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No. 8.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 7th June, 1892.

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PRESENT:

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

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the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

the Registrar General, (JAMES Haldane Stewart LOCKHART).

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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY).

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

the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY).

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

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

THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS.

ABSENT:

The Honourable JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

The Committee meet at the request of the Colonial Secretary.

The Minutes of the last Meeting held on the 16th May, 1892, were read and confirmed. Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :-

C.5.0. 1314 of 1892.

C.S.O.

947 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 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

..$87,253.33 86,666.00

$ 587.33

C.3.0.

1323 of 1892.

Government House, Hongkong, 19th May, 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.