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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 8, 1911.
No. 377.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. No. 24
THURSDAY, 30TH NOVEMBER, 1911.
PRESENT :
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
(Sir FREDERICK JOHN DEALTRY LUGARD, G.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.0.). His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops. (Major-General CHARLES
ALEXANDER ANDERSON, C.B.).
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (CECIL CLEMENTI).
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the Attorney General. (CHALONER GRENVILLE ALABASTER). the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER Macdonald THOMSON). the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM, C.M.G.).
the Registrar General, (EDWIN RICHARD HALLIFAX).
the Captain Superintendent of Police, (FREDERICK WILLIAM LYONS).
Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.G.
Mr. WEI YUK, C.M.G.
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Mr. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.
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Mr. EDBERT ANSGAR HEWETT.
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Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE.
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Mr. CHARLES HENDERSON Ross.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 23rd November, 1911, were read and confirmed.
FINANCIAL MINUTES.---The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 95 to 97, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :-
No. 95.--Public Works, Recurrent, Town Clock,
No. 96.--Treasury, Incidental Expenses,
$ 55.
30.
No. 97. Public Works, Extraordinary, Resumption of land in
connection with the new laying out of Shaukiwan, . 350.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee (No. 20) dated the 23rd November, 1911, and moved its adoption.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
PEACE PRESERVATION AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Peace Preserva- tion Ordinance, 1886.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
The Attorney General moved the suspension of the Standing Orders so that the Bill might be read a second and third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
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