LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 12.
FRIDAY, 21ST JANUARY, 1887.
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.)
PHINEAS RYRIE.
WONG SHING.
JOHN BELL-IRVING.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN, (vice the Honourable THOMAS JACKSON,
on leave).
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, (vice the Honourable FREDERICK DAVID SAS-
SOON, on leave).
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE), by leave.
HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N., by leave.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 14th instant, were read and confirmed.
CHEFOO CONVENTION, ADDITIONAL ARTICLE.-The Officer Administering the Government informed the Council that he had received a telegram from Her Britannic. Majesty's Minister at Peking to the effect that on and after the 1st February next, the additional article to the Chefoo Convention would be put in force at the Treaty Ports; and that Duty and Lekin on Opium amounting to Tls. 110 per picul would be levied by the Foreign Inspectorate of the Chinese Customs.
His Excellency also stated that he was further informed that Duty and Lekin on junk-shipped Opiuin from Hongkong would continue to be collected by the Chinese Officials as at present, at the Stations around Hongkong and Macao till the 1st of April.
VOTES OF MONEY REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE-Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government: -
W. H. MARSH.
(1.)
C.5.0. 2658 of 1886.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to re-vote the sum of $19,000, for the construction of a Steam-tug to remove rubbish.
This sum was voted in last year's Estimates, but not expended, as the work was not then finished. Accounts have been presented for the payment of a portion of this work, and the balance will be required in March.
Government House, Hongkong, 17th January, 1887.
W. H. MARSH.
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C.S.0.
151 of 1887.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to re-vote the sum of $8,950, being the balance of $11,500 voted by the Council on the 19th of November last for the construction of a retaining-wall along the northern face of the cliff upon which the Govern- ment Hospital buildings are built. Only $2,550 of this vote were spent during last year. further sum of $5,000 is now due, and the remainder will be required shortly.
Government House, Hongkong, 20th January, 1887.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved, that these Votes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
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