LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 15.
FRIDAY, 11TH FEBRUARY, 1887.
PRESENT:
His Honour the Chief Justice, (SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt.), President. The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART.)
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the Acting Attorney General; (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD.)
the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)
HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N.
PHINEAS RYRIE.
WONG SHING.
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JOHN BELL-IRVING, (vice the, Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK, on leave). ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN, (vice the Honourable THOMAS JACKSON,
on leave).
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, (vice the Honourable FREDERICK DAVID SAS-
SOON, on leave).
ABSENT:
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government (WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G.),
from indisposition.
The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER), by leave.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 4th instant, were read and confirmed.
VOTE OF MONEY REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-
Mis. Doc.
and
W. H. MARSH.
1357 of 1886, The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of 30 of 1887. $816 to defray the expenses of collecting Village Taxes and Squatters' Licence Fees, by the
Treasury.
This service, which has hitherto been performed by the Registrar General's Department, is now to be carried on by the Treasury:-
A Shroff, .......
An Assistant Shroff, A Coolie,
Indian Constable, Contingencies,
$240.00 per annum.
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$ 816.00
The sum of $613 will be saved in the Registrar General's Department, and is, therefore, a transfer vote. The remaining $203 is the additional sum required.
Government House, Hongkong, 4th February, 1887.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved, that this vote be referred to the Finance Committee. Captain THOMSETT, seconded,
Question-put and passed.
QUESTION.—Mr. CHATER, pursuant to notice, asked the following question, and addressed the
Council:-
As there is a general desire on the part of the Community of Hongkong to celebrate Her Majesty's Jubilee year in a fit and appropriate manner, I wish to ask whether the Government would co-operate in any movement made by the public for that purpose?
The Chief Justice replied.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO REMOVE DOUBTS AS TO THE APPLICATION OF ORDINANCE No. 2 OF 1875.-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill, and addressed the Council on the objects and reasons of it.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded, and addressed the Council.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a second time.