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No. 38.
號八十三第 日四初月七年戌戊
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 20TH AUGUST, 1898.
日十二月八年八十九百八千一
VOL. XLIV.
簿四十四 第
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 5.
WEDNESDAY, 3RD AUGUST. 1898.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(Major-General WILSONE BLACK, C.B.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH).
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the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY, R.N.).
the Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).
the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).
the Director of Public Works, (ROBERT DALY ORMSBY).
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, C.M.G.
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Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
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THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
JAMES JARDINE BELL-IRVING. WEI YUK.
ABSENT:
The Honourable EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 25th July, 1898, were read and confirmed. RESOLUTION.---Dr. Ho Kai gave notice that, at the next meeting of Connell, he would move the following resolution :---
That it is desirable in the interests of the public that the piece of ground situate at British Kow- loon and generally known as Sung Wong Toi (KE‡) or Sung Wong Tong (*); together with a certain area of land surrounding and adjacent thereto, as delineated and marked red on the annexed plan, should not be let for building or other purposes, but should be reserved for the benefit of the public in perpetuity, and that the same should be delimited and marked off and kept in good order by the Public Works Department of this Colony. PAPER.The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Adminis tering the Government, laid on the table the following paper
Report on the Assessment for 1898-99.