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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No.

No. 4.

THURSDAY, 22ND JUNE, 1905.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.).

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.). The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).

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

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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, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

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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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Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G. Mr. WEI YUK.

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Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

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ABSENT:

The Honourable Mr. ROBErt Gordon SHEWAN.

Mr. CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 1st June, 1905, 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. 15 to 18), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :--

Nu. 4611 of 1905, 0.5.0

No. 6179 of 1908, C.S.0.

No. 4785 of

1905. C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand Dollars ($1,000) in aid of the vote Public Works Annually Recurrent, for Maintenance of Public Cemetery.

Government House, Hongkong, 14th June, 1905.

M. NATHAN,

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand Dollars and sixty Cents ($3,000.60) in aid of the vote Sanitary Department, Other Charges, for Cemetery Incidental Expenses.

Government House, Hongkong, 16th June, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Ten thousand four hundred and twenty Dollars ($10,420) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, for the following items :-

RAIN-STORM DAMAGES.

Roads inside Victoria.-Removing slips, re-instating road surfaces, &c.,

-$2,050

Roads outside Victoria.-

Roads in Kowloon.-

Roads in New Territory.-

Do.,

4,960

Do.,

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1,200

Do., Sai Kung, Tai Po, etc.,

800

Praya Wall and Piers. -Repairs to wall, Causeway Bay,..

Colonial Cemetery.-Re-building portion of boundary wall and repairing

100

earth slips and damage to walls,

Repairs to Nullahs,

Total,

960

350

$10,420

Government House, Hongkong, 17th June, 1905.