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No. 3.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 31st May, 1906.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS

HATTON, C.B.).

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH), Chairman.

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

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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).

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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, (Captain LIONEL AUBREY WALTER Barnes-LawrencE,

R.N.).

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

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. EDWARD Osborne.

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Mr. EDBERT ANSGAR HEWETT.

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ABSENT:

The Honourable Mr. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.

The Committee met pursuant to summons.

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

No. 343 of .1906, C.S.O.

No. 3053 of

1906, C.S.0.

No. 6787 of 1905, C.S.O.

No. 2821 of 1905, C.S.0.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three hundred and fifty Dollars ($350) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, Buildings, 12.-Quar- ters for Signalmen, Green Island.

Government House, Hongkong, 16th May, 1906.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand Dollars ($1,000) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, Buildings, Re-arrangement of Outbuildings at the Supreme Court.

Government House, Hongkong, 19th May, 1906.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Seven thousand eight hundred Dollars ($7,800) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, Buildings,

-Time Ball Tower on Blackhead's Hill, Kowloon.

Government House, Hongkong, 19th May, 1906.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty-eight thousand two hundred and seventy-five Dollars and thirty-six Cents ($28,275.36) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, Miscellaneous, Re-construction of Government Piers.

Government House, Hongkong, 19th May, 1906.