THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 28, 1916.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
No. 170.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 3.
THURSDAY, 20TH APRIL, 1916.
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PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
(Sir FRANCIS HENRY MAY, K.C.M.G.).
His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General FRANCIS
VENTRIS).
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (CLAUD SEVERN).
the Attorney General, (JOSEPH HORSFORD KEMP).
the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM, C.M.G.).
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the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, (EDWIN RICHARD HALLIFAX).
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the Captain Superintendent of Police, (CHARLES MOILVAINE MESSER). Mr. WEI YUK, C.M.G.
Mr. DAVID LANDALE.
Mr. LAU CHŮ PAK.
Mr. PERCY HOBSON HOLYOAK.
ABSENT:
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).
Mr. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.
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Mr. EDWARD SHELLIM,
The Council met pursuant to summons.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 1st March, 1916, were confirmed.
PAPERS. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following papers :-
Correspondence relative to the death of Sir THOMAS JACKSON.
Financial Returns for the year 1915.
Report of the Police Magistrates' Court for the year 1915.
The Colonial Secretary and His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council with reference to the Financial Returns for the year 1915.
FINANCIAL MINUTES. -The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 6 and 7, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee:-
No. 6.--Public Works, Recurrent and Extraordinary, ...$ 65,351.00.
No. 7.-Public Works, Extraordinary, Exhumation at
Mount Davis Cemetery,
Mr. WEI YUK seconded.
2,713.35.
Question-put and agreed to.
PUNISHMENT OF INCEST BILL.-The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to provide for the punishment of Incest.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.