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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4тн APRIL, 1896.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 118.

The following Statement of Disbursements for Forestry Works in the Years 1897 and 1898, which was laid before the Legislative Council on the 2nd instant, is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th April, 1896.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary,

Statement showing Disbursements for Forestry Works in the years 1897 and 1898, for which contracts have been already made, and those for which contracts now require to be made.

APPROVED BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, (C.S.O. No. 1938.)

Estimated total cost.

To be disbursed in 1897.

To be disbursed in 1898.

C.

C.

C.

1. Rearing Trees to be planted in 1897,.

900.00

900.00

2. Planting Trees being reared under No. 1,.............

1,100.00

1,100.00

Contracts to be now made which require approval:-

3. Rearing and Planting Trees in 1898,..

2,000.00

4,000.00

2,000.00

2,000.00

2,000.00

The works under heading 3 now require the approval of the Legislative Council in order that the contracts for them may be made; those under headings 1 and 2 have already been sanctioned and are now in progress.

CHARLES FORD, Superintendent, Botanical and Afforestation Department.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 119.

The following Financial Returns for the Year 1895, which were laid before the Legislative Council on the 2nd instant, are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th April, 1896.

No. 14.

SIR, I have the honour to transmit the following returns :-

1. Revenue and Expenditure for the year 1895.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

TREASURY, 19th March, 1896.

2. Comparative Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for 1894 and 1895.

3. Return of Deposits not available.

4. Do.

Advances Outstanding.

5.

Do.

Assets and Liabilities, 1895.

6.

Do.

Public Works Extraordinary chargeable against the Loan.

7. Statement of Expenditure from the Praya Reclamation Fund.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

The Honourable

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY,

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

Your obedient Servant,

A. M. THOMSON, Acting Treasurer.