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C.S.O.

1295 of 1892.

C.S.0.

810 of 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.

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,

"J

at Cape D'Aguilar,

Three clerks (for 3 months),..

Two signalmen (for 3 months),

Government House, Hongkong, 4th June, 1892.

The Committee agreed to recommend these votes to be passed by the Council.

$ 150.00

700.00

2,000.00

700.00

270.00

48.00

$ 3,868,00

The Committee also agreed, at the instance of the Colonial Secretary, to recommend that a sum of $171 for the purchase of flags be added to the vote for improving the signalling of the approach of vessels to the port.

The Committee is then adjourned.

Read and confirmed on the 16th November, 1892.

Laid before the Legislative Council on the 16th November, 1892.

F. H. MAY,

Acting Clerk of Councils.

G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Chairman.