LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.—NO. 8.
MONDAY, 12TH SEPTEMBER, 1881.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Chief Justice (FRANCIS SNOWDEN).
,, the Acting Colonial Secretary (MALCOLM STRUAN TONNOCHY). ,, the Attorney General (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY).
,, the Acting Colonial Treasurer (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE). ,, PHINEAS RYRIE.
,, NG CHOY.
ABSENT:
The Honourable FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON.
,, WILLIAM KESWICK (on leave).
,, JOHN MACNEILE PRICE (on leave).
The minutes of the last meeting of Council held on the 29th August, 1881, are read and confirmed.
There is read by direction of the president Article IV of the Letters Patent dated the 9th April, 1877, passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom constituting the Office the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies.
The president administers the Oaths of the Office of Administrator to the Honourable MALCOLM STRUAN TONNOCHY.
His Excellency the Administrator having taken the Chair proceeds to administer the Oaths of Office to the following gentlemen who respectively take their seats at the table.
The Honourable W. M. DEANE as Acting Colonial Secretary and Mr. ALFRED LISTER as Acting Colonial Treasurer.
His Excellency adjours the Council sine die.
J. POPE HENNESSY,
Governor.
Read and confirmed this 7th day of February, 1882.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.