LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 13.
MONDAY, 17TH DECEMBER, 1894.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
(Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G.).
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The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary and Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE
STEWART LOCKHART).
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the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
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the Colonial Treasurer, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES.)
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the Director of Public Works, (Francis Alfred Cooper).
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the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY, R.N.). CATCHICK PAUL CHATER,
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JAMES JOHNStone Keswick.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G.
ALEXANDER MCCONACHIE.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment. (The hour of Meeting having been changed from 3 P.M. to 2.30 P.M. by command of His Excellency the Governor.)
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 12th instant, were read and confirmed.
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary by command of His Excellency the Governor laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee dated 12th December, 1894, (No. 3 of 1894), and moved that it be adopted.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO APPLY A SUM NOT EXCEEDING TWO MILLIONS FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED AND ONE DOLLARS TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1895."-Council in Committee on the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the amendments of the several items in the Bill recom- mended by the Finance Committee.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Dr. Ho KAI moved that the item of $396,000 for Military Expenditure be omitted from the Bill. Mr. BELILIOS seconded.
Mr. KESWICK Supported the amendment, and addressed the Council.
His Excellency the Governor replied.
Mr. CHATER addressed the Council.
The Council divided.
For the amendment. Hon. A. MCCONACHIE. Hon. E. R. BELILIOS. Hon. Dr. Ho KAI. Hon. J. J. KESWICK, Hon. C. P. CHATER.
Amendment lost by a majority of one. Bill reported as amended in Committee.
The Council resumed.
Against the amendment. The Harbour Master.
The Director of Public Works. The Colonial Treasurer. The Attorney General. The Acting Colonial Secretary. His Excellency the Governor.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass
Bill passed.