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No. 8735 of 1905, C.S.0.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and eighteen thou- sand six hundred and fifty Dollars ($118,650) in aid of the votes Public Works Annually Recurrent Expenditure and Public Works Extraordinary for the following items :—

Public Works Annually Recurrent Expenditure.

Maintenance of Buildings,

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Gas Lighting, Kowloon,

Roads and Bridges in the City,..

$2,000

100

1,000

Roads and Bridges in New Territory,

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Praya Wall and Piers,

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Public Cemetery,

1,500

6,500

500

$11,600

Public Works Extraordinary.

Bacteriological Institute,.....

$ 7,600

Miscellaneous Drainage Works,

15,000

Miscellaneous Works,..

9,800

Forming and Kerbing Streets,

25,000

Miscellaneous- Water Works,

5,000

Water Supply-Tytam Tuk Scheme,

40,000

Typhoon Damages,.

4,650

107,050

Total,

$ 118,650

No. 8023 of 1904, C.O.D.

Government House, Hongkong, 1st December, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Sixteen thousand eight hundred and ninety-one Dollars and forty-seven Cents ($16,891.47) in aid of the vote, Military Expen- diture, Expenses of Volunteers-Other Charges, Rifles and Equipment.

Government House, Hongkong, 2nd December, 1905.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.

Question-put and agreed to.

GENERAL LOAN AND INSCRIBED STOCK (AMENDMENT) BILL:-The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend The General Loan and Inscribed Stock Ordinance, 1893.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.

Question--put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

The Attorney General moved the suspension of the Standing Orders so that the Bill may be read a second time.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed, and Bill reported without amendment.

After some discussion,

The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill. The Colonial Secretary seconded.