LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 6.
WEDNESDAY, 5TH APRIL, 1893.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (GEORGE THOMAS MICHAEL O'BRIEN, C.M.G.).
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
the Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART).
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the Colonial Treasurer, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). the Director of Public Works, (FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER).
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the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY, R.N.). CATCHICK PAUL CHATER,
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS.
The Council net pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 22nd ultimo, were read and confirmed,
PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE. The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following papers :--
1. Report on the Widows' and Orphans' Fund for the second half-year of 1892. (No. 19.) 2. 'Report of the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department for 1892.
(No. 11.)
3. Returns of Superior and Subordinate Courts for 1892. (No. 1.)
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VOTE REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minute and moved that it be referred to the Finance Committee :-
C.S.O.
2935 of 1892.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Nineteen thousand, Three hundred and Nineteen Dollars and Forty-eight Cents, ($19,319.48), for the construction of new roads at Kowloon.
This item is made up as follows:-
Re-vote of unexpended balance of last year's vote of $10,000,.. Additional vote asked for,
.$ 4,319.48
15,000.00
$19,319.48
Government House, Hongkong, 1st April, 1893.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED 66
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 CONNEC- TION THEREWITH."-Council in Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed and Bill reported with amendments.
The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Honourable C. P. CHATER seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED C6
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE INCORPORATION OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA MASONIC BENEVOLENCE FUND.-The Honourable C. P. CHATER moved the first reading of this Bill.
The Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned sine die.
Read and confirmed, this 25th day of May, 1893.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
WILLIAM ROBINSON,
Governor.