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C.5.0.

1398 of 1892.

1.0.5.0.

1295 of 1892.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twelve hundred Dollars, ($1,200), to defray the cost of Clothing for the Gaol Staff and Prisoners not provided for in the Estimates for the current year.

Government House, Hongkong, 3rd June, 1892.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five thousand Dollars, ($5,000), as supplementary provision for the cost of passages and bonuses in lieu of passage, in the Police Department.

Previous to this year bonuses were paid by the Treasury out of the vote for Pensions, Retired Allowances and Gratuities.

In this year's Estimates the item "bonuses" was transferred to the Police Department and coupled with "passages," but no corresponding increase made to the latter vote.

The vote now asked for is merely to effect a matter of account, as the Treasury vote will

be relieved by the amount added to the Police vote.

Government House, Hongkong, 1st June, 1892.

The Attorney General seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

PAPERS. The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department for 1891. (No. 25 of 1892.)

The Director of Public Works laid on the table the Report of the Public Works Committee, dated the 23rd May (No. 1), and moved that it be adopted by the Council.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

The Honourable E. R. BELILIOS asked the following question :-

Will the Government state whether the subject of establishing a branch observatory at the Peak has been under consideration, and if so, for what reason the work has been deferred or abandoned.

The Colonial Secretary replied.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE MEANS FOR ASCERTAINING THE AMOUNTS TO BE PAID BY WAY OF COMPENSATION IN RESPECT OF THE WHARVES AND PIERS ALONG THE LINE OF THE PRAYA RECLAMATION, TO FIX THE PERIODS FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES IN CONNEC- TION THEREWITH.

."-The Council agreed to postpone consideration of the second reading of the Bill. His Excellency addressed the Council.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned sine die.

Read and confirmed, this 14th day of June, 1892.

A. M. THOMSON,

Acting Clerk of Councils.

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.