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No. 8.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 21st September, 1905.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Officer Commanding the Troops, (Colonel CHARLES HENRY DARLING, R.E.). the Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH), Chairman.

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

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).

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the Registrar General, (EDWARD ALEXANDER IRVING),

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the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

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the Harbour Master, (BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON T、~*~-`

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.

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Mr. GERSHOM STEWART,

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Mr. CHARLES WEDDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Committee met pursuant to summons.

Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :-

No. 6791 of 1905, C.8.0.

No. 4796 of 1905, C.S.O,

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three hundred and thirty-six Dollars ($336) in aid of the vote, Botanical and Afforestation Department,-Other Charges, Maintenance of Gardens and Grounds, for cost of repairing the damages done by the recent typhoons and rainstorms.

Government House, Hongkong, 14th September, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Seven thousand five hundred Dollars ($7,500) in aid of the vote, 22 Miscellaneous Services, for the following items :—

Other Miscellaneous Services,

Refunds of Revenue,

Total,

.$ 500

7,000

.$7,500

No. 6298 of 1905, C.8.0.

Government House, Hongkong, 18th September, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and fifty Dollars ($150) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, for the following:

Miscellaneous Works-

Converting a room in the Stanley Police Station into a drying

room and fitting up a drying stove in the room,

.$ 30

Erecting a small matshed on the ground in front of the Station,. 120

Total,..

Government House, Hongkong, 18th September, 1905.

.$150