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6. Does the Government Notification No. 139 of the 28th March last, refer to covenants in leases granted before the year 1883 or to breaches of agreements for leases issued subsequent to that date?
7. Will the Honourable the Colonial Treasurer lay on the table a statement of—
(1.) The particulars of the expenditure under the head of Miscellaneous Services in the
statement of Receipts and Payments for 1890;
(2.) The assessed taxes refunded for void or empty houses in the years 1888, 1889,
1890; and
(3.) The assessed taxes for first quarter of 1889, of 1890 and of 1891 and the taxes
refunded for void or empty houses in each of these quarters?
8. Will the Honourable the Colonial Treasurer give the Council some information regarding the various items aggregating Millions of Dollars under the heads of Receipts and Payments in the statement dated the 6th instant and laid before the Council on the 10th idem; and further an explanation as to the decrease in expenditure against the name of the Postmaster General as appears in said statement under the heads of Establishments and Services Enclusive of Establishments?
9. If the full Military Contribution of £40,000 for 1890 had been paid on or before 31st December last, would there not have been a deficiency in Revenue as compared with actual expenditure in 1890, and if so how much would have been the deficiency?
10. Will the Government lay on the table the papers and correspondence relating to the closing
of the thoroughfare leading from Arsenal Street eastward along the Praya, now blocked . to carriage traffic since November last to the great inconvinience of the public, and state when there is any probability of the road being again open to traffic?
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11. Has the attention of the Government been called to the leading articles in the "Daily Press
of the 17th March and “China Mail" of the 20th instant, referring to the unsatisfactory state of Queen's Road Central, and will the Honourable the Surveyor General state what steps are being taken to put it in proper order?
12. Have the Government issued any instructions recently for the more stringent enforcement of
the Opium Ordinance 1887, and for the more frequent examination of Opium Godowns?
If such instructions have been issued, has it been done on the application or complaint of the Chinese Government or of the Officers of that Government?
13. With reference to His Excellency the Governor's statement in Council on 18th December, 1889, viz.: "I was given to understand last year that in consideration of our having under- taken the work of the Gap Rock Light, the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs would undertake the Lighthouse on Waglan," will the Government state whether the Chinese Govern- ment have commenced the erection of the very necessary Lighthouse on Waglan, and if not when operations are likely to be commenced?
The Acting Colonial Secretary replied and laid on the table the statements referred to in questions 1, 4, 7, and 8, and in questions 8 and 9 asked by the Honourable Member at the Meeting of Council held on the 10th April.
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BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO RESTRICT THE LOADING AND UNLOADING OF CARGO ON SUNDAY IN THE WATERS OF THE COLONY."-The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED "THE GAMBLING ORDINANCE, 1891."-The Council went into Committee on the
Bill reported with amendment.
The Honourable P. RYRIE gave notice that at the next Meeting of Council he would ask the following question,-
Will the Government state definitely when the new Merchant Shipping Ordinance will be
introduced?
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned sine die.
G. WILLIAM DES VEUX,
Read and confirmed, this 5th day of May, 1891.
A. M. THOMSON,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
Governor.