The Finance Committee, in reeciv= ing the Treasurer's report and the Ordinary Budget submitted to them, congratulated the Treasurer on preing the Budget at such an carly stage and In so comprehensive a form.
connection with the estimates for coo the Mi ipal Gaol the Treasurer had drawn attention to the possibility of reduction in the quantity of food Supplied to prisoners. The Finance Committee was informed that this matter had been submitted for. the consideration of a special Committee appointed by the Couneit consisting of Mr. R. G. MacDonald, Mr. F. S. Hsu and Mr. W. J. Lee, all three iambers of the Watch Committee, and Dr. Harvey N. Zee.
With reference to the estimates submitted by the Library Committee. the Treasurer recommended that the appropriation of $20,000 for bocks recommended by the Library Committee be reduced to $10,000 and referred to the Librarian's statement made in Committee that the initial Appropriation of $10,000 would suffice to meet monthly requirements having regard to the scarcity of new books cated by the war situation Europe, The Chairman of the Library Commiitee, however, who is also a member of the Finance Committee, drew attention to the very low value foreign currency of the suggested appropriation of $10,000, and also to, the need of the Library for further expenditure on reference books. The Finance Committee decided to re commend the Council to maintain the appropriation of $20,000 recommend-by the Library Committee.
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