LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 12.
MONDAY, 25TH NOVEMBER, 1895.
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PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
(Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary and Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART
LOCKHART).
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the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).
the Director of Public Works, (FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER).
the Acting Harbour Master, (WILLIAM CHARLES HOLLAND HASTINGS, R.N.).
the Postmaster General, (ARTHUR KENNEDY Travers).
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
ALEXANDER MCCONACHIE.
The Council met pursuant to summons.
NEW MEMBER.—Mr. A. MCCONACHIE took the oath of allegiance on his provisional appointment to a seat in the Council.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 16th August, were read and confirmed.
PAPERS.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following papers :--
(1) Report shewing progress of special work carried out for the prevention of the further
spread of bubonic plague.
(2) Statement of Plague Expenditure.
FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee
C.5.0.
1867 of 1995.
€.5.0. 2839 of 1895.
C.S.O.
2792 of 1895.
WILLIAM Robinson.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand Four hundred Dollars, ($2,400), in aid of the vote for Incidental Expenses in the Sanitary Department.
Government House, Hongkong, 22nd June, 1895.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Ten thousand Dollars, ($10,000), in aid of the vote "Repairs of Buildings.'
Government House, Hongkong, 2nd November, 1895.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand Five hundred Dollars, ($1,500), in aid of the vote for "Maintenance of Sewers," (Public Works Annually Recurrent).
Government House, Hongkong, 2nd November, 1895.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand Dollars, ($3,000), in aid of the vote for "Miscellaneous Works," being approximately the cost of re-building the retaining wall, Seymour Road, which has been charged thereto.
Government House, Hongkong, 2nd November, 1895.