LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 17.
WEDNESDAY, 25TH MARCH, 1885.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
(SIR GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C.M.G.)
His Honour the Chief Justice, (SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt.)
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G.)
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the Attorney General, (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY.)
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)
the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)
the Registrar General (FREDERICK STEWART, LL.D.) PHINEAS RYRIE.
WILLIAM KESWICK.
THOMAS JACKSON.
FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON,
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WONG SHING.
The Council met in pursuance of adjournment,
Minutes read and confirmed.
VOTE OF MONEY REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Governor :-
G. F. BOWEN,
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the following sun :—
C.S.O.
541 of 1885.
Arrears of pay for 1884, due to Inspector LINDSAY, who has just returned from leave and accepted the increase of pay under the new regulations
as to term of service for pension and remittances to England,...$ 81.28
Government House, 25th March, 1885.
The Colonial Secretary moved that this Minute be referred to the Finance Committee.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
ASSENT TO ORDINANCES.-The Clerk of Councils announced His Excellency the Governor's assent to the following Ordinances :--
No. 3 of 1885.--The Bankers' Books Evidence Ordinance, 1885.
No. 4 of 1885.-An Ordinance to amend Ordinanċe 8 of 1882. No. 5 of 1885.—An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 7 of 1873. No. 6 of 1885.—An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 14 of 1870. No. 7 of 1885.-The Unclaimed Balances Ordinance, 1885. No. 8 of 1885.-The Weights and Measures Ordinance, 1885.
ORDINANCES CONFIRMED BY THE QUEEN.-The Clerk of Councils announced Her Majesty's confirmation of the following Ordinances :-
No. 1 of 1884, entitled.-The Opium Ordinance, 1884.
No. 2 of 1884, entitled.—An Ordinance for the naturalisation of WILLIAM DOBERCK.
No. 3 of 1884, entitled.-An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 3 of 1862.
No. 5 of 1884, entitled-An Ordinance for the naturalisation of TSÉUNG SZ-KÁI.
No. 6 of 1884, entitled.-The Medical Registration Ordinance, 1884.
No. 7 of 1884, entitled.-The Dangerous Goods Ordinance, Amendment Ordinance,
1884.