LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 2.
WEDNESDAY, 14TH OCTOBER, 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 Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART, LL.D.)
the Attorney General, (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY.)
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)
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the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)
PHINEAS RYRIE.
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THOMAS JACKSON.
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FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON.
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WONG SHING.
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ABSENT:
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G.), on leave..
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WILLIAM KESWICK, on leave.
The Council met in pursuance of adjournment.
The Minutes of the Meeting held on the 1st June last, and of the Meeting held on the 7th instant, were read and confirmed.
VOTES OF MONEY REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Governor:-
C.8.0.
G. F. BOWEN.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the following sums:-
2021 of 1885.
(1.) For general overhaul and repairs to Health Officer's Steam-launch Blanche. $ 210.00
Hire of Steam-launch while the above repairs are being executed, 10 days,
at $5 per day,
50.00
$
260.00
C.5.0. 2090 of 1885.
(2.) For converting house No. 47, Wyndham Street, into a Gaol for female
prisoners,..
$ 500.00
C.9.0.
2421 of 1885.
(3.) For rent of a house in Wyndham Street to be used as a female prison, at $40
per month, for 2 months, (October and November),
$
80.00
Mis. Doc
692 of 1885.
(4.) For converting a portion of the east wing of the old Gaol at Stone Cutters'
Island into a temporary Magazine for Gunpowder,
$ 1,300.00
C.S.0.
1691 of 1885.
(5.) For fitting up the Hunghòm Police Station with guard-beds, shelves, pegs,
baths, &c.,
$ 245.00
C.S.O.
2012 of 1885.
C.S.O. 1255 of 1885.
(6.) For compensation to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, for removal of their pier in 1878, when constructing the Praya-wall. (Re-vote, see Legislative Council, 20th July, 1883),
.$ 800.00
(7.) For cost of 7,680 rounds of Ammunition for the Nordenfeldt Gun on board
the Charles May,
..............£378.16.11 @ 3/8=$ 2,066.44
C.5.0.
1665 of 1885.
(8.) For fitting Nordenfeldt Guns into the boats of the Hongkong Auxiliary
Flotilla Corps,
..£165.5.0 @ 3/61-$
941.48
C.S.O.
1795 of 1885.
(9.) For making 3 Trollies for the conveyance of Nordenfeldt Guns from Steam-
launches to store,
.$
120.00