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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH MAY, 1895.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to authorise the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Three hundred and Fifty-five thousand Three hundred and Ninety-five Dollars and Eighty-eight Cents to defray the Charges of the Year 1894. WHEREAS it has become necessary to make further

provision for the public service of the Colony for the year 1894, 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 Fifty-five thousand Three hundred and Ninety-five Dollars and Eighty-eight Cents is hereby charged upon the revenue and other funds of the Colony for the service of the year 1894, the said sum so charged being expended as hereinafter specified; that is to say :-

Charge on account of Public Debt,

Pensions,

Governor and Legislature,

$ 44,786.64

13,817.28

3,062.76

Colonial Secretary's Department,

1,477.04

Post Office,

19,706.15

Harbour Master's Department,

112.71

Observatory,

901.79

Stamp Office,

33.40

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

3,687.21

Legal Departments,

5,081.30

Fire Brigade,

269.72

Miscellaneous Services,

204,918.00

Military Expenditure,

49,127.13

Public Works Annual Recurrent Expenditure,

8,414.75

Total,

$ 355,395.88

DRAFT BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinânce to amend "The Rating Ordinance, 1888."

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the

advice and consent of the Legislative Conncil there-

of, as follows:

1. This Ordinauce shall be read and construed together with Ordinance No. 15 of 1888 hereinafter referred to, as the principal Ordinance.

2. Section 33 of the principal Ordinance is hereby repealed.

3. In lieu of the said section the words following shall be substituted :-

If any person fail to pay any rates for which he is liable, within one month after the day notified in the Gazette as the day for payment, interest at the rate of 8% per annum shall become due thereon from the expiration of the said month until the day of payment, and the Treasurer may recover the rates in arrear as well as the interest due thereon by suit in the Summary Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court as provided by Ordinance No. 13 of 1875."

4. If any person shall have made default in payment of any rates for which he is liable within one month after the day notified in the Gazette as the day for payment, or shall have made default in payment of any interest which may have become due thereon and the Crown Solicitor shall have made application to such person for payment of the same there shall be paid by such person to the Crown Solicitor for every such application the sum of two dollars whether a suit has been instituted for the recovery of the said rates or the said interest or not.

Construction,

Repeal of acc. 33 of 15 of 1888.

Substituted section.

Recovery of rates.

Costs for

letter of

application.

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