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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 1.

MONDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY, 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, (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).

the Harbour Master, (Capt. LIONEL AUBREY WALTER BARNES-LAWRENCE,R.N.(ret'd.)).

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

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

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Mr. WEI YUK.

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Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

Mr. WILLIAM JARDINE GRESSON.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

The Council met pursuant to summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 15th December, 1904, 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. 1 to 3), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :-

C.S.O. No. 8895 of 1901.

C.9.0. No.

851 of 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand seven hundred Dollars (£225 @ 1/8-$2,700), in aid of the vote Police Department, Personal Emoluments, being the Salary for Mr. T. H. KING, Police Probationer, for 1995.

Government House, Hongkong, 19th January, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to re-vote a sum of Seventy-one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six Dollars and Nineteen Cents ($71,836.19), from unexpended balances of 1904, in aid of the vote Public Works Extraordinary for the following items :—

1. Disinfecting Station, Kowloon, including quarters for

Inspectors,

2. Yaumati School,

3. Tai Po, Quarters for Officers,.

4. Praya East Reclamation,

$ 4,800.00

13,081.06

7,500.00

7,472.01

5. Rifle Ranges, Kowloon, Construction of Butts,

700.64

6. Rifle Ranges, Kowloon, Diversion of Roads,.

1,535.16

7. Water-works, Albany Filter Beds, Alterations & Repairs,

3,458.15

8. Water-works, Peak Supply and Reconstruction of No. 2

Tank,

9,926.56

9. Central Police Station, Additional Storey,

7,003.66

10. Urinal close to the Upper Tram Station, Peak,.

863.00

11. Readjustment of Kowloon Marine Lots 44-46 and Kow-

loon Inland Lots 887-897, Tai-kok-tsui,

6,295.95

12. Green Island Light improvement,.

9,200.00

Total,...

$71,836.19

1. The unexpended balance on this item was only $271.13, the excess is for piling owing to change of site and an allowance is now made for water and drainage.

3. Excess due to alteration of site of Stables and widening of Causeway. 12. $565.81 of this sum represents excess of contract price over estimate. Government House, Hongkong, 13th February, 1905.