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The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the discharge of the Order that the Appropriation Bill, 1891, be referred to the Finance Committee.
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The Acting Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to. Order discharged.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL, 1891.-Council in Committee on the Bill.
On the vote of $10,000 for the Audit Department, Item No. 5, Honourable P. RYRIE moved as an amendment that the amount be struck out on the ground that it is inexpedient to have one side of the accounts audited in England and the other side in the Colony.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD seconded.
A division was taken when there voted :-
For the Amendment.
Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD.
J J. KESWICK,
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HO KAI.
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C. P. CHATER.
P. RYRIE.
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Against the Amendment.
Hon. Acting Registrar General.
Surveyor General.
Attorney General.
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Acting Colonial Treasurer.
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Colonial Secretary.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the
Government.
Amendment lost.
Vote-put and agreed to.
On the vote of $233,572 for Military Expenditure, Item No. 27, Hon. C. P. CHATER moved as an amendment that the vote be reduced to £20,000 on the ground that the War Department had not fulfilled the promise to increase the garrison.
Honourable P. RYRIE seconded.
A division was taken when there voted :-
For the Amendment.
Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD.
Against the Amendment.
Hon. Acting Registrar General.
HO KAI.
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J. J. KESWICK,
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C. P. CHATER.
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P. RYRIE.
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Surveyor General.
Acting Colonial Treasurer.
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Acting Attorney General.
Acting Colonial Secretary.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the
Government.
Amendment lost.
Vote-put and agreed to.
The Bill was reported with amendments.
Council resumed.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the discharge of the Order appointing the Select Committee to examine into the details of the Estimates for 1891, and that the expenditure connected with the Public Works be considered by the Finance Committee.
Question-put and agreed to..
BILL ENTITLED "THE SQUATTERS' ORDINANCE, 1890."-Council in Committee on the Bill. Bill reported with amendments.
Council resumed.
BILL ENTITLED A
AN ORDINANCE TO GIVE FURTHER POWERS TO COMPANIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ALTERATION OF THEIR MEMORANDA OF ASSOCIATION."-The Acting Attorney General moved that the Bill be recommitted.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendments.
Council resumed.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 8th December, at 3 P.M.
F. FLEMING,
Read and confirmed, this 8th day of December, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
Officer Administering the Government.