650053-1892-Legislative-Council-No-8 — Page 2

488

€.S.0. 795 of 1892.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH MAY, 1892.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand Dollars, ($2,000), for "Drawback and refund of Revenue."

It has been the practice hitherto to pay refunds from the collections under the respective heads of receipt. As this practice is contrary to regulation and is about to be discontinued a vote is required to cover such payments.

Government House, Hongkong, 12th May, 1892.

The Attorney General seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee dated the 9th May, (No. 6), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :-

C.8.0.

1004 of 1892.

C.S.0.

693 of 1832.

A sum of One hundred and Thirty Dollars, for the purchase of a new boat for the

use of Swatow Postal Agent,.

A sum of Fifteen hundred Dollars, for the purchase of furniture for the new quarters

for the Nursing Staff at the Government Civil Hospital,..

The Attorney General seconded. Question-put and agreed to.

$ 130.00

$1,500.00

PAPER.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Supreme Court Returns for 1891. (No. 22 of 1892.)

The Colonial Secretary moved the following resolution :--

The Council having considered the following statement by the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department resolves that it is expedient to incur the liability therein proposed to be incurred in 1894.

Statement showing Disbursements for Forestry Works in the years 1893 and 1894 for which contracts have been already made, and those for which contracts now require to be made.

Estimated Total Cost.

To be disbursed in

1892.

To be disbursed in

1893.

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To be disbursed in 1894.

Approved by Legislative Council, C.S.O. No. 1240 of

1891:-

1. Rearing trees in situ,

2. Rearing trees to be planted in 1893,

€

2,800

1,400

1,500

750

1,400 750

3. Planting the trees reared under No. 2,

2,400

Contracts to be now made which require approval:-

4. Rearing trees in situ,

900

5. Rearing trees to be planted in 1894,

900

6. Planting the trees to be reared under No. 5,...

1,600

7,700

2,150

900

900

1,600

4,550

3,400

The works under headings 4, 5 and 6 now require the approval of the Legislative Council in order that contracts for them may be made, those under headings 1, 2 and 3 have already been sanctioned and are now in progress.

CHARLES FORD,

Superintendent, Botanical and Afforestation Department.

The Attorney General seconded. Question-put and agreed to.

The Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD asked the following question:-

Will the Government publish in the "Government Gazette' or lay on the table a list of the Wharves, public and private, in respect of which a sum of $180,000 was added by the Government to the cost of the Praya Reclamation, as appears from the Colonial Secretary's letter of the 19th February, 1889, to the Honourable C. P. Chater, and state the amount of compensation assessed in respect of each.

The Colonial Secretary replied.

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