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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

RETURN OF MEMBERS COMPOSING THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

NAMES,

DATE

OF

DATE

OF

APPOINTMENT.

CONFIRMATION.

His Excellency Sir Henry Arthur Blake, 25th November,

G.C.M.G. (1)

Ex Officin.

1898.

His Excellency Major-General Sir William Julius Gascoigne, K.C.M.G«,

30th December, 1898.

Du

WHETHER HOLDING ANT

AND WHAT OTHER

CIVIL OR MILITARY OFFICE.

Governor and Commander-in-

Chief and Vice-Admiral.

The Senior Military Officer in Command of His Majesty's Troops for the time being.

The Honourable Francis Henry May,

CM.G. (2)

15th May, 1902.

Do.

Colonial Secretory.

The Honourable Sir Henry Spencer

Berkeley, Kt. (3)

24th June,

1902.

Do.

Attorney General,

The Honourable Alexander Macdonald

Thomson.

15th February, 1899.

Do.

Colonial Treasurer,

The Honourable Robert Murray Rum-

sey, Commander, R.N. (Retd.).

6th May, 1897.

30th June, 1897.

Harbour Master, etc.

The Honourable}William Chatham.

22nd March, 1901.

9th May, 1901.

Director of Public Works.

UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS.

The Honourable Sir Catchick Paul

Chater, Kt., C.M.G.

21st July, 1896.

Stl: September, 1896.

Justice of the Peace,

The Honourable Charles Wedderburu

Dickson.

28th May, 1902.

4th September, 1902.

Do.

MEMBERS APPOINTED PROVISIONALLY

DURING THE YEAR.

The Honourable Colonel Louis Faulk-

ener Brown, R.E.

The Honourable Charles McIlvaine 11th March, 1901,

Messer.

up to 10th March,

1902; again 23rd April to 14th May.

Ex Officio.

Officer Commanding the Troops.

Ex Officio.

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

The Honourable Thomas Henderson

Whitehead. (4)

23rd May, 1902.

Justice of the Peace.

The Honourable Charles Stewart Sharp.

(5)

12th June, 1902.

4th September, 1902.

Justice of the Peace.

(1) On leave of absence from 4th January to 8th September, 1902. (2) Vice His Honour J. H. Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G., transferred to Wei-bai-wei. (3) Vice Sir W. M. Goodman, Kt., promoted to be Chief Justice.

(4) During the absence of Sir P. Clister, from 23rd May, 1902, to 3rd June, 1902, (5) During the absence of Sir P. Chater, from 12th Juúo to 23rd December, 1902.