LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 34.
FRIDAY, 22ND JULY, 1887.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL WILLIAM GORDON CAMERON, C.B., Administering the Government.
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His Honour the Acting Chief Justice (JAMES RUSSELL), vice His Honour SIR GEORGE
PHILLIPPO, Kat., on leave.
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART.)
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the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD), vice the Honour-
able EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY, on leave.
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.) HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N.
PHINEAS RYRIE.
WONG SHING.
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).
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 8th July, were read and confirmed.
VOTE OF MONEY PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Adininistering the Government, laid upon the table the Report of the proceedings of the Finance Committee, dated the 8th July, 1887, (No. 14), and moved that the following sum referred to therein be voted, viz.:-
€.S.0.
1436 of 1887.
To defray the cost of extending and completing Richmond Road beyond Richmond Terrace, and of developing and preparing further building sites in that locality, for auction sale,.
The Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
.$5,000.00
The Honourable P. RYKIE presented a Petition for the removal of the Public Urinal in front of the Clock Tower, and addressed the Council on the subject.
The Surveyor General replied that in view of the great public convenience which the place referred to is found to be, the Government regrets its inability to accede to the prayer of the Petition, and that the place will always be kept in such a condition as not to be a nuisance.
QUESTION. EMIGRATION ORDINANCE AND VOYAGES TO AUSTRALIA.-Mr. MACEWEN, pursuant to notice, asked His Excellency the Administrator to appoint a Commission to enquire into the question of the proposed modification of the Emigration Ordinance, about which a correspondence had lately taken place between the Government and the Chamber of Commerce.
The Acting Attorney General replied that it is not necessary to appoint a Commission, as it would not elicit any further information beyond what the Government had already obtained.
QUESTION. THE TAX ON SALT FISH.-Mr. WONG SHING, pursuant to notice, asked :—-
Whether it is the case that a tax has recently been imposed on Salt Fish and other articles of food
imported into the Colony?
His Excellency replied that the matter was under consideration.
The Acting Chief Justice addressed the Council on the subject of the Customs Stations. BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 16 or 1887.-On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, this Bill was read a second time.
The Acting Attorney General moved that the Council do go into Committee on this Bill. The Council went into Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with an amendment.
The Acting Attorney General gave notice that, at the next meeting of Council, he would move the third reading of this Bill.