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No. 7.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH SEPTEMBER, 1881.
[L.S.]
J. POPE HENNESSY,
PROCLAMATION.
Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
By His Excellency Sir JOHN POPE HENNESSY, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas a despatch has been received from the Right Honourable The Earl of KIMBERLEY, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, conveying to me Her Majesty's Gracious Confirmation and Allowance of the following Ordinance; namely:-
No. 2 of 1881, entitled-" The Census Ordinance, 1881.”
Now, therefore, it is hereby Proclaimed, that the said Ordinance has been so confirmed and allowed as aforesaid.
By His Excellency's Command,
W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
Given at Government House, Hongkong,
this 10th Day of September, 1881.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.-No. 7.
MONDAY, 29TH AUGUST, 1881.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (Sir JOHN POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Chief Justice (FRANCIS SNOWDEN).
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the Acting Colonial Secretary (Malcolm Struan TONNOCHY). the Attorney General (EDWARD Loughlin O'MALLEY).
the Acting Colonial Treasurer:(WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).
- PHINEAS RYRIE.
NG CHOY.
FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON.
EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS.
ABSENT:
The Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK (on leave).
JOHN MACNEILE PRICE (on leave).
The Minutes of the last Meeting of Council, held on the 23rd August, 1881, are read and confirmed. The Honourable NG CHOY presents to the Governor a Petition from certain Chinese and European Landowners and residents in the Colony in support of the "Tramways Bill."
The Honourable F. BULKELEY JOHNSON presents a similar petition from the gentlemen of the Parsee Community.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moves the second reading of the Appropriation Bill for 1882. The Honourable F. BULKELEY JOHNSON, The Honourable E. R. BELILIOs, The Honourable the Acting Chief Justice, and The Honourable P. RYRIE, address the Council.
The Governor replies.
The Bill is then read a second time, committed, and passed, being numbered 13 of 1881.