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No. 1.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 19th January, 1904.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS Hatton, C.B.), The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON), Chairman.

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the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Acting Harbour Master, (BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON TAYLOR). 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 Acting Colonial Secretary.

Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government :-

C.S.O. No. 8524 of 1903.

C.S.0, No.

2933 of 1003,

F. H. MAY..

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Seven thousand Dollars ($7,000) in aid of vote No. 19, "Cable for Observatory and other Telephone lines to Kowloon,-Public Works, Extraordinary."

Government House, Hongkong, 5th January, 1904.

F. H. MAY.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Extension. Three hundred Dollars ($300) in aid of the vote "Police Other Charges" on account of rations

for Lepers in the Asylum at Au Tau in the New Territory.

C.O.D. No. 7956 of 1909,

Government House, Hongkong, 6th January, 1904.

F. H. MAY.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand six hundred Dollars ($3,600) in aid of the vote "Education, Inspector of Schools-Other Charges" to meet the cost of participating in a scheme for the visual instruction of children as regards the geographical features, life and industries of the various parts of the Empire.

Government House, Hongkong, 7th January, 1904.