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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 29, 1919.
The Council met pursuant to summons.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 21st June, 1919, were confirmed.
FINANCIAL MINUTES. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 46 to 58, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee:-
No. 46. Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, (13) Roads, (f) Aberdeen to Little Hongkong, Improving and widening existing Road,
No. 47. Fire Brigade, Clothing,.
No. 48.-Miscellaneous Services, Peace Celebrations, No. 49.-Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Latrine at junction of Ning Po and Woo Sung Streets, No. 50. Charitable Services, Charitable Allowance to Tam
Mei-kui (Mrs. L. J. da Silva),
$ 4,500.00
460.00
8,500.00
9,500.00
35.00
No. 52.
No. 51.--Imports and Exports Department, Secret Service, Charitable Services, Other Charitable Allowances, No. 53.-Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, (4) Additional Storey to Public Works Depart- ment Annex,
500.00
2,000.00
8,000.00
No. 54-Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Mis-
cellaneous, Additions and Alterations Shaukiwan Police Station,
to
9,000.00
No. 55. Kowloon-Canton Railway, Special Expenditure,. Training stream in the Lam Cheun Valley, New Territories,....
6,300.00
No. 56.Public Works, Extraordinary, Communications, (32) Roads, (a) Shanghai Street to Taikok- tsui,
2,000.00
No. 57.-Royal Observatory, Maintenance of Wireless
Installation,
200.00
No. 58. Public Works, Recurrent :-
Hongkong:--
(1) Maintenance of Buildings,...$ 14,000 (3) Maintenance of Lighthouses,
2,000
Kowloon, (23) Maintenance of Build-
ings,
2,000
New Territories, (37) Maintenance of
Buildings,
3,000
-21,000.00.
The Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.--The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee (No. 6), dated the 12th June, 1919, and moved its adoption.
The Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
PAPERS. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following papers :---
Draft Appropriation Account for the year 1918.
Report of Proceedings of the Standing Law Committee on the Marine Stores
Protection Bill, 1919.
Reports of the Public Works Coinmittee (Nos. 3 and 4) dated the 12th June
and 10th July, 1919.
Report of the Director of the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, for the year 1918.
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