THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH OCTOBER, 1899.
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(6.) Kowloon Fire Precautions.—Will the Honourable the Colonial Secretary inform the Council whether, in view of the increasing number of houses on the Kowloon Peninsula, the Govern- ment has considered and deemed it expedient to make requisite provision in respect of a Branch of the Fire Brigade there whereby it will be possible to attempt to cope with any fires which may hereafter take place?
The COLONIAL SECRETARY.-' -The answer to the first question of the Honourable Member is "No." The answer to the second question is, "Because the expenditure was not contemplated."
The COLONIAL TREASURER.-The answer to the third question is (1) "On the authority of His Excellency the Governor. (2) 3rd May last. (3) I do not know."
The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. ---The answer to the fourth question is, "No new Public Works have been undertaken since the middle of last year which have not been submitted to, considered, and approved by the Committee of the whole Legislative Council, except a few works in the New Territory. which being of urgency were undertaken without the usual formalities being gone through."
The COLONIAL SECRETARY.-The answer to the fifth question is, "Yes; Commander DE HORSEY, some of the other Officers of Her Majesty's Ship Plover, and Mr. LI PAK, for purposes of curiosity it is presumed, accompanied the Commission on one or two of its visits to villages in the new territory. Mr. NG SUI SHANG accompanied the Commission throughout the tour of inspection, arranging for transport, guides, etc., and his services proved of great assistance."
The COLONIAL SECRETARY.-The answer to the sixth question is, "The matter is at present under the consideration of the Government."
MOTION. The Director of Public Works, by permission of His Excellency the Governor, moved that the following proposed works be referred to the Public Works Committee of the Council for consideration and report:—
(1) Police Station at Kennedytown.
(2) Chair Shelter at Peak Tram Station.
(3) High West Road.
(4) Waterworks Extension, Hongkong.
(5) The erection of a Refuse Destructor at Kennedytown.
(6) Electric lighting at Government House.
(7) Minor Roads in the New Territory.
(8) Preparing the site for the Governor's Peak Residence.
(9) Kowloon Water Supply.
(10) Pokfulam Conduit Road.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LIQUOR LICENSES ORDINANCE, 1898.—The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned sine die.
Read and confirmed, this 4th day of October, 1899.
R. F. JOHNSTON,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
HENRY A. BLAKE, Governor.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. -No. 534.
The following Bills, which were read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, are published.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 4th October, 1899.
R. F. JOHNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councils.
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