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No. 11.
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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 5TH MARCH, 1898.
日三十月二年戌戊 日五初月三年八十九百八千一
VOL. XLIV.
簿四十四 第
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No 2.
WEDNESDAY, 23RD FEBRUARY, 1898.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(Major-General WILSONE BLACK, C.B.).
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary and Registrar General, (JAMes Haldane Stewart Lockhart).
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY, R.N.).
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the Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).
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the Colonial Treasurer, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH).
the Director of Public Works, (ROBERT DALY ORMSBY).
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, C.M.G.
Ho Kai, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G. WEI YUK.
The Honourable JAMES JARDine Bell-IrviNG.
The Council met pursuant to summons.
ABSENT:
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 23rd January, 1898, were read, amended and confirmed.
NOTICE OF MOTION. —Mr. WHITEHEAD gave notice that, at the next Meeting of Council, he would move the following motion :
That Government lay upon the table a copy of its covering despatch forwarding to the Colonial Office the report dated 23rd November, 1896, of the Committee appointed 8th September, 1894, by His Excellency Sir William Robinson to report on the condition of the Government Offices and the desirability of locating the various Government departments under one roof, together with a copy of any further explanations the Government may have given in con- nection therewith and as called for by the Secretary of State's despatch No. 126 of 5th June, 1896.
PAPERS.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the following papers: —
1. Report of the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol for 1897.
2. Report of the Director of the Observatory for 1897.
3 Report on the Widows' and Orphaus' Pension Fund for the
4. Report on Public Works Department Stores.
5. Report of the Superintendent of Fire Brigade for 1897.
6. Criminal Statistics and Coroner's Returns for 1897.
7. Supreme Court Returns for 1897.
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1897.