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THE HONGKONG
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No. 47.
號七十四第
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 20TH OCTOBER, 1888.
日六十九年子戊 日十二月十年八十八百八千一
VOL. XXXIV.
簿四十三第
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 17.
TUESDAY, 28TH AUGUST, 1888.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
(SIR G. WILLIAM DES VEUX. K.C.M.G.)
His Honour the Acting Chief Justice (JAMES RUSSELL, C.M.G.), rice His Honour SIR
GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt.. on leave.
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART).
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the Attorney General, (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY).
the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.).
the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE).
the Captain Superintendent of Police, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).
PHINEAS RYRIE.
WONG SHING.
JOHN BELL-IRVING.
BENDYSHE LAYTON, (vice the Honourable ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN),
on leave.
ABSENT:
The Honourable CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, on leave.
The Council met pursuant to notice.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 4th June last. were read and confirmed. GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE,-GAP ROCK LIGHT-HOUSE-Read the following Message from His Excellency the Governor-
G. WILLIAM DES VŒUX.
The Governor has pleasure in directing to be laid on the table the further correspondence (other than confidential) which has taken place on the subject of the proposed Light-house at the Gap Rock.
Though none of the alternative proposals recently submitted by the Governor to the Chinese Government were considered altogether free from objection. an arrangement based on them has, nevertheless, been arrived at which practically secures the object in view, viz. : the improvement of the Southern approach to Hongkong by the erection of a Light-house and the maintenance of a Light at a point where this convenience to shipping has long been very urgently required, and on the site which all competent authority regards as the best for the
purpose.
This arrangement is not in all respects such as might be desired; but there is excellent reason for believing that it is the most favourable that can be obtained, and that unless it were accepted, the attainment of the end desired would again be indefinitely postponed.
In this view of the arrangement, the Governor feels bound to make public acknowledg- ment of the service rendered, in devising and proposing it. by Sir ROBERT HART, the able