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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH OCTOBER, 1878.
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His Excellency also announces that he had appointed the Honourable J. M. PRICE to be Acting Colonial Secretary, and that Mr. PRICE would accordingly take his seat as an Official instead of Un- official Member of Council.
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The Council goes into Committe upon the Chinese Passengers Ordinance, 1877, (Special Licences), which is examined clause by clause, and is finally passed without alteration, bearing the Title of " An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to relieve a certain class of Passenger Steamers from the Regulations of Schedule A of The Chinese Passen- gers' Act, 1855,' and from the Regulations of Schedule E of the Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance, 1874,' and to substitute other Regulations in regard thereto," being "Ordinance No. 1 of 1877." His Excellency moves the second reading of the Steam-ship Survey and Regulation Ordinance, 1878. At the instance of the Honourable F. B. JOHNSON, supported by the Honourable P. RYRIE, His Excellency refers the Bill to a Select Committee.
His Excellency, with the concurrence of the Council, nominates the following gentlemen to be Members of the Select Committee: The Honourable the Acting. Chief Justice, The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, The Honourable the Attorney General, and the three Unofficial Members of Council.
The Bill is the
second time.
With the permission of His Excellency, on the suggestion of the Attorney General, there is also read a first time, and referred to the same Select Committee, the Merchant Shipping Consolidation Bill.
This Bill; His Excellency states, deals with the whole question of Merchant Shipping, including the provisions of the Bill just read a second time. Inasmuch, however, as the latter had been embodied in a separate Ordinance in order that, owing to the state of things revealed by the late "Yesso" accident they might be brought into operation without delay, he trusted that the Select Committee would deal as quickly as possible with that part of the question.
His Excellency moves the first reading of a Bill to amend Ordinance No. 4 of 1863, having for its object to give power to punish prisoners for prison offences after the expiration of their sentence and before their discharge from prison.
The Bill is read a first time.
There are Finance
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before the Council the following votes which were passed at a Meeting of the
the 18th
18th April 1878
TS AUTHORISED IN EXCESS OF THE ESTIMATES OF 1878,
REQUIRING LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY.
Educational Establishment.
Half Salary to Mr. ARTHUR, as 2nd Master Central School,
$ 630.00
Works and Buildings.
Accommodation for new Gaol Officials from England,
Green Island Lighthouse Extensions,
625.00 1,100.00
Wooding the Island, Wages of Cerneau,
800.00
Dry Earth System,-Kiln for drying Earth,. .................................................
1,000.00
$3,525.00
Roads, Streets, and Bridges.
Reconstruction of Praya Wall,............
.$25,000.00
New Roads and Reclamations in Kennedy Town,
4,300.00
$29,300.00
Miscellaneous Services.
Reuter's Telegrams,-Subscription to,--
For 2 Quarters from 14th January to 13th July, 1878,...
.$ 1,200.00