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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 8.

MONDAY, 7TH JULY, 1902.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (Major-General Sir WILLIAM JULIUS GASCOIGNE, K.C.M.G.).

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).

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the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, K.B.). the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).

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

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the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

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the Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS JOSEPH BADELEY). HO KAI, M.B., C.M.

WEI YUK.

CHARLES STEWART SHARP.

CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON,

GEORGE WILLIAM FORBES PLAYFAIR. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN,

The Council met pursuant to summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 23rd June, 1902, were read and confirmed.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Admi- nistering the Government, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 27 to 31), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee:-

C.NO. 1450 of 1902.

C.5.0

1251 of 1902.

C.S.O.

1496 ut 1902.

C.5.0.

421 of 1902.

W. J. GASCOIGNE.

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The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Seven hundred and five Dollars ($705) to cover the cost of 3 months' rent for a room at Cragieburn ($630) and of tram tickets ($75), for the use of the Nursing Sisters of the Government Civil Hospital.

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Government House, Hongkong, 23rd June, 1902.

W. J. GASCOIGNE.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Ninety Dollars ($90), being grant of a teacher's allowance to Mr. N. G. NOLAN, Interpreter to the Magistracy, for studying the Fukien dialect, for 9 months at the rate of $10 per mensem.

Government House, Hongkong, 25th June, 1902.

W. J. GASCOIGNE.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty-two thousand and five hundred Dollars ($22,500) to meet the cost to be incurred for the carrying out of the undermentioned works during the current year:-

PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY.

(1.) City Waterworks Extension,

Tytam Tuk Scheme,..

Preliminary and Temporary Works,

$20,000.00

2,500.00

Total,...

.$22,500.00

(2.) City Waterworks-Provision of Public Fountains,...

Government House, Hongkong, 25th June, 1902.

W. J. GASCOIGNE.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and sixty-six Dollars and eighty-four Cents ($166.84), to defray one-third share of $500.50, being cost of the construction of a tennis-court for the use of the Cadets in the British Ya-mên inside the city of Canton.

Government Ilouse, Hongkong, 2nd July, 1902.

25-23.7.02.