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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 10.

TUESDAY, 7TH JUNE, 1892.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G.).

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (GEORGE THOMAS MICHAEL O'BRIEN, C.M.G.).

the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

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the Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART).

the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY).

the Director of Public Works, (FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER).

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the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY).

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CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

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

THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS.

ABSENT:

The Honourable JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 23rd May, 1892, were read and confirmed. The Honourable E. R. BELILIOS took the Oath of Allegiance on the confirmation of his appoint- ment as a Member of the Council.

VOTES REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee, viz. :-

C.3.0.

1314 of 1892.

C.S.0.

$10 of 1892.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Fifteen hundred Dollars, ($1,500), being supplementary provision to defray incidental expenses in the Police Department.

The Department has now to pay for its water and disinfectants which were formerly supplied gratis, and the extra expenditure was not foreseen in framing the Estimates for the current year.

Government House, Hongkong, 31st May, 1892.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand Eight hundred and Sixty-eight Dollars, ($3,868), for the expenditure required for an improved system of signalling the approach of vessels to the port as follows:--

Completing direct telegraphic communication between Post Office and Gap

Rock,

Completing direct telegraphic communication between Post Office and

Kowloon,

Providing quarters at the Gap Rock,

at Cape D'Aguilar,

Three clerks (for 3 months),

.$ 150.00

700.00

2,000.00

700.00

270.00

48.00

$ 3,868.00

C.S.O.

947 of 1892.

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Two signalmen (for 3 months),

Government House, Hongkong, 4th June, 1892.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five hundred and Eighty-seven Dollars, and Thirty-three Cents, ($587.33), being the difference between the amount voted in the Estimates for this year and the actual sum due to the Telegraph Company, for the cost of Telegraph Cable, aërial line and Morse instruments connecting the Gap Rock with the Harbour Office at Hongkong.

Amount due

Estimated for

Government House, Hongkong, 19th May, 1892.

.$87,253.33 86,666.00

$5 587.33

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