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No. 12.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 20th October, 1904.

PRESENT:

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

the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.4.), Chairman.

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the Attorney General, (ERNEST HAMILTON SHARP, K.C.).

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

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

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WEI YUK.

ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

WILLIAM JARDINE GRESSON.

GERSHOM STEWART.

The Committee met pursuant to summons.

Read the following Minutes under the band of His Excellency the Governor :—

C S.O. No.

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 :-

9 Miscellaneous Works:--

Public Works Recurrent.

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

400

$ 3,100

35,000

$38,100

Government House, Hongkong, 14th October, 1904.

The Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the above votes be passed.

The Committee then adjourned sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council and adopted on the 27th October, 1904.

S. B. C. Ross,

Clerk of Councils,

F. H. MAY,

Chairman.