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-PUBLIC WORKS.
The expenditure under this head was $115,689.12 on account of Annually Recurrent Works, and $460,362.77 on account of Extraordinary Public Works.
8.-LEGISLATION.
The following Ordinances were passed during the year:-
No. 1.-An Ordinance to give effect to the change in name and style of the Surveyor
General and Surveyor General's Department.
No. 2.-An Ordinance entitled The Patent Ordinance, 1892.
No. 3.-An Ordinance to make further provision as to the issue of Night Passes for Chinese.
No. 4.-An Ordinance to amend Ordinances No. 3 of 1860, No. 15 of 1885, and No. 17 of 1891 in relation to the power of the Governor in Council to grant certain licences.
No. 5. An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 15 of 1888, entitled The Rating Ordinance, 1888, and Ordinance No. 16 of 1890 entitled The Waterworks Ordinance, 1890.
No. 6.-An Ordinance to amend The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1891.
No. 7.-An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 4 of 1865, relating to Offences against the
person.
No. 8.-An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 19 of 1890 and to amend The Dangerous
Goods Ordinance, 1873.
No. 9.-An Ordinance to amend The Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, 1891. No. 10. An Ordinance for the incorporation of the Chairman of the Committee of the
Diocesan School and Orphanage.
No. 11.--An Ordinance to provide for the due performance of divine worship and other services in accordance with the rites of the Church of England at St. John's Cathedral Church at Victoria in this Colony and elsewhere, to incorporate a Church Body, to vest the said Cathedral in such Body and for other purposes in connection therewith.
No. 12. An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Two Millions Two hundred and Fifty-six thousand, Three hundred and Seventy-five Dollars to the Public Service of the Year 1893.
No. 13.-An Ordinance to authorise the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Three hundred and Sixty thousand Six hundred and Eighty-seven Dollars and Thirty- seven Cents to defray the Charges of the Year 1891.
No. 14.-An Ordinance entitled The United Kingdom Probates Ordinance, 1892,
No. 15.-An Ordinance to repeal Section 45 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1860 and to amend
Schedule A to Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.
9.-COUNCILS AND ASSEMBLIES.
Executive Council.--The Honourable G. T. M. O'BRIEN, C.M.G. joined the Council on appoint- ment as Colonial Secretary. The Honourable F. A. COOPER, Director of Public Works, was admitted a Member of the Council.
Legislative Council.-The Honourable G. T. M. O'BRIEN, C.M.G., joined the Council on appoint- ment as Colonial Secretary. The Honourable R. MURRAY RUMSEY, R.N., joined the Council on appointment as Harbour Master, vice the Honourable W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police, retired. The Honourable E. R. BELILIOS was appointed an Unofficial Member of the Council, vice the Honourable P. RYRIE, deceased. The Honourable J. J. BELL-IRVING was appointed temporarily an Unofficial Member of the Council in the room of the Honourable J. J. KESWICK, absent on leave.
Sanitary Board.-Mr. LAU WAI-CH'UN was appointed a Member of the Board in the room of Mr. Woo LIN YUEN, resigned.
Board of Examiners.-The Revd. G. REUSCH was appointed a Member.