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No. 9.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 17th September, 1903.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Officer Commanding the Troops (Colonel Louis FAULKNER BROWN, R.E.).

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

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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 Principal Civil Medical Officer, (Dr. JOHN MITFORD ATKINSON). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

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

WEI YUK.

CHARLES WEDDERBUBN DICKSON.

GERSHOM STEWART.

HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.

The Committee met at the request of the Colonial Secretary.

Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :-

C.S.O. No. 6179 of 1:03.

C.S.O. No.

3189 of 1903.

C.S.0. No.

852 of 1005.

HENRY A. BLAKE.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand three hundred and fifty Dollars ($1,350) in aid of the vote for Cemetery Incidental Expenses under Other Charges, Sanitary Department.

Government House, Hongkong, 8th August, 1903.

HENRY A BLAKE.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Six thousand Dollars ($6,000) in aid of vote Public Works, Extraordinary, to meet the cost during the current year of the work of constructing a school at Yaumati for Chinese.

Government House, Hongkong, 10th August, 1903.

HENRY A. BLAKE.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand three hundred and twenty-eight Dollars ($2,328) in aid of the vote for Repairs to Epidemic Hulk Hygeia under Other Charges, Harbour Master's Department.

Government House, Hongkong, 8th August, 1903.

25-2,10.03.