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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14ти AUGUST, 1880.
VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.
NO. 1 OF 1880.
THURSDAY, 26TH FEBRUARY, 1880.
PRESENT:
His Excellency Governor JOHN POPE HENNESSY, C.M.G.
The Honourable the Chief Justice Sir JOHN SMALE.
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary WILLIAM HENRY MARSH.
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.
The Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK.
The Honourable JOHN MACNEIL PRICE.
The Minutes of the previous Meeting of Council held on the 30th of December, 1879, are read and confirmed.
Before commencing proceedings, His Excellency the Governor administers the Oaths of Office, and Members of the Legislative Council, to the following Gentlemen, who take their seats at the Ta accordingly:-
The Honourable EDWARD LOUGHlin O'Malley, Attorney General.
The Honourable JAMES RUSSELL, Colonial Treasurer.
The Honourable NG Cпor, Unofficial Member in the room of HUGH BOLD GIBB, Esquire, absent on leav
In accordance with notice previously given, the Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE puts the followin question "Whether in view of the fact that there are only three bond file unofficial Members on ri
Council, His Excellency the Governor is willing to recommend to Her Majesty's Principal Secretur, "of State that the number of Unofficial Members be increased."
In reply, His Excellency reviews the present state of affairs as regards the Unofficial element the Council, and intimates that the matter is under the consideration of the Government.
The Council proceeds to the consideration of the Draft Jury List for 1880, for which purpose had been specially convened, and the List, having been revised, amended and the Special Jurors signated, is adopted.
His Excellency adjourns the Council sine die.
Read and confirmed, this 12th day of August, 1880.
J. M. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
J, POPE HENNESSY, Governor.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Bills, which were read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative, Conuell last on the 12th instant are published for general information.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 13th August, 1880.
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J. M. D'ALMADA E CASTRO. Acting Clerk of Councils,
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled," The Prisons Re- gulations Amendment Ordinance. 1880.".
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1880.]
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the
Badvice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows
I. Ordinance 2 of 1878 is hereby repealed. A