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VOTES APPROVED FOR

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A total sum of $58,193 to supple ment the patimates for 1926, was approved by the Finance Com nilttee of the Legislative Council at a meeting held in the Council Chambers yesterday afternoon, Full details of the financial votes were given in yesterday's issue,

Hon. Mr. W. F. Southern (the Colonial Secretary) presided over the meeting, and there were also present Hon. Mr. C. Mcl. Messer, (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Mr.

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FRIDAY,

tically the whole of the remain ing $10,000 £25,000 was the ori ginal estimate of the cost to the Government. As a matter of fast. Mr. Halifax expects to spend slightly less than the £25,000 made available, so that we ought to get through without any excess on the amount voted.

DECEMBER 24, 1926.

The Director of Public Works: This shortage was not discovered until the final arrangements, word made with the contractors. It should have been discovered in 1922-29.

Hon Mr. Lang: Why was it not? The Director of Public Works: If was an error in getting out quantities and payments to the contractors.

Hon. Mr. Lang: Is there any, ex-

A Raftery Charger. In the vote Police lights, and electric fans, $8,300, it la explainedcuse for it?" the excess is partly due to the The Director of Public Works: opening of Now Stations and add: The officer concerned was called tonal rented quartors, and partly upon for an explanation, and he to the installation of a battery has now left the Government sor- charger for the wireless set at vice. Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station.

Sir Henry Pollock: With refer H. T. Creaey, Hon. Sir Henry Polence to the vote for the Installa- lock. Hon. Mr.A. O., Lang, Hon.tion of a battery charger, I am not Mr. H. W. Bird, Hon. Mr. R. H.suffieiontly expert to know what Kotewall and Hon. Mr. D. G. . that means. Bernardi.

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Copper Coins

The Chairman: Mr. Creasy will tell you exactly what a battery charger is. It is for the wireless set at the Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station, That is all I can tell you about it.

The Director of Public Works: That is a Police vote, I think.

An Error.

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The Chairman; The officers con, cerned are not senior officers, and they have left the Government ser- vide. I think Mr. Creasy is sati fed it was a genuine mistake. The work, was actually done and we have to pay for it..

Volunteer Pay.

In the vote for miscellaneous

The Chairman: There is one services, $7.000 is shown as loss on copper coina It is explained

other matter I should like to bring before the Finance Committee, In the Memoranda, that in order

You will remember that some time" to replenish dwindling stock. an

ago an Ordinance was passed au- order was placed with the Royal Mint for 2,500,000 coins. A part

thorising the Government to ap of the order has been deliverest.

prove of rates of pay for Volun- The estimated cost of the whole In the vote of $7,500 for Foet teers while in camp, The qués- supply landed in Hongkong is Works Extraordinary, it is ex- tion was not raised by the mill- $82,000, and as the value of the plained that provision made In tary until quite recently when the coin is only $25,000, a vote to the Estimates was $50,000, the camps took place, and the Govera cover the loss is required original estimate came to $730,000 or in Executive Council this morn

Sir Henry Pollock: With regard and the revised estimate to ing approved the rates of pay and the loss on copper coinage, $764,252. The excess in the revis- instructed me to ask the Finance don't you think it is unusual for ed estimate is brought about by Committee to vote the necessary pay the allowances for the cost of coinage exceed its the construction of extensions to money nominal face value?

the reclamation area not include the Volunteers who have been in camp this year. The amount ess in the original estimate.

timated: by the Volunteer offers is $4,000, and, if you approve and pass this vote now, I propose to ask the Commandant to pay the allowances before the end of the

to

The Chairman: At the present time we are engaged in correspon- dence with the Crown Agents to ste how the cost of copper colnazu can best be reduced so na to bring Its actual cost value below its face value,

Empire Exhibition Expenses,

For the British Empire Exhibi- tion a vote of $16,500 was discus- red." The estimated expenditure for the Wembley. Exhibition 1925 was £25,000 sterling on Expense. Account and ju addition an ad. varce of $100,000 (repayable) was mude on Trading Account,

Sir Henry Pollock: With regard to the item for the British Empire exhibition; does this sum of $36,590 represent the loss on the two years' working?

The Chairman: It is not a loas at all, as I understand it.

Sir Henry Pollock: I mean ex- penditure.

Hon, Mr. A. O.. Lang: 'Is it the Government's intention to issue a statement of necounts?

The Chairman: It is the inten- tion to issue a report.

Hon. Mr. Bird: We were pr mised that some time ago,

The Chairman: But for the fart that the Secretary for Chinese Af- fairs has been very busy, the r port would have been out long tga.

Sir Henry Pollock: Can you ex- hláin this Trading. Arcount? What does the advance of $100,000 for the Empire Exhibition mean?

Hon. Mr. Lang: With regard to the $7,500 excess for which sup- plementary supply is required should not the cost of this 4,500 cuble yards have been ascertained year. in

done.

1922-23 when the work was The Finance. Committee" ap-

proved.

WHEN EVERY NOISE "GETS ON YOUR NERVES.

You are Nearing the Breaking Point

And Your Urgent Need Is Tonic Trentment Through the Blood:

The Colonial Treasurer: There

When you have so far lost con- it is just this treatment that Dr. was an advance made by the Gov- ernment of $100,000, and it hastrol of your nerves that you "fly to Williams' Pink Pills supply. The cearly all been paid back.

Hon. Mr. Lang: Was that to pieces" over the least little noise direct action of these Pills is to build up, purify and, generally. Chinese who sent exhibits or excitement; when your memory enrich the blood stream, so that Home?

begins to play tricks with you and it in turn can resume its work of you feel morbid, anxious, depress properly nourishing the exhaust- cd, disinclined for friendly society, od, over-strained nervous system are troubled with "slooplessness, By rapidly increasing the red lack appetite, are conscious of a corpuscles they actually make general sense of being "out of new, pure, health-and-strength- sorta," it is high time to bring this reviving blood. condition of things to a halt if Don't put off taking Dr. Wil worse is to be averted.

liama' Pink Pills for Pale People;

Flon. Mr. Bird: It was an ad- vance to the stallholders.

The Colonial Treasurer: Yes, patil the purchase of goods had

en sold aff.

Hon. Mr. Bird: The idea was that we should get it back again.

The Chairman: Mr. Hallifax tells me he expects to get back $90,000 at least out of the $100,000 on the Trading Account..

You have been keeping going on hesitation and delay are unwise Hon. Mr. Kotewall: I believe your nerves alone too long. Your where your health is concerned. the Government was, in reality, in blood has become so impoverished Remembering that these Pills have the second year. its own stallhold that it can no longer supply nerve behind them a record of over, five er. It was entirely a Government nourishment sufficient to meet the and thirty years of public service enterprise. The Government strain. No doubt if you look, in in all parts of the world, you sure- simply had an advance from the the glass you will see blood pover, ly will agree that they are worth Treasury to buy goods with, and ty clearly indicated in drawn at least a trial,

Every chemist they sent goods to the Exhibition. cheeks, unhealthy complexion, sells them, also sent post free, When the goods are sold, the sunken eyes, deepening lines about $1.50 per bottle, $8, for bottles, money goes back to the Treasury the mouth and forehead.

Hon. Mr. Lang: Who is going to

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Your urgent need, us all these 60, Klangse Road, Shanghai." The Chairman: $80,000 have al- symptoms Indiente, is tonic troat Refuse substitutes, there is roady been repaid, another $10,00)ment-for-the-blood and nerves, and nothing "just as good” as Mr. Hallifax certainly thinks will come in, and he hopes to get prac-

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