LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 9.
SATURDAY, 1ST OCTOBER, 1898.
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PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (Major-General WILSONE BLACK, C.B.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH).
the Acting Attorney General, (HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK).
the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY, R.N.).
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the Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).
the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON). the Director of Public Works, (ROBERT DALY ORMSBY).
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, C.M.G.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G.
JAMES JARDINE BELL-IRVING.
WEI YUK.
ABSENT:
The Honourable THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
The Council met pursuant to summons.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 12th September, 1898, were read and confirmed. NEW MEMBER. Mr. POLLOCK took his seat as Acting Attorney General, after having taken the Oath prescribed by Ordinance 4 of 1869.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO APPLY A SUM NOT EXCEEDING TWO MILLIONS FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINETY-EIGHT DOLLARS AND EIGHTY CENTS TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1899.-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 10th October, 1898,
Read and confirmed this 10th day of October, 1898.
J. G. T. BUCKLE,
Clerk of Councils.
at 3 p.m.
WILSONE BLACK,
Officer Administering the Government.