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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 12.

WEDNESDAY, 3RD SEPTEMBER, 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, Kt.)

the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).

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

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Medical Officer of Health, (Dr. FRANCIS WILLIAM CLARK). 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 13th August, 1902, were read and confirmed.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Admin- istering the Government, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 39 to 50), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee:-

C 5.0. 1147 of 1902.

C.S.O.

788 01 1902.

C.S.O. 1994 of 1902.

€,5.0. 2012 of 1902.

C.8.0. 2021 of 1002.

C.3.0.

2027 of 1902,

W. J. GASCOIGNE.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred Dollars ($200) to cover, during the current year, the salary of a Clerk for the Registrar General's Department, in connection with the Chinese Emigration (Amendment) Ordinance No. 37 of 1901, for 5 months at the rate of $40 per mensem.

Government House, Hongkong, 12th August, 1902.

W. J. GASCOIGNE.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Four hundred and seventy-eight Dollars and fifty-five Cents ($478.55) in aid of the vote of $700, “Furniture and Incidental Expenses," Registrar General's Department.

Government House, Hongkong, 15th August, 1902.

W. J. GASCOIGNE.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and seventy-five Dollars ($175) in aid of the vote of $240, "Repairs to Post Office at Shanghai "

Government House, Hongkong, 19th August, 1902.

W. J. GASCOIGNE.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three hundred Dollars ($300) in aid of the vote of $600, “Incidental Expenses, Treasury".

Government House, Hongkong, 19th August, 1902.

W. J. GASCOIGNE.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand two hundred and thirty-nine Dollars and fifty-nine Cents ($1,239,59) in aid of the vote of $3,500,"Bedding and Clothing, Government Civil Hospital”.

Government House, Hongkong, 19th August, 1902.

W. J. GASCOIGNE.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred and fifty Dollars ($250), in aid of the vote of $6,500, "Maintenance of Botanic Gardens, &c.", to cover the cost of repairing the damages done by the recent typhoons and rainstorms.

Government House, Hongkong, 20th August, 1902.

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