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REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS ·

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 14th July, ̃1890.

PRESENT:

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

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

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the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).

the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).

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

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

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HO KAI, M.B., C.M.

ABSENT:

C.S.O.

1592 of 1890.

The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.

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

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 7th July, having been taken as read are 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 a sum of One hundred and Seven thousand One hundred and Eighty-six Dollars, and Seventy-four Cents, ($107,186.74), for repairs to damages caused by the Rain-storm of 29th and 30th May, 1889.

Amount paid in 1889,

Do.

in 1890,

......$ 70,038.00 37,148.74

$107,186.74

C.5.0.

1499 of 1890.

To be charged to Extraordinary Public Works.

Government House, Hongkong, 4th July, 1890.

F. FLEMING.

(2.)

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty-four Dollars, ($24), as a compassionate allowance to the widow of IM CHAN, late Head Messenger at the Magistracy.

Government House, Hongkong, 8th July, 1890.

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

The Committee is then adjourned sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council on the 21st July, 1890.

Read and confirmed on the 21st July, 1890.

F. A. HAZELAND,

Acting Clerk of Councils.

W. M. DEANE,

Chairman.