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PAPER.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Supreme Court Returns for 1891. (No. 22 of 1892.)
The Colonial Secretary moved the following resolution :-
The Council having considered the following statement by the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department resolves that it is expedient to incur the liability therein proposed to be incurred in 1894.
Statement showing Disbursements for Forestry Works in the years 1893 und 1894 for which contructs have been already made, and those for which contracts now require to be made.
Approved by Legislative Council, C.S.O. No. 1240 of
1891:-
1. Rearing trees in situ,
Estimated Total Cost.
To be disbursed in
1892.
To be disbursed in
1893.
To be disbursed in
1894.
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2,800
2. Rearing trees to be planted in 1893,
1,500
1,400 750
3. Planting the trees reared under No. 2,
1,400 750 2,400
Contracts to be now made which require approval:-
4. Rearing trees in situ,
900
5. Rearing trees to be planted in 1894, 6. Planting the trees to be reared under No. 5,.....
900
1,600
7,700
2,150
900
900
1,600
4,550
3,400
The works under headings 4, 5 and 6 now require the approval of the Legislative Council in order that contracts for them may be made, those under headings 1, 2 and 3 have already been sauctioned and are now in progress.
CHARLES FORD, Superintendent. Botanical and Ãfforestation Department.
The Attorney General seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
The Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD asked the following question :---
Will the Government publish in the "Government Gazette" or lay on the table a list of the Wharves, public and private, in respect of which a sum of $180,000 was added by the Government to the cost of the Praya Reclamation, as appears from the Colonial Secretary's letter of the 19th February, 1889, to the Honourable C. P. Chater, and state the amount of compensation assessed in respect of each.
The Colonial Secretary replied.
The Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD gave notice of the following resolution :--
That the Government publish in the "Government Gazette" or lay on the table a list of the Wharves, public and private, in respect of which a sum of $180,000 was added by the Government to the cost of the Praya Reclamation, as appears from the Colonial Secretary's letter of the 19th February, 1889, to the Honourable C. P. Chater, and state the amount of compensation assessed in respect of each.
BILL ENTITLED
CC AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE MEANS FOR ASCERTAINING THE AMOUNTS TO BE PAID BY WAY OF COMPENSATION IN RESPECT OF THE WHARVES AND PIERS ALONG THE LINE OF THE PRAYA RECLAMATION, TO FIX THE PERIODS FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. -The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Honourable C. P. CHATER seconded.
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Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED ##
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MERCHANT SHIPPING CONSOLIDATION ORDI- NANCE, 1891.'"-The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed and Bill reported with amendments.