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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH JUNE, 1899.

Short title.

Amendment of Schedule S. to No. 24 of 1898.

Application

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to amend the Liquor Licenses

Ordinance, 1898.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as the Liquor Licenses Amendment Ordinance, 1899.

2. Schedule S. to Ordinance No. 24 of 1898 is hereby amended by substituting “$250" in place of "$150," after the words and figures following, "Chinese Wine and Spirit Shop License, (sec. 30)."

3. This Ordinance shall come into force on the 1st day of Ordinance. of July, 1899, and the increased fee, which is payable by virtue of section 2 of this Ordinance, shall be payable on all licenses which are issued on or after that date.

Object and Reason.

The object of this Bill is to increase the fee payable for Chinese wine and spirit shop licenses from $150 to $250 per annum.

HENRY E. POLLOCK,

Acting Attorney General.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to authorise the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Three hundred and Eight thousand Six hundred and Seventy-two Dollars and Eighty-seven Cents, to defray the Charges of the Year 1898.

WHEREAS it has become necessary to make further pro- vision for the public service of the Colony for the year 1898, in addition to the charge upon the revenue and other funds of the Colony for the service of the said year already provided for: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. A sum of Three hundred and Eight thousand Six hundred and Seventy-two Dollars and Eighty-seven Cents is hereby charged upon the revenue and other funds of the Colony for the service of the year 1898, the said sum so charged being expended as hereinafter specified; that is to say :--

Pensions,

Governor and Legislature,

$19,210.26

8,906.58

Colonial Secretary's Department,-

7,595.11

Post Office,

29,776.52

Registrar General's Departinent, -

1,653.92

Harbour Master's Department,

3,022.25

Legal Departments,

2,162.45

Medical Departments,-

7,369.48

Magistracy,

Transport,-

Miscellaneous Services,

1,843.00

6,400.92

117,705.49

Expenses of the Volunteers,

Public Works Recurrent,

3,969.70

4,361.43

Ordinary Expenditure,

$213,977.11

Extraordinary Public Works, -

94,695.76

Total,

$308,672.87