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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 25, 1938. 861

Administration Reports, 1937 :-

Part I.-General Administration:

Report to the Director of Colonial Audit on the Audit of the Accounts of Hong Kong, 1937, with copy of forwarding despatch to Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Report of the Harbour Master and Director of Air Services.

Part II.-Law and Order :---

Report of the Chief Officer, Hong Kong Fire Brigade.

Sessional Papers, 1938:-

No. 14. Report by the Senior Inspector of Mines, Perak, Federated Malay States, on the subject of the Control Measures which the Hong Kong Government should adopt in respect of Local Mining.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

4. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee

(No. 9), dated 20th October, 1938, and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

MOTIONS.

5. The Colonial Secretary addressed the Council and moved the following

resolution :---

That the Estimates of Expenditure for the year 1939 as now presented be

approved.

The Financial Secretary seconded.

The Honourable Sir HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, Kt., K.C., LL.D., the Honourable Mr. CHAU TSUN-NIN, C.B.E., the Honourable Mr. Lo MAN-KAM, the Honour- able Mr. LEO D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Junior, the Honourable Dr. LI SHU-FAN, the Honourable Mr. ANDREW LUSK SHIELDS, the Director of Public Works, the Director of Medical Services, the Colonial Secretary and His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.

Question-put and agreed to.

6. Appropriation Bill for 1939.—The Financial Secretary addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Twenty-nine million three hundred and twenty-seven thousand two hundred and ninety-four Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1939."

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time....