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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 28, 1919. 105

No. 2.-Miscellaneous Services, Rent of Underground

Telegraph Lines,

No. 3.-Medical Department, A.-Staff, Conveyance Allow-

ances to Matron, Sisters, and Probationers,... No. 4.-Charitable Services, Charitable allowance to Shin Lok-shang, son of Sin Yau-wai, late of the Education Department,

$

540.00

1,170.00

500.00

No. 5.-Charitable Services, Charitable Pension, No. 6.---Royal Observatory, Special Expenditure, Type-

536.64

writer,

102.00

No. 7.-Public Works, Extraordinary, Kowloon, Mis-

cellaneous, Shelter in Children's Playground,..

No. 8. Public Works, Extraordinary, New Territories,

Miscellaneous, (47) Miscellaneous Works, ...

2.200.00

10,000.00

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

QUESTIONS. Mr. LANDALE asked the following questions on behalf of Mr. HOLYOAK:--

1. What steps has the Government taken and what further steps does the Government propose to take to obtain the prompt release from military service of men sent to India under the

General Military Service Ordinance, 1918”?

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2. Will the Government arrange for u supply of pneumatic-tyred modern rickshaws for the Colony

and state the maximum price in fares it is prepared to allow for a minimum distance ?

3. What steps have been taken to carry out the wishes of the Unofficial Members expressed during the "Budget Debate" on the 17th October last, to improve the general condition of the Sai Ying Pun School ?

4. What steps have been taken by the Government to revise the Civil Service salaries and conditions

of service?

5. Is it not a fact that for some time past, owing to the illness of the “P.C.M.O.”, there has been no practicing resident Physician or Surgeon at the Victoria Hospital, Barker Road, and that patients are entirely dependent upon daily visits from another medical officer of the Government, and will the Government state what other duties this Medical Officer has to perform?

6. Will the Government state whether there is at present any system for searching passengers and passengers' luggage entering the Colony, whether by boat or train, for arms and ammuni- tion? If not, in view of the numerous outrages and armed thefts which have occurred in this Colony recently, will they take immediate steps to provide for such a search?

The Colonial Secretary replied.

ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned sine die.

CLAUD SEVERN,

Officer Administering the Government.

Confirmed this 27th day of February, 1919.

A. D. BALL, Clerk of Councils.