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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 22.

MONDAY, 10TH DECEMBER, 1900.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(Sir HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE, G.C.M.G.).

His Excellency Major-General WILLIAM JULIUS GASCOIGNE, C.M.G., General Officer Commanding. The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART, C.M.G.).

the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN, Q.C.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).

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the Director of Public Works, (ROBERT DALY ORMSBY).

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the Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.). BASIL TAYLOR, (Acting Harbour Master).

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, C.M.G.

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

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

WEI YUK.

JOHN THURBURN.

The Honourable RODERICK MACKENZIE GRAY.

The Council met pursuant to summons.

ABSENT:

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 5th November, 1900, were read and confirmed. PAPER.-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table a Report on the Epidemic of Bubonic Plague in Hongkong in the year 1900.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 59 to 69 inclusive), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee:-

C.S.O. 2424 of 1900.

C.S.O. 2047 of 1900.

C.5.0. 2577 of 1900.

C.8.0. 2564 of 1900.

HENRY A. BLAKE.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Six hundred and Eighty-six Dollars and Twenty-five Cents ($686.25) to cover the cost of certain sundry utensils, &c., required for the Government Steam Lighthouse Tender Stanley.

Government House, Hongkong, 3rd November, 1900.

HENRY A. BLAKE,

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Six hundred Dollars ($600) to cover the cost of repairing the boiler and machinery of the Disinfecting Engine.

Government House, Hongkong, 3rd November, 1900.

HENRY A. BLAKE.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Six thousand and Five hundred Dollars ($6,500) in aid of the following votes :-

Public Works, Annually Recurrent Expenditure. Maintenance of Sewers, . Maintenance of Waterworks, City and Hill District,.

Government House, Hongkong, 13th November, 1900. HENRY A. BLAKE.

$ 2,000.00 4,500.00

Total,...... .............$ 6,500.00

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand and Two hundred Dollars ($2,200) in aid of the following votes in the Sanitary Department:-

Electric Lighting of Central Market,

Incidental Expenses,

Government House, Hongkong, 13th November, 1900.

.$1,300.00 900.00

Total,....

.$2,200.00