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No. 6.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 23rd May, 1895.

PRESENT:

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

the Acting Attorney General, (Alfred GascoynE WISE).

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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.

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

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G.

ALEXANDER MCCONACHIE.

JAMES JARDINE BELL-IRVING.

The Committee met at the request of the Colonial Secretary.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 11th ultimo, were read and confirmed. (1) Read the following Minute under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :-

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

1223 of 1895.

The Governor recommends the Council to re-vote the sum of Three thousand Eight hundred and Twenty-four Dollars and Seventeen Cents, ($3,824.17), for the extension of MacDonnell and Austin Roads at Kowloon.

(The above is the unexpended balance of the sum voted for the above work for 1894.) Government House, Hongkong, 4th May, 1895.

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

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

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

C.5.0. 1440 of 1895.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty thousand Dollars, ($20,000), for expenses incurred in connection with the Resumption of Taipingshan.

Government House, Hongkong, 22nd May, 1895.

In connection with this vote the Committee discussed the question of remuneration to Messrs. ALFORD and DANBY, Arbitrators appointed under The Taipingshan Resumption Ordinance, for their services on the Arbitration Board.

It was finally decided to recommend that the sum of $4,000 be paid to each of the above gentlemen.

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

The Committee then adjourned.

Laid before the Legislative Council on the 6th June, 1895.

Read and confirmed on the 6th June, 1895.

J. G. T. BUCKLE, Acting Clerk of Councils.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Chairman.