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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 19.
MONDAY, 22ND OCTOBER, 1888.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (SIR G. WILLIAM DES VEUX, K.C.M.G.)
His Honour the Acting Chief Justice (JAMES RUSSELL, C.M.G.), vice His Honour SIR
GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt., on leave.
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART).
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the Attorney General, (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY).
the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE).
the Captain Superintendent of Police, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE). PHINEAS RYRIE.
WONG SHING.
JOHN BELL-IRVING.
BENDYSHE LAYTON, (vice the Honourable ALEXANDER PALMER MACÈwen),
on leave.
ABSENT:
The Honourable CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, on leave.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 17th instant, were read and confirmed.
VOTE REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Governor :-
C.5.0. 2430 & 2485
G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Eight thousand Five hundred of 1988. Dollars, for building a Home for girls rescued under the Ordinance for the protection of women
and children.
$8,500.
The house will provide for a certain return in rent from the ground floor, and give sufficient accommodation above for the Home.
Government House, Hongkong, 17th October, 1888.
The Colonial Secretary moved that this vote be referred to the Finance Committee...
The Acting Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.--The Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the proceedings of the Finance Committee, (No. 26), held on the 17th instant, and moved that the following votes referred to therein be passed :—
SUPPLEMENTARY VOTES FOR 1888.
SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS. Works and Buildings.
121118 Building a Lunatic Asylum for Chinese-Estimated cost $20,000-Required for 1888, .$7,000.00
of 1885.
C.S.0.
2227 of 1888.
Roads, Streets and Bridges.
$ 9,850.00
Lower Richmond Road, cost of the extension westward.. 22. Repairs to damages caused by the rainstorms during the rainy season of the year,... 13,523.29
$23,373.29
Miscellaneous Services.
1938 of 1888.
c5.0 Honorarium to the Secretary of the Fever Commission,
Payment to shorthand writer in connection with the Fever Commission,
.$ 400.00
Cost of a new Submarine telegraph cable, and expenses incurred in laying it between
Hongkong and Kaulung,
Do.
C.S.O.
1946 of 1888.
No. 126
of Gratuity to the son of the late Mr. D. A. DA COSTA, Senior Marine Officer in the
General Post Office.
2nd Aug,
1888.
and (.8.0.
1300 of 188S.
$3,481.17
179.25
*
2,551.92
350.00
The Acting Treasurer seconded, Question-put and passed.
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