LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 22.
WEDNESDAY, 28TH NOVEMBER, 1888.
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PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (FREDERICK STEWART.)
The Honourable the Attorney General, (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY).
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.).
the Captain Superintendent of Police, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE). WONG SHING.
JOHN BELL-IRVING.
BENDYSHE LAYTON, (vice the Honourable ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWES).
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE).
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PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
The Council met pursuant to notice.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 19th instant, were read and confirmed.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF T ́SÜ TAK-PIU otherwise CHING Ú.- The Attorney General moved the first reading of this Bill.
The Acting Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED THE CHINESE EMIGRATION CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE, 1888.-The Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill, and addressed the Council.
The Acting Treasurer seconded.
Mr. LAYTON addressed the Council.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government addressed the Council.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a second time.
The Attorney General then moved that the Bill be referred to a Select Committee consisting of the following Members :-
The Honourable THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, (Chairman).
THE ACTING TREASURER.
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J. BELL-IRVING.
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The Acting Treasurer seconded.
Question--put and passed.
B. LAYTON,
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 15 OF 1886.-The Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill.
The Acting Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a second time.
The Council then went into Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported without amendment.
The Attorney General then moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Acting Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a third time.
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Question put that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance 29 of 1888.