Sessional_Paper_1890 — Page 134

No. 20.

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REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 27th October, 1890.

PRESENT:

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

the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).

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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).

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

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

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

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THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

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

The Minutes of the Meeting held on the 20th October having been taken as read are confirmed. SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.---The Committee consider the Bill entitled An Ordinance to authorise the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Three hundred and Forty-nine thousand Seven hundred and Twenty Dollars and Eighty-five Cents to defray the Charges of the Year 1889.

The Committee recommend that the Bill be reported without amendment.

ESTIMATES, 1891.-Laid before the Committee the Bill entitled An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding One Million Six hundred and Seventy-four thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Dollars to the Public Service of Year 1891.

Items 1, 2, 3, agreed to.

Honourable J. J. KESWICK moved the following resolution:-

"That the Government lay on the table a list of those Officers who have not received an "increase under the new scale of pay and at the same time state the grounds of refusal "in the case of those Officers who are not satisfied."

Honourable Ho KAI seconded.

Discussion followed.

Honourable C. P. CHATER moved the adjournment of the Committee.

Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD seconded.

Discussion followed.

Honourable C. P. CHATER withdrew his amendment.

The Chairman moved as an amendment that this Committee do now adjourn and that the Legislative Council be reformed so that this question may be considered in Council and not in Finance Committee.

Honourable the Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question put.

Committee divided.

For.

Honourable Surveyor General.

Honourable Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Honourable Acting Attorney General.

Against.

Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.

Honourable Ho KAI.

Honourable J. J. KESWICK.

Honourable C. P. CHATER.

Honourable Acting Colonial Secretary.

Honourable Acting Registrar General did not vote. Motion lost by a majority of one.

The original resolution was then put and carried. The Committee is then adjourned sine die.

Honourable P. RYRIE.

Laid before the Legislative Council on the 3rd November, 1890.

Read and confirmed on the 3rd November, 1890.

F. A. Hazeland, Acting Clerk of Councils.

W. M. DEANE,

Chairman.