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No. 49.
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VOL. XXXII. VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 13TH NOVEMBER, 1886.
日三十月一十年六十八百八千一 簿二十三第
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 3.
FRIDAY, 1ST OCTOBER, 1886.
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 Chief Justice, (SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt.)
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEwart.)
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the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD.)
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)
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the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)
HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N..
PHINEAS RYRIE.
FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON.
WONG SHING.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN, (vice the Honourable THOMAS JACKSON,
on leave).
JOHN BELL-IRVING, (vice the Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK, on leave).
The Council met pursuant to notice.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 17th ultimo, were read and confirmed. MINUTE.-Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment:
W. H. MARSH.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of $368.95 for general overhaul and repairs to Health Officer's Steam-launch Blanche and hire of a Steam-launch while the repairs are being executed.
As this work was represented as urgent had to be undertaken at once, without waiting till the necessary money could be voted.
Government House, Hongkong, 1st October, 1886.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that this Vote be approved.
The Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
REPORTS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Reports of two meetings of the Finance Committee (Nos. 19 and 20), having reference to the Supple- mentary Estimates, 1885, and the Estimates, 1887.