LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 23.
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FRIDAY, 1ST APRIL, 1887..
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G.,
Administering the Government in the absence of His Excellency SIR GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C. M.G.
His Honour the Chief Justice, (SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt.)
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART.)
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the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD.)
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)
the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)
HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N.
PHINEAS RYRIE.
WONG SHING.
JOHN BELL-IRVING, (vice the Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK, on leave).. ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN, (vice the Honourable THOMAS JACKSON,
on leave).
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, (vice the Honourable FREDERICK DAVID SAS-
SOON, on leave).
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last. Meeting, held on the 30th ultimo, were read and confirmed.
VOTE OF MONEY REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-
W. H. MARSH,
(1.)
C.S.O.
469 of 1857.
The Steam-launch Stanley (formerly Victoria) being about to be handed over to the Sanitary Department to be used as a Tug-boat to remove rubbish and dredgings, it is necessary to provide for the pay of the crew, and other contingent expenses of the launch.
The Officer Administering the Government therefore recommends the Council to vote the following sums:-
Engineer at $30 per month, 10 months,
Fireman at $15
Coxswain at $10
8 Sailors at $ 7 each
Coal, Oil, Water, &c. for 10 months,
Moorings,..
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..$ 300,00
150.00
100.00
210.00
$ 760.00
3.130.00
25.00
$3,915.00
The Surveyor General will make arrangements with the Conservancy Contractors to refund
a portion of the expenses incurred by the tug-boat, and this will be accounted for as Revenue on account of conservancy.
Government House, Hongkong, 31st March, 1887.
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