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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH DECEMBER, 1891. 1085
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE BUILDING ORDINANCE, 1889."-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Surveyor General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed and Bill reported with amendments.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE ENACTED BY THE GOVERNor of Hongkong, with the adVICE AND CONSENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THEREOF, TO APPLY A FURTHER SUM NOT EXCEEDING SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE THOUSAND AND SEVEN Dollars, TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1891."-Council in Committee on the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 21st November, (No. 15), on the Bill.
Council resumned and Bill reported with amendments.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED "THE MERCHANT SHIPPING CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE, 1891."-Council in Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed and progress reported.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 30th November, at 2.00 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 30 day of November, 1891.
A.,M. THOMSON,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
G. DIGBY BARKER, Officer Administering the Government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 27.
MONDAY, 30TH NOVEMBER, 1891.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(Major-General G. DIGBY BARKER, C.B.). · ́
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The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).
the Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART).
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the Colonial Treasurer, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES).
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the Acting Surveyor General, (FRANCIS ALFRED Cooper).
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the Acting Harbour Master, (WILLIAM CHARLES HOLLAND HASTINGS). CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
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JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
ABSENT:
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 23rd November, 1891, were read and confirmed.
PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Reports of the Finance Committee dated the 9th, 16th, and 23rd of November, (Nos. 13, 14 and 16), on the Estimates of Expenditure for 1892.