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BILL ENTITLED
"ÅN ÖRDINANCE FOR THE ŠUMMARY RESUMPTION OF CERTAIN CROWN LANDS SITUATE IN THE TAIPINGSHAN DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.' -The Acting Attorney General moved that this Bill be re-committed.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Council went into committee on the Bill.
Council resumed and Bill reported with amendments.
The Acting Attorney General moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
MOTION. Mr. CHATER, pursuant to notice, made the following motion
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That a commission be appointed to enquire into and report to the Government upon the question of what por tion of the buildings situated on the land to be resumed under the provisions of the Taipingshan Resumption Bill should be destroyed, and what portion should not.
Mr. MCCONACHIE seconded and addressed the Council.
His Excellency addressed the Council,
The Acting Attorney General addressed the Council,
The Colonial Treasurer addressed the Council.
The Harbour Master addressed the Council.
Dr. Ho KAI addressed the Council.
Mr. BELILIOS addressed the Council.
The Acting Colonial Secretary addressed the Council. The Council divided.
For.
The Honourable A. MCCONACHIN.
E. R. BELILIOS.
J. J. KESWICK.
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C. P. CHATER.
The Harbour Master.
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Motion lost by a majority of 1.
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Against.
The Honourable Dr. 110 KAI.
E. BOWDLER. Colonial Treasurer. Acting Attorney General. Acting Colonial Secretary.
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His Excellency the Governor.
ADJOURNMENT.-His Excellency adjourned the Council till Monday, the 8th proximo.
WILLIAM ROBINSON,
Read and confirmed, this 28th day of November, 1894.
J. G. T. BUCKLE,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
Governor.
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