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No. 20.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 28th February, 1888.

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C.8.0.

2043 of 1887.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary (FREDERICK STEWART), Chairman.

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the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).

the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).

the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE).

the Harbour Master, (HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N.). PHINEAS RYRIE.

WONG SHING.

ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.

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JOIN BELL-IRVING.

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CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

ABSENT:

His Honour the Acting Chief Justice (JAMES RUSSELL, C.M.G.), vice His Honour SIR

GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt., on leave.

The Committee meet this day at the request of the Colonial Secretary.

The Report of the proceedings of the last Meeting, held on the 30th November last, having been taken as read, is confirined.

Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Governor:

G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.

(1.)

The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Three hundred Dollars as a $300. Colonial contribution towards the maintenance of the Royal Naval Seamen's Club.

C.S.0.

2791 of 1887,

and

It is not unusual for Colonies, the water of which are frequented by Her Majesty's ships, to give assistance to similar institutions, which provide amusement, food, and lodging for the Seamen, and thus attract them from undesirable and injurious places of resort.

The Commodore has represented the difficulty of maintaning this Club on account of the heavy cost of rent and taxes, and has requested the remission of the latter.

But while deeming 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 395 ass. Dollars, for the salaries of Collector, Assistant Collector and Coolie employed in the Treasury

$588. for collecting Village Taxes and Squatter's Licence Fees.

These items were inadvertently omitted in the Treasurer's Estimates for 1888.

Collector,.

Assistant Collector,. Coolie,...

Government House, Hongkong, 27th February, 1888.

..$ 240.00

240.00 108.00

$ 588.00