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598

C.S.0.

$10 of 1892.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH JUNE, 1892.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand Eight hundred and Sixty-eight Dollars, ($3,868), for the expenditure required for an improved system of signalling the approach of vessels to the port as follows:-

Completing direct telegraphic communication between Post Office and Gap

Rock,

Completing direct telegraphic communication between Post Office and

Kowloon,

Providing quarters at the Gap Rock,

at Cape D'Aguilar,

Three clerks (for 3 months),

Two signalmen (for 3 months),

$ 150.00

700.00

2,000.00

700.00

270.00

48.00

$ 3,868.00

C.S.0.

947 of 1892.

Government House, Hongkong, 4th June, 1892.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five hundred and Eighty-seven Dollars, and Thirty-three Cents, ($587.33), being the difference between the amount voted in the Estimates for this year and the actual sum due to the Telegraph Company, for the cost of Telegraph Cable, aërial line and Morse instruments connecting the Gap Rock with the Harbour Office at Hongkong.

Amount due

Estimated for

Government House, Hongkong, 19th May, 1892.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

.$87,253.33

86,666.00

$35

587.33

C.R.O.

1823 of 1892.

C.S.O.

1295 or1892.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twelve hundred Dollars, ($1,200), to defray the cost of Clothing for the Gaol Staff and Prisoners not provided for in the Estimates for the current year.

Government House, Hongkong, 3rd June, 1892.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five thousand Dollars, ($5,000), as supplementary provision for the cost of passages and bonuses in lieu of passage, in the Police Department.

Previous to this year bonuses were paid by the Treasury out of the vote for Pensions, Retired Allowances and Gratuities.

In this year's Estimates the item “bonuses was transferred to the Police Department and coupled with "passages," but no corresponding increase made to the latter vote.

The vote now asked for is merely to effect a matter of account, as the Treasury vote will

be relieved by the amount added to the Police vote.

Government House, Hongkong, 1st June, 1892.

The Attorney General seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

PAPERS.The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department for 1891. (No. 25 of 1892.)

The Director of Public Works laid on the table the Report of the Public Works Committee, dated the 23rd May (No. 1), and moved that it be adopted by the Council.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

The Honourable E. R. BELILIOS asked the following question :-

Will the Government state whether the subject of establishing a branch observatory at the Peak has been under consideration, and if so, for what reason the work has been deferred or

abandoned.

The Colonial Secretary replied.