Sessional_Paper_1889 — Page 67

'No. 4.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 22nd March, 1889.

PRESENT:

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

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the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).

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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.).

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the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES).

PHINEAS RYRIE,

WONG SHING.

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JOHN BELL-IRVING.

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BENDYSHE LAYTON, (vice the Honourable ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN). CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

The Committee meet at the request of the Colonial Secretary.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 7th instant, having been taken as read, are confirmed.

Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Governor :-

G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Four hundred and Seventy-two $472.58. Dollars and Fifty-eight Cents, as Personal Allowance to Mr. BRUCE SHEPHERD, Deputy Land

Officer, from the 18th March instant, at the rate of $600 per annum.

The expediency of this Vote will be explained in Finance Committee.

Government House, Hongkong, 21st March, 1889.

After explanation by the Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amount

be voted.

The Committee then adjourn sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council on the 29th March, 1889.

Read and confirmed on the 29th March, 1889.

ARATHOON SETH,

Clerk of Councils.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Chairman,