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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST MARCH, 1891.
G. WILLIAM DES VŒUX.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand and Eight hundred Jan, 1891. Dollars, ($2,800), as supplementary vote for "Peak Water Supply," being additional expendi- ture consequent on modifications recommended by Mr. CHADWICK in the Hydraulic Motor and Pump required for the Peak Water Works.
Government House, Hongkong, 3rd March, 1891.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Minutes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Reports of the Finance Committee, dated the 16th and 25th February, (Nos. 2 and 3), and moved that the following votes referred to therein be passed, viz.:-
C.S.0.
2677 of 1890.
A sum of Two hundred and Nine Dollars, ($209), for general overhaul and repairs to Health Officer's Steam-launch Blanche, and providing a launch while the repairs are being executed,
A sum of Two thousand Dollars, ($2,000), being the balance on account of work done for the improvement of the piece of Land known as the Chinese Recrea- tion Ground."
Amount voted in 1890,
Do. paid in 1890,...
Paid in 1891,..
.$ 209.00
.$6,000.00 4,000.00
$2,000.00
C.S.0.
188 of 1891.
C.S:0.
267 of 1890.
C.S.0.
267 of 1891.
1 of 1891.
281 of 1890
and C.S.O.
336 of 1891.
A sum of One thousand and Two hundred Dollars, ($1,200), for commission to
other countries on Postal Notes and Money Orders,
.$ 1,200.00
A sum of One hundred and Sixty Dollars, ($160), as a compassionate allowance to Mrs. ROZARIO, in consideration of the service of the late Mr. HENRI GUSTAVE, alias HENRIQUE DO ROZARIO, 4th Clerk in the Colonial Secretary's Office, ......$
A sum of Sixty-six Dollars and Sixty-six Cents, ($66.66), being a portion of the amount required to purchase Private HARDWICK's discharge from the Army Medical Corps, and join the Colonial Service as Junior Wardmaster in the Civil Hospital,
$
A sum of One hundred Dollars, ($100), being increased salaries of two Cadets, Messrs. THOMSON and BREWIN, from 1st November to 31st December, 1890, at the rate of $25 per month, sanctioned by the Secretary of State,........
A sum of Nine hundred and Thirteen Dollars, ($913), to cover the Salaries and Allowances to the two Inspectors in the Registrar General's Department, in accordance with instructions from the Secretary of State,
A sum of Thirty-two thousand Dollars being the amended salary of His Excellency
the Governor,
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
160.00
66.66
.$. 100.00
$913.00
$32,000.00
The Acting Colonial Secretary also moved that the following vote referred to in the Report of the Finance Committee dated the 25th February be passed, viz. :-
CO. Teleg. A sum of One hundred and Twenty-three thousand, Eight hundred and Seventy
of 13th Feb., 1891.
Dollars and Ninety-six Cents, ($123,870.96), being the moiety of the Military
Contribution of the Colony for the year 1890–£20,000 @ 3/23 per $.........................$123,870.96
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
The Honourable P. RYRIE moved as an amendment that the consideration of the vote be post- poned until a despatch be received from the Secretary of State in reply to the protest of the Un-official Members of Council in December last.
The Honourable T. H. WuITEHEAD seconded.
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