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(4.)
0.5.0. 1513 of 1890.
C.S.O.
2235 of 1889.
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to re-vote the sum of Forty-four thousand One hundred and Seventeen Dollars, and Sixty-seven cents, ($44,117.67), being the unexpended balance of the vote for New Water Mains in 1889.
Government House, Hongkong, 26th June, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
· (5.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand Nine hundred and Seventy-six Dollars, and Forty-three cents, ($1,976.43), being amount due on some outstanding accounts in connection with the construction of Victoria College.
Government House, Hongkong, 24th June, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Minutes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
His Excellency addressed the Council.
Question-put and agreed to.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 23rd June, (No. 13), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :-
C.S.O.
1366 and 173 Construction of a telegraph line between the Observatory at Kowloon and the Office of the
Telegraph Company at Hongkong.
of 1890.
Also a separate line from Victoria Peak to Central Police Station to trans- init meteorological telegrams, .
.$5,844.12
€.S.0.
1165 of 189.
Rent of 1st floor of a Chinese house occupied by Scavengers of the Central Market, $
82.66
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CATTLE DISEASES, SLAUGHTER-HOUSES, AND MARKETS ORDINANCE OF 1887.”—The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
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BILL ENTITLED "THE MAGISTRATES' ORDINANCE, 1890."-The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR AND REGULATE THE SUPPLY OF WATER IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG AND FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE WORKS IN CONNECTION THERE- WITH. The Attorney General moved that the Council resolve itself into Committee.
The Honourable A. P. MACEWEN moved and the Honourable J. J. KESWICK seconded that the consideration of this Bill be adjourned, which was agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND CONSOLIDATE THE LAW RELATING TO THE PROTEC- TION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS.-Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendments.
Council resumed.
ADJOURNMENT.---The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 7th July, at 3 P.M.
F. FLEMING,
Read and confirmed, this 7th day of July, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
Officer Administering the Government.
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