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No. 7.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 28th June, 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.

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

the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).

the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (Captain LIONEL AUBREY WALTER BARNES-LAWRENCE,

R.N.).

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

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Mr. WEI YUK.

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Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE.

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Mr. EDBERT ANSGAR HEWETT.

Mr. WILLIAM JARDINE GRESSON,

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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. 4636 of 1906, C.S.0.

No. 7355 of

1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred Dollars ($100) in aid of the vote, Police and Prison Departments, Prison-Other Charges, Executioners' Fee, and for Inflicting Corporal Punishment.

Government House, Hongkong, 22nd June, 1906.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Four hundred and Extension. eighteen Dollars and thirty Cents ($418.30) in aid of the vote, Judicial and Legal

Departments, B.-Magistracy-Other Charges, New Territories, Weights.

Government House, Hongkong, 23rd June, 1906.

The Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the above votes be passed.

The Committee then adjourned sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council and adopted on the 28th June, 1906.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Chairman,