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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
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Published by Authority.
No. 8.
號八十第
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 23RD APRIL, 1887.
日一初月年亥丁 日三十二月四年七十八百八千一
VOL. XXXIII.
簿三十三第
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 25.
FRIDAY, 15TH APRIL, 1887.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G.,
Administering the Government in the absence of His Excellency SIR GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C.M.G. His Honour the Acting Chief Justice (JAMES RUSSELL), vice His Honour SIR GEORGE
PHILLIPPO, Kut., on leave.
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART.)
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the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD.)
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)
the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.).
HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N.
PHINEAS RYRIE.
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WONG SHING.
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JOHN BELL-IRVING, (vice the Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK, on leave). ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN, (vice the Honourable THOMAS JACKSON,
on leave).
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, (vice the Honourable FREDERICK DAVID SAS-
SOON, on leave).
The Council met pursuant to notice.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 7th instant, were read and confirmed.
VOTES OF MONEY PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.--The Acting. Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid upon the table the Report of the proceedings of the Finance Committee, dated the 7th instant, (No. 10), and moved that the sums referred to therein be voted, viz.:-
Part cost of reclamation in connection with the erection of a new Western Market,. $35,000.00 Market at Hunghòm,
6,000.00
$41,000.00
The Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO ENABLE THE TRUSTEES OF THE RHENISH MISSIONARY SOCIETY TO SELL AND DISPOSE OF CERTAIN LEASEHOLD PROPERTY WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.—On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, this Bill was read a first time..