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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 11.
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FRIDAY, 14TH JANUARY, 1887.
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PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G.,
Administering the Government in the absence of His Excellency SIR GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C.M.G. His Honour the Chief Justice, (SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt.)
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART.)
,, the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD.)
,, the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)
,, the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)
,, HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N.
,, PHINEAS RYRIE.
,, WONG SHING.
,, JOHN BELL-IRVING.
,, ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN, (vice the Honourable THOMAS JACKSON on leave). ,, CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, (vice the Honourable FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON, on leave).
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 7th instant, were read and confirmed.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.―The Acting Colonial Secretary laid upon the table the Report of the Finance Committee, (No. 1 of 1887), on the following votes recommended therein, and moved that the items be passed:―
C.S.O.
1716 of 1886. Telegraph line to connect the Observatory with the Time-Ball Tower, ........................................... $300.00 C.O. Desp.
66 of 1886. Increase to Salary of Inspector of Schools, ....................................................................................... $600.00 The Treasurer seconded.
Question―put and passed.
PAPERS:―The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid upon the table the following papers:―
1. Correspondence respecting the proposal of the Legislative Council for making public the Proceedings of the Finance Committee, (No. 487 ).
2. The Postmaster General's Report for 1886, (No. 787 ).
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR PROMOTING THE REVISION OF THE STATUTE LAW BY REPEALING CERTAIN ENACTMENTS WHICH HAVE CEASED TO BE IN FORCE OR HAVE BECOME UNNECESSARY.―On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, this Bill was read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RESPECTING DEFAMATORY WORDS AND LIBEL.―On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, this Bill was read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED THE POST OFFICE ORDINANCE, 1886.―The Treasurer moved that the Standing Orders be suspended, and that the Council go into Committee on this Bill by reading the marginal notes of it only, so far as the clauses which contained no new matter were concerned, the other clauses being read in extenso.
The Acting Colonial Secretary, seconded.
Question―put and passed.
The Council then went into Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendments.
The Treasurer then gave notice that at the next Meeting of Council he would move the third reading of this Bill.
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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PROMISSORY OATHS ORDINANCE, 1869.―On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Council went into Committee on this Bill.
Bill reported without amendment.
The Acting Attorney General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council he would move the third reading of this Bill.
NEW BILLS.―The Acting Attorney General gave notice that at the next Meeting of Council, he would move the first reading of the following Bills:―
(a.) An Ordinance for the Suppression of the Triad Society and other Secret Societies and for the Punishment of the Members thereof.
(b.) An Ordinance to regulate the carrying and possession of arms.
(c.) An Ordinance for the more effective Prevention of Crimes.
POSTPONEMENT OF THE OTHER ORDER OF THE DAY.―The Acting Attorney General moved that the other Order of the Day be postponed.
Question―put and passed.
ADJOURNMENT.―The Council was then adjourned to Friday, the 21st instant, at 4 P.M.
W. H. MARSH,
Administering the Government.
Read and confirmed, this 21st day of January, 1887.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.