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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST DECEMBER, 1894.
BILL ENTITLED
"AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE PROVISION WITH REGARD TO CERTAIN HOUSES IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA CLOSED DURING THE PREVALENCE OF THE BUBONIC PLAGUE AND TO MAKE FURTHER AND BETTER PROVISION FOR THE HEALTH OF THE COLONY."
-The Acting Attorney General moved the
first reading of this Bill,
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Mr. KESWICK addressed the Council.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED
"AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORISE THE APPROPRIATION OF A SUPPLEMENTARY SUM of Two Hundred And TwELVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN DOLLArs and Ninety- Two Cents tO DEFRAY THE CHARGES OF THE YEAR 1893."-The Colonial Treasurer moved the second reading of this Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council went into Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed and Bill reported without amendment.
The Colonial Treasurer moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
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BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE FOR THE SUMMARY RESUMPTION OF CERTAIN CROWn Lands SITUATE IN THE TAIPINGSHAN DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES."- -The Acting Attorney General moved that this Bill be re-committed.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Council went into committee on the Bill.
Council resumed and Bill reported with amendments.
The Acting Attorney General moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question- put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
MOTION.—Mr. CHATER, pursuant to notice, made the following motion :
That a commission be appointed to enquire into and report to the Government upon the question of what portion of the buildings situated on the land to be resumed under the provisions of the Taipingshan Resumption Bill should be destroyed, and what portion should not.
Mr. MCCONACHIE seconded and addressed the Council.
His Excellency addressed the Council.
The Acting Attorney General addressed the Council.
The Colonial Treasurer addressed the Council.
The Harbour Master addressed the Council.
Dr. Ho KAI addressed the Council.
Mr. BELILIOS addressed the Council.
The Acting Colonial Secretary addressed the Council.
The Council divided.
For.
The Honourable A. MCCONACHIE.
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E. R. BELILIOS.
J. J. KESWICK,
C. P. CHATER.
The Harbour Master.
Motion lost by a majority of 1.
Against.
The Honourable Dr. Ho KAI.
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E. BOWDLER. Colonial Treasurer. Acting Attorney General. Acting Colonial Secretary.
His Excellency the Governor.
ADJOURNMENT.-His Excellency adjourned the Council till Monday, the 8th proximo.
Read and confirmed, this 28th day of November, 1894.
J. G. T. BUCKLE,
Acting Clerk of Councils,
WILLIAM ROBINSON,
Governor.