254
C.S.O.
2791 of 1887,
and
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH MARCH, 1888.
The Commodore has represented the difficulty of maintaning this Club on account of the But while deeming heavy cost of rent and taxes, and has requested the remission of the latter.
it right to give some assistance in recognition of the usefulness of the institution, the Governor regards this particular form of concession as likely to become an inconvenient precedent, and he therefore recommends the above vote, the amount of which is the same as the contribution of the Admiralty.
Government House, Hongkong, 22nd February, 1888.
G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.
(2.)
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Five hundred and Eighty-eight Dollars, for the salaries of Collector, Assistant Collector and Coolie employed in the Treasury $88. for collecting Village Taxes and Squatter's Licence Fees.
895 of 1888.
These items were inadvertently omitted in the Treasurer's Estimates for 1888.
Collector,... Assistant Collector, Coolie,
..$ 240.00
240.00
108.00
$ 588.00
C.S.0.
2888 of 1887.
$240.
C.S.O. 2885 of 1887, and
56 of 1888. $24.
Government House, Hongkong, 27th February, 1888.
G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.
(3.)
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Two hundred and forty Dollars as an allowance for a Mandarin Teacher for Messrs. MAY and SERCOMBE SMITH, at the rate of $20 per month.
This was inadvertently omitted in the Registrar General's Estimates for 1888. Government House, Hongkong, 27th February, 1888.
G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.
(4.)
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Twenty-four Dollars, as. additional pay to the Gate-keeper of the Government Civil Hospital.
The salary of the late Chinese Gate-keeper was $8 per month, the Superintendent recom- mended that an Indian should be employed at the salary of $10 per
Government House, Hongkong, 27th February, 1888.
month.
The Colonial Secretary moved that these Minutes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
BILL ENTITLED THE TREES PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, 1888.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of this Bill.
Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED THE RATING ORDINANCE, 1888.—The Treasurer moved the first reading of this
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED THE REGULATION OF CHINESE ORDINANCE, 1888.—The Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a second time.
The Council then went into Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendments.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned to Monday, the 5th proximo, at 4 PM.
Read and confirmed, this 5th day of March, 1888.
ARATHIOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
G. WILLIAM DES VEUX,
Governor.
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