Sessional_Paper_1892 — Page 89

No. 9.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 16th November, 1892.

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PRESENT:

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

the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).

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the Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART).

the Colonial Treasurer, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHEL-INNES).

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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.

JAMES JARDINE BELL-IRVING.

The Committee meet at the request of the Colonial Secretary.

Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :-

1452 of 1892.

C.S.Q.

1454 of 1892.

C.S.0.

1538 of 1999.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five hundred Dollars, ($500), as a building grant under the Grant-in-aid scheme being half the cost of new Grant-in-aid School built by the Basel Mission at Sham-shui-po which has taken the place of a Government School in the same place.

Government House, Hongkong, 25th June, 1892.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Seven thousand One hundred and Fifty Dollars, ($7,150), to meet the extra expenditure during the current year on the Government Civil Hospital votes (under-estimated in the Estimates) for the following items:-

Bedding,

Médicines,

Medical comforts,

Light and Fuel,

Washing,

Incidental Expenditure,

Government House, Hongkong, 29th June, 1892.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

$ 1,250.00

1.750.00

1,200.00

2,000.00

350.00

600.00

$7,150.00

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five thousand Dollars, ($5,000), to supplement the vote in the Estimates for maintenance of roads and bridges out of Victoria, ($15,000), the expenditure under which has been unexpectedly heavy.

There will be a corresponding saving of expenditure under the vote "maintenance of roads and bridges in Kowloon."

Government House, Hongkong, 29th June, 1892.