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No. 18.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 15th October, 1908.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the Officer Commanding the Troops, (Colonel CHARLES HENRY Darling,

R.E.).

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.), Chairman.

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the Attorney General, (WILLIAM REES DAVIES, K.C.).

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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).

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the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM, C.M.G.).

the Registrar General, (EDWARD ALEXANDER IRVING).

the Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS JOSEPH BADELEY).

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Dr. Ho KA1, M.B., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK, C.M.G.

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Mr. WILLIAM JARDINE GRESSON.

Mr. HENRY ADOLPHUS WARRE SLADE.

ABSENT :

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

Mr. EDBERT ANSGAR HEWETT,

The Committee met pursuant to summons.

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

No. 2106 of

1908.

F. D. LUGARD.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Four hundred and eighty- nine Dollars and forty-seven Cents ($489.47) in aid of the vote, Judicial and Legal Departments, D.-Land Registry Office, Personal Emoluments, for the following

items:-

New Territories.

Allowance to Passed Cadet acting as Assistant Land

Officer, (from 3rd April to 1st July, 1908), ......$296.55 Exchange Compensation,

Total,

192.92

.$489.47

Government House, Hongkong, 10th October, 1908.

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

The Committee then adjourned sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council and adopted on the 3rd December, 1908.

C. CLEMENTI,

Clerk of Councils.

F. H. MAY,

Chairman.

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