Sessional_Paper_1904 — Page 9

C.O.D. No.

$169 of 1903.

F. H. MAY.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Eighteen thousand two hundred and twenty-three Dollars and twenty-one Cents ($18,223.21) for additional compensation to Messrs. STEPHENS and HOWARD in respect of damage sustained owing to the Reclamation in front of Marine Lot No. 184.

This amount has been calculated as follows:-

Depreciation (as in Musso's case) 75 cents per square foot for Area (M. L. 184)

32,481 square feet.

Damage on 1st September, 1898,.....

Interest thereon from 1st September, 1898, to 28th February, 1904,

Total,..

Deduct amount paid on 29th August, 1903,.

and

Interest thereon up to 28th February, 1904,..

Total now payable,

Government House, Hongkong, 9th February, 1904.

.$24,367.50

9,381.46

.$33,748,96

..$15,000.00

525.75

15,525.75

$18,223.21

C.S.0, No. $342 of 1903.

F. H. MAY.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Nine thousand Dollars (39,000) in aid of the vote Public Works, Annually Recurrent, to meet the balance of the cost of the work of constructing new roofs for the Government Civil Hospital.

Government House, Hongkong, 11th February, 1904.

The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Ex- cellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Com- mittee dated the 19th January, 1994, (No. 1), and moved its adoptiou,

The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

PAPERS.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Administer- ing the Government, laid on the table the following papers :-

1. Despatch from the Secretary of State regarding increase to the Governor's salary.

2. Despatch from the Secretary of State regarding a Petition by Messrs. STEPHENS and

HOWARD for compensation.

THE PREPARED OPIUM AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Prepared Opium Ordinance, 1891.

The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.