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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 25, 1912.
No. 176.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 5.
THURSDAY, 167 MAY, 1912.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT ·
(CLAUD SEVERN).
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.).
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the Registrar General, (EDWIN RICHARD HALLIFAX).
the Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS JOSEPH BADELEY). Sir KAI HO KAI, Kt., M.B., C.M.G.
Mr. WEI YUK, C.M.G.
Mr. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.
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Mr. EDWARD Osborne.
Mr. CHARLES HENDERSON Ross.
ABSENT:
The Honourable Mr. EDBERT Ansgar HEWETT, C.M.G.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 2nd May, 1912, were confirmed.
FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minute No. 22, and moved that it be referred to the Finance Committee :-
No. 22.-Land Registry Office, New Furniture,
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
$1,000.
Colonial Secretary laid on the table the
Report of the Finance Committee (No. 4) dated the 2nd May, 1912, and moved its adoption.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
RESOLUTION.Mr. POLLOCK addressed the Council and, pursuant to notice, moved `the following Resolution:---
That in the opinion of this Council it is desirable that the plot of land to the West of the new Law Courts should be levelled and cleared and turfed and that the work should be taken in hand at once.
Mr. OSBORNE addressed the Council and seconded.
The Director of Public Works and His Excellency the Officer Admin ering the Government also addressed the Council.
The Colonial Secretary suggested that the words “ as soon as possible" be substituted for the words at once
at the end of the Resolution, and the Resolution as amended was
carried unanimously.