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No. 3.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 28th March, 1895.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART), Chairman.

the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH, Q.C.).

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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).

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

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the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY, R.N.). CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G.

ALEXANDER MCCONACHIE.

The Committee met at the request of the Colonial Secretary.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 12th instant, were read and confirmed. (1) Read the following Minute under the hand of flis Excellency the Governor :-

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

$85 of 1895.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five hundred and Forty Dollars, ($540), being salary of a temporary Clerk to the Sanitary Department at the rate of $60 per mensem for 9 months from 1st April, 1895.

Government House, Hongkong, 21st March, 1895.

The Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the vote he passed.

(2) Read the following Minute under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :-

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

C.0. Tel. 16.3.95.

The Governor recommends the Council to re-vote the sum of Fifty-eight thousand Dollars, ($58,000), for payment of Exchange Compensation in respect of 1894.

(The above is approximately the unexpended balance of the sum previously voted.) Government House, Hongkong, 25th March, 1895.

The Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the vote be passed.

(3) Read the following Minute under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :-

C.S.0. 708 of 1305,

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Six hundred Dollars. ($600), for the salaries of the Chinese staff at the new Sheep and Swine Depôt.

Government House, Hongkong, 26th March, 1895.

The Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the vote be passed. The Committee then adjourned.

Laid before the Legislative Council on the 4th April, 1895.

Read and confirmed on the 4th April, 1895.

ARATHOON SETH,

Clerk of Councils.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Chairman.