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No. 21.,
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 7TH MAY, 1887.
VOL. XXXIII.
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No. 7.
L.S.] W. G. Cameron.
PROCLAMATION.
By His Excellency Major-General WILLIAM GORDON CAMERON, Companion of the Most Honour- able Order of the Bath, Officer Administering the Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas by section 33 of Ordinance 1 of 1887, entitled-The Post Office Ordinance, 1887, it is enacted that:-
"This Ordinance shall take effect on a day to be proclaimed by the Govern r : Now, therefore, I, WILLIAM GORDON CAMERON, Officer Administering the Government of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, in pursuance of the said section and by virtue of the authority in me vested, do hereby under my hand proclaim that the said Ordinance shall commence and take effect on and after the Ninth day of May, 1887.
By Command,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
Given at Government House, Hongkong, this 7th day of May, 1887.
FREDERICK STEWART
Acting Colonial Secretary.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 27.
FRIDAY, 29TH APRIL, 1887...
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL WILLIAM GORDON CAMERON QB., 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, Knt., 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.
WONG SHING.
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 22nd instant, were read and confirmed.