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No. 5.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 16th July, 1907.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON), Chairman.

the Attorney General, (HENRY HESSY JOHNSTON GOMPERTZ).

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the Colonial Treasurer, (CHARLES MCILVAINE MESSER).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS Joseph Badeley).

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

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.

Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE.

Mr. HENRY KESWICK.

ABSENT:

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General ROBERT GEORGE

BROADWOOD, C.B.).

The Honourable Mr. EDBERT ANSGAR HEWETT.

The Committee met pursuant to summons.

Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Adminis- tering the Government :—

No. 9204 of 1905, C.O.D.

No. 8524 of 1904, C.S.O.

No. 5011 of

1907,

F. H. MAY.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five thousand five hundred Dollars ($5,500) in aid of the vote, Education, Other Charges, Grants, Building Grants.

Government House, Hongkong, 3rd July, 1907.

F. H. MAY.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to revote a sum of One thousand seven hundred and sixteen Dollars ($1,716) in aid of the vote, Harbour Master's Department, Harbour Office-Special Expenditure, Purchase of 3 Fairway Lights and Buoys.

Government House, Hongkong, 6th July, 1907.

F. H. MAY.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand nine hundred Dollars ($1,900) in aid of the vote, Public Works, Recurrent, Maintenance of Lighthouses.

Government House, Hongkong, 8th July, 1907.