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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 14.
SATURDAY, 14TH DECEMBER, 1895.
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 Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY, R.N.).
the Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, (WILLIAM CHARLES HOLLand
HASTINGS, R.N.).
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G.
ALEXANDER MCCONACHIE.
The Council met pursuant to summons, the meeting fixed for the 12th December having been postponed until Saturday, the 14th December, 1895.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 5th December, 1895, were read and confirmed.
PAPER.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the report by the Director of Public Works on the cost of constructing the proposed road from Victoria Gap to Mount Kellet Road, and moved that it be referred to the Public Works Coinmittee.
The Director of Public Works seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the reports of the Finance Committee dated 5th and 14th December, 1895, (Nos. 9 and 10).
QUESTIONS. Mr. BELILIOS, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions:-
Will the Government be good enough to say why (experiments having shown the practicability of such a course) steps are not taken to pump up sea water to the higher levels with which to wash out the drains?
Will the Government kindly inform the Council of the reasons for the suspension, for many months, of all work upon, and apparent indefinite postponement of completion of, the base and pedestal for the Jubilee statue of Her Majesty the Queen? Is there any insuperable obstacle in the way of the erection of this statue, which has now for nearly a year been interned in a godown, instead of being placed in the position for which it was designed?
The Colonial Secretary replied.
BILL ENTITLED
"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW AS TO CERTAIN MONEYS PAID INTO THE SUPREME COURT OR TO THE REGISTRAR THEREOF."-The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill and addressed the Council.
The Colonial Secretary seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Bill referred to Committee.
BILL ENTITLED,
"ÁN ORDINANCE TO FURTHER AMEND THE STAMP ORDINANCE, 1886. "—The
Acting Colonial Treasurer moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Bill considered in Committee.
Bill reported with amendment.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put--that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
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