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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
No. 18.
Published by Authority.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 3FD MAY, 1862.
VOL. VIII.
VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF HONGKONG.
No. 5 OF 1862.
MONDAY, 21ST APRIL, 1862.
PRESENT:
His Excellency The GOVERNOR and all the Members, except Mr. Chomley.
The Council met to-day pursuant to postponement as ordered by The Governor, no Meeting having
taken place on the 16th Instant.
The Minutes of the Council held on the 22nd March, were read and approved.
The "Post Office" Bill was read a second time.
On going into Committee for the consideration of this Bill,
It was resolved, that a Special Committee be appointed to examine into the Clauses of the said Bill,
and report thereon to the Council at its next meeting.
The Governor named the Chief Justice, the Attorney General, and Mr. Murray to be Members of such
Committee.
Read a first time a Bill, entitled "An Ordinance for the establishment and regulation of the Police
"Force of the Colony of Hongkong."
The Governor remarked that, in order to carry out the proposed reconstruction and increase of the Police Force, provision would have to be made for additional Barrack accommodation. It had been originally proposed to erect the following new Stations:--
One at Wanchai, estimated at
$4,000
An additional Story to Caine Road Station,
3,000
One Reserved Central Station, exclusive of ground which would have to be
purchased,..........................
12.000
One Reserved Water Police Station,
11,000
$30,000
The completion of the new Convict Gaol as per present Plans would cost.....
40,000
$70,000
Forming a total of.......
These arrangements for various reasons would be very incomplete if car- ried out, inasmuch as the several Police Stations would be scattered over the City, and in- conveniently situa ed for the proper management and distribution of the men. Further, no suitable site was available for the Central Reserve with a Drill Ground attached, and the new Convict Gaol would also soon be found insufficient for the growing wants of the Colony.
To rectify these deficiencies His Excellency now proposed to erect one princi- pal Central Police Station on the site of the present Convict Gaol at a cost of $ 61,000
And to build a new Gaol, capable of extension, on Stone Cutters' Jsland, or elsewhere, at a present probable cost of
Total,
100,000
$161,000
Towards this expenditure the sale of the present Central Station and of two Police Stations in the Central Market which could then be disposed of, night be estimated at
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