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No. 8.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG, On the 9th May, 1890.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE), Chairman.

the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

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the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).

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

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Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.

ABSENT:

107

C.S.O.

29 59 of 1889,

C. O. Desp.

5 of 1890.

C.S.0.

2935 of 1889.

C. O. Desp. 38 of 1890,

The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER), on account of sickness.

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PHINEAS RYRIE.

ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK,

The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 29th April, were read and confirmed. Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-

ment:

F. FLEMING.

(1.)

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Six thousand Dollars, ($6,000) for the improvement of the piece of land known as the "Chinese Recreation Ground," Possession Point, viz. :-

For the clearing, levelling and surfacing of the ground, and constructing stalls

and side channels.

Government House, Hongkong, 1st May, 1890.

F. FLEMING.

(2.)

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Three hundred Dollars, ($300), to provide for furniture and fittings for the Local delivery branch of the General Post Office.

Government House, Hongkong, 8th May, 1890.

F. FLEMING.

(3.)

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the. Council to vote the sum of Three thousand Six hundred and Seventy Dollars, ($3,670) for relaying of the lead roof over the Central Hall, and the two staircases of Victoria College, which was found in a very bad state, and constantly leaking in several places.

Government House, Hongkong, 8th May, 1890.

F. FLEMING.

(4.)

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of One hundred and Twenty Dollars, ($120), for House Allowance to the Compradore of the General Post Office.

Government House, Hongkong, 14th April, 1890.

After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amounts in the above Minutes be voted.

The Committee is then adjourned sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council on the 16th May, 1890.

Read and confirmed on the 16th May, 1890.

F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.

W. M. DEANE,

Chairman.