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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 15.

THURSDAY, 20TH OCTOBER, 1904.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.),

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

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

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the Attorney General, (ERNEST HAMILTON SHARP, K.C.). the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).

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the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

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the Director of Public Works, (PATRICK NICHOLAS HILL JONES).

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the Harbour Master, (Capt. LIONEL AUBREY WALTER BARNES-LAWRENCE, R.N.(ret'd.)).

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Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

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

WEI YUK.

ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

WILLIAM JARDINE GRESSON.

GERSHOM STEWART.

The Council met pursuant to summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 6th October, 1904, were read and confirmed.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 51 and 52), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :-

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6148 of 1903.

C.S.O. No.

6405 of 1904.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty-five thousand Dollars ($25,000) in aid of the vote Public Works Extraordinary for purchasing the Remaining Portion of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1011 for the purpose of constructing Roads.

Government House, Hongkong, 11th October, 1904.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Thirty-eight thousand one hun- dred Dollars ($38,100) in aid of the votes Public Works Recurrent and Extraordinary for the following items :-

Public Works Recurrent,"

9 Miscellaneous Works:-

Opium Searchers' Sheds,

Alterations in Government Offices,

Saiyingpun School-Surfacing Playing Grounds,.

Alterations for Improvement of Post Office Accommodation,...

Total Public Works Recurrent,..

Public Works Extraordinary.

10 Buildings-Post Office,

Total,

$ 2,200

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300

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$ 3,100

35,000

.$38,100

Government House, Hongkong, 14th October, 1904.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

PAPER. The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following paper :-

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Report by the Examiners of Queen's College.