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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 4, 1916.

The Honourable the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, (EDWIN RICHARD HALLIFAX),

the Captain Superintendent of Police, (CHARLES MOILVAINE MESSER). Mr. WEI YOK, C.M.G.

Mr. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.

Mr. EDWARD SHELLIM.

Mr. DAVID LANDALE.

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Mr. LAU CHC-PAK.

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Mr. PERCY HOBSON HOLYOAK.

The Council met pursuant to summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 29th June, 1916, were confirmed.

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

Report of the Superintendent of Imports and Exports for the year 1915.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.---The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nós. 16 and 17, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee:-

No. 16.-Royal Observatory, Special Expenditure, Altera-

tion to Magnetometer,

ture, Motor Launch,..

No. 17.--Harbour Master's Department, Special Expendi-

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

$

581.05.

4,000.00

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee (No. 4), dated the 29th June, 1916, and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

QUESTIONS.

Mr. POLLOCK, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions :-

1. With reference to the statement, made in answer to my Questions concerning the Government Nursing Staff, at the last Meeting of the Legislative Council, to the following effect,

in a further telegram, dated the 8th January, Mr. Bonar Law stated that the Colonial Nursing Association were unable to say when they would be in a position to recommend candidates”, is it not the fact that

(1.) The Colonial Nursing Association have recently sent out a Matron and a Sister to the Staff of the Peak Hospital in this Colony (a privately-owned. Institution), and is it not the fact that

(2.) The owners of that Hospital hare recently heard from the said Association that another Sister would be willing to come out to Hongkong to join that Hospital, if required? (3.) Is it not also the fact that between May, 1915, and April, 1916, Nurses have been sent out by the Colonial Nursing Association, as follows :--

(i) To Gorernment Hospitals in

British East Afrien,

British Guiana,

Ceylon,

The Federated Malay States,.

Gambia,

Gibraltar,.

The Gold Coast,

Nigeria,

Nyassaland,

3 Nurses.

1 Nurse.

A Nurses,

1 Nurse.

1 Nurse.

2 Nurses.

1 Nurse.

7 Nurses.

.1 Nurse.

2 Nurses.

Sierra Leone,

The Straits Settlements,.

(i.) To Nursing Association in

Canada, Ceylon,

and

.2 Nurses.

1 Nurse.

1 Nurse.