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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 31, 1917.

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FINANCIAL MINUTES. --The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 33 to 38, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee:-

No. 33.--Public Works, Extraordinary, New Territories,

(51) Compensation and Resumptions, ......S

5,000.00.

No. 34. Public Works, Extraordinary, New Territories,

(50) Miscellaneous Works,

4,000.00.

No. 35.-Public Works, Extraordinary, New Territories,

(45) Roads:-(f) General Works,

2,000.00.

No. 36. Miscellaneous Services, West River Flood Relief

Fund,..

3,800.00.

No. 37. - Public Works, Recurrent, New Territories, (47) and (48) Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages, No. 38. -Public Works, Extraordinary, Kowloon, (34) Roads (b) General Works,

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

950.00.

3,500,00.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee (No. 7), dated the 2nd August, 1917, 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 Answer giren to my first Questim at the last Meeting of the Council

(1) Is it the fact that 337 water-closets now discharge over the Praya East foreshore,

and

(ii) Cannot some steps be taken to remedy the nuisance arising from such discharge, as temporary measures, pending the commencement of the work on the proposed. reclamation ?

(iii) When is such proposed reclamation likely to be commenced ?

2. With reference to the Vole taken at the last Meeting of the Council for the purchase of

Lysholt" for Government Quarters

(1) Is it not the usual practice to get an Officer in the Gorerument Civil Service to bid on behalf of the Government in cases where the Government desires to acquire property?

(1) Was there any special reason for secrecy on the part of the Government in the

present instance ?

(iii) Did not such secrecy result in the Government haring to pay a bigger price for

the property than it would otherwise have done ?

The Colonial Secretary replied.

MILITARY SERVICE BILL.--The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to make provision with respect to military service and to provide for the establishment maintenance and control of a local defence corps.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Mr. POLLOCK and His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council, and the Second reading of the Bill was postponed to the next meeting of the Council.

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ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned until Friday, the 24th day of August,

F. H. MAY,

Governor.

Confirmed this 31st day of August, 1917. .

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.