LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 10.
SATURDAY, 10TH 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).
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the Acting Attorney General, (HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK).
the Ilarbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY, R.N.).
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).
CATCNICK 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 adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 1st October, 1898, were read and confirmed. PAPERS.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Adminis tering the Government, laid on the table the following papers :-
1. The Principal Civil Medical Officer's Report for 1897.
2. Alcoholic Commission Report.
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee datel the 12th September, 1898, (No. 6), and moved its adoption.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
RESOLUTION. The Acting Colonial Secretary, pursuant to notice, addressed the Council and moved the following resolution :-
That the following Resolution passed by the Sanitary Board on the 22nd September, 1898, be approved by the Legislative Council:
"That Bye-law 9 of the Bye-laws made by the Board on the 13th day of March, 1891, and amended on the 2nd day of April, 1891, for the licensing, regulation and sanitary main- tenance of common lolging-houses, under sub-section 12 of section 13 of Ordinance 24 of 1887 and sub-section D of section 1 of Ordinance 26 of 1890, be revoked.” The Acting Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
RESOLUTION.-The Director of Public Works, pursuant to notice, addressed the Council and moved the following resolution :—
Be it resolved by the Legislative Council that the percentages on the valuation of tenements, payable as rates, in the village of Hung Hom be altered from 10 to 124 per cent. and in the village of Mongkoktsui from 9 to 10 per cent.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to..
BILL ENTITLED AN ÖRDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF ONE ÜN CHUNG Wo alias Üs (i Ü alias UN HI alias UN Kwok Hr. The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill,
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO APPLY A SCM 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 addressed the Council and moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the Bill be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.