LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 7.
WEDNESDAY, 8TH FEBRUARY; 1888.
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PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
(SIR G. WILLIAM DES VEUX, K.C.M.G.,
His Honour the Acting Chief Justice (JAMES RUSSELL, C.M.G.), vice His Honour SIR
GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt., on leave.
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART).
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the Attorney General, (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY).
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N.
PHINEAS RYRIE.
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JOHN BELL-IRVING.
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ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE), by permission.
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CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, on leave.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 3rd instant, were read and confirmed. PAPER.-The Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following paper:-
Annual Report of the Head Master of the Government Central School for 1887.—(No. 3). BILL ENTITLED THE UNCLAIMED BALANCES ORDINANCE, 1888.-The Attorney General explained that this Bill was substituted for the one withdrawn at last meeting, and moved that it be read a first time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF COPIES OF BOOKS PRINTED
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in Hongkong, and for the REGISTRATION OF SUCH BOOKS.-The Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed,
Bill read a second time.
The Council then went into Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendments.
The Attorney General then moved that the Bill be read a third time.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance 10 of 1888.
BILL ENTITLED THE VAGRANCY ORDINANCE, 1888.-The Attorney General moved the second Anding of this Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a second time.
The Council then went into Committee on the Bill.
Progress reported.