public Works all such lines, crossings, passing places, sidings, junctions, turn-tables and other works in addition to or as extension of those particularly specified in and authorized by the said Ordinance as may be approved of by the Governor- in-Council and may work and use the same :

And whereas timely and adequate notification by public advertisement of the intention of the Company to apply for the approval of the Governor-in- Council to the construction and maintenance of a crossing at the eastern end of Yee Wo Street in accordance with a plan deposited in the Office of the Director of Public Works has been given :

And whereas the Company has duly applied for the approval of the Governor-

in-Council to the construction and maintenance of the said crossing:

And whereas the Governor-in-Council did on the 27th day of January, 1916,

approve of the construction and maintenance of the said line:

Now it is hereby resolved that the approval of the Governor-in-Council so given

as aforesaid shall be and is hereby confirmed.

The Attorney General seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

PRISONERS OF WAR IN HONGKONG.-Mr. HOLYOAK addressed the Council and with- drew the following Resolution standing in his name :-----

"That in the opinion of this Council it is most desirable that the interned alien enemies should be removed from this Colony at the earliest practicable moment."

FALSE PASSPORTS AND SUSPECTED PERSONS BILL.--The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to prevent the use of false passports, and to confer on the Governor-in-Council power to order the internment of certain suspected persons.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.