LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 6.
FRIDAY, 19TH NOVEMBER, 1886.
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PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G.,
Administering the Government in the absence of His Excellency 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.)
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the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD.)
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.) ·
the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)
PHINEAS RYRIE.
FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN, (vice the Honourable THOMAS Jackson,
on leave).
JOHN BELL-IRVING, (vice the Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK, on leave).
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ABSENT:
The Honourable HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N., by leave.
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WONG SHING, by leave.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 12th instant, are read and confirmed.
VOTE OF MONEY REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-
C.S.0.
W. H. MARSH.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Range, 3200 $200 for repairs to the Police Rifle Range at Kowloon.
2631 of 1988. Police Rifle
The Captain Superintendent of Police reports that part of the wall of the right butt has fallen down, also part of a wall at the back of the targets; the whole of the turf washed away from off the 1,000 yards' butt; the 600 and 700 yards firing points very much damaged.
Government House, Hongkong, 16th November, 1886.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that this vote be referred to the Finance Committee.
The Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of proceedings of the Finance Committee, held on the 12th instant, (No. 21), in connection with the following votes, and moved that it be taken as read:-
1. Branch of Harbour Office at Hunghòm,.
2. Temporary Land Surveyor for the purposes of the Land Commission,
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3. Honorarium to Mr. BRUCE SHEPHERD for services in connection with the
Commission under the Chefoo Convention,
4. Retaining wall of Government Civil Hospital,
5. Copying Clerk to Municipal Valuer,
$
561.00
522.00
150.00
11,500.00
150.00
$12,883.00
Question-put and passed,
The Acting Colonial Secretary then moved that these votes be passed.
The Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.