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No. 8700.~DzoĽMUCK 15, 1990;]

THE REGULATION OF FARGENORU BOATS..

Mr Ryrie asked the following questio¦— In view of the danger to 1 fe autol by Built yonele carrying in cutside. waters large uumber of panget, whether it is the intention of the Government to apply to steam-by- ches and small ve sols of ander 50 tona, trading between Hongkongan Canton at Macao, the same rules and regulations as govern the ar- dinary river steamers, and if so, when'?

The Acting Attorney Goueral-I have to state that an ordinance amending the Mer-

-ment into a larger expenditure then was

ever contemplated,

THE CHINA MAIL

Mr Kyrie-It did not use to be, Mr Whitehead-If the $3,000: commita The Surveyor Geuoral What case is then to the large scheme for $180,000, I move

that it be left ont Hum. member referring to 1

Ir Whitehead-The Ciril Hoapital staff quarters, Victoria College

The Surveyor Ceneral The additional expenditure on the Victoria College was not ping to a departure from the plans but owing to the foundation having turned out

great down than was anticipated,

..

Mr Whitehead-Ought not a condition to ufficial Meurbera of Council to be gentlemen | war no reasonable ground for the detention. Suger off." Ü’Kecío got up and held bin de miede as to the United Kingdom reducing? of alrevd intelicut, and pussersing no poli- The Government had adivitted the validity fint over the steward a face as if to kick The Chairman--I don't think we can tical or partisan desire to oppose 1 Govern- of the judgostit of the Court of Surrey bim Winew anid. “Ospiñia. dou's klok mcdo o condi too. We may make a recomment measure except on its morita, is for by payment of the dusts of the caso, and him when he's down.' O'Keefo then let The Chairman--1 bave expressly statedmendation or a procent.

the Imperial Government to submit such the grounds for the payment of these costs the steward up and ordered hits to ba put that it does not. Not a part of the $180,000, The question was then pat to the veto measureates may be deemed necessary in a were identical with those for the payment in irons. The steward was not drunk. It can be spent antil detailed reports have and carried unnimously.

frank and open manner. Opinions may of of compensation, The Court had declared was a very hot day) and he could not got.... heap received as to the whole scheme. Mr Whitehead-The unofficial members course differ and occasions will no doubt that there was no reasonable or protable drunk.

have an addendum to hand in later on. arise when officiale in s Crown Colony may, cariss for the detention of the ship, and the His Lordships-He could' get Arunk on a

The Committee then adjourned,

through the necessity of their position, bo Government were therefore liable for com- hot day, couldn't he?" arrayed on one side while the Non officials panation. The Coorly of Survey was the Witness I don't know where ho could i will be found on the other.... But in

only authority competent to decide whether get drink I know I couldn't get any› kong this contingency rarely happens, and there was or was not reasonable, canao for Edward Edwards, A. B. aid he heard le still low likely to do so if the full and that detention, and that Court having the steward call for hop, sus eaw hin clear invention of Government is enbuiitted found that there was not, the defendant flying on the deck.. Capt. O'Keefe was to the Un-ocial Mombia, instead of au was precluded from bringing any further standing alongside with lila foot raised over

of the engo, which, however uninter evidence or that point aspect Chairman's Cup. The race will probably tionally, way distort the true object of the

the steward a fnco se if to kick rim. The Attorney-Gonurul said the only plait M'Cabe called out Don't kick him while lio betwuon Duer's boat and Skott's boat, the hourur to be, my Lord, your whether the judgment of the Court stopped allowed to get up and was put in front. was on to which ho need addreis himself was he's down, Captain. The stowned was then Mer-For the actual cost being inform the Council on this matter. It af. and if Duor rows with his usual pluck and Lordship's most obedient, bumble aotrant; tho defendant froin denying curtain facts. asid "I don't think it's right for yan lo

Kai-What do you mean? The Surveyor Gen ral-Frarision was not made in Cre estimates for such a bad fruition

Bir Chater-But surely that would not make the large difference between the esti- wated end the refuel cost.

chunt Shipping Cosalidation Ordinance of 1870, which governs this matter, has hoon under ceisideration for some time. It is now practically completed and in the course of this week will be sunt to the printer. This Mr Ordinator will heat-with-in-matter-men-double treble the ustimated cost? tioned in the question of the kien, member, cannot be and will deal with it, I trust, lan batisfac-j tory manne

The Surveyor General-It accounts for neuely the whole,

SUPERANSTATION POND AND THE CROW

AGENTE.

THE REDUCTION OF POSTAGE. The Colonial Secretary read the latter of the Chamber of Commerco with reference to the proposed reduction of postage and asked the committee to come to some deci. sion,

Mr. Whitehend If a reduction is made here wild for much less to Iinly, less than it now does and if so how France and the United Kingdom.

NOTES FOR THE REGATTA. Junior Sculle-Skolt should win this oily,

Ir

The Surveyor Genoral-It was not from

The Chairman-I am entirely unable' to fucts India, Australis and all the Calonics and I

questieri.

dolorcitation ho should about win.

any

the work was introoned.

I have

Hong

F. FLEMING „Ladies” l'urst.—The Naval crew will pro- The Right Honourable 14 Kautsford, bably wins

0,0.M.G., &., Stc., &c.

derrian Cup.-This is a very opon affair,

alteratio in the plans that the cons of fata and intivaed on each half oz letter but I should not be surprised lo sco. Dun- į

The Acting Attorney General--Thore

The roof another circumatiner, The Chairman-I de not think we are in order in discussing the Victoria

Mr Whitebeni nekod the following qua- | w a tion: --

table a abatement showing how the

190

ship

drunk.

· ប The Georror had referred matter to me like this, and I don't think you're the the Court of Survey. What did he refer to right Captain here. O'Koufe said “ You'ra this price or re not losing eight of Me Whitehead-If we reduce our rate to

"dd "har: Fin-master here, and-1-pan- them? The question as to whether the

was aute

aufe or unsafe. That was the only do what I like on my own vessel. The if we continue to pay 3.093 to the

puint on

on which they had to decide. The stuurá, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ovuntries I

work to do,

and as it was a For Court decided that the ship ras safe, but ideal of was not drank. His hand a great be yory large loses not only are. we shall be

ON THE REDUCTION OF

was a hot day expressing it as their opinion that there ha POSTAGE, garde ettere sent from here but in ragarden's crew get in first.

no reasonable causo for her detention went Cross-examined-I have never even the American Cup.--Fury good crews are to the treaty porie in China,

The Following letter was addressed by the beyond the functions of their ofice. There stoward The Acting Attorney

General aid ho did coming out for this me. I dubt if all Cimber of Commcies to the Government was nothing in the Ordinance to low that - John Cox, formerly minte of the winte see why we should pay any thing to Hickley's men can stand his short, power-in reference to the proposed reduction of it was Egypt, anless Egypt represented what was

ful but rather fers alroke, and therefore the postal rate te fut Lucember, 1990. of

13th D

to declare whether there was some rum and tobacco having been atulan, pail to the Ceral Company. Letters now: I think the race should lie between Hender were not gont appoin Egypt

son and Skött, and I pick the latter's buat Sir, I have the honour to acknowledgeable cause for the detention of and the steward was called and O'Konfe The Chairman-Shall se divide the for choice.

reevint of your esteemed communications both Government were not heard told him of the theft. The stoward said I

before the Court. The only thing they' did dare qucation into two parts---Shall we reduce,

of being dr and if an, to what extant?

Senior Stulls. If Skött enn steer straight of 10th Nuvgiober and 11th December lar-was to pat a certain section of the Ordinestone to prove it, "O'Keefe aconsed the

ng reference to a suggested reduction in unou into uporation, Mr Whitehead-Until we havo received

For Kace,-I don't quite know who is the Officer Administering the Government not shirk the the Guvernment callstoward out of the onkin, “The steward

portal rates, and requesting His Excellency Hie Lordship suid information as to how much less we shall The Chairman-This was iko enbject of pay to Egypt and the other countries, going in. If Daor and Taylor face the might be furnished with the views of the vessel by of stopping the was very insolent and refaked, to gont cost in Hongkong Currency Dollars per jail on the lable of the Council. Etmarely see how we can come to any con- į starler, Keecliorg alonk in the race.committeo of this Chamber, with regard to survey.

1. Will the Government fay en lo question of the new water Supernation Fand which existed The Surveyor General-The Resident Engineer cannot depart from the plane without the authority of the Government.

The vote was agreed 10. The next stoni wa tao Pook Water tho estimated cost of which is $20,000 already apent and to be spent next year.

in the Colony previous and up to 1857 was disposed of, what was the total amicum: 16 ercdit of the Fuial at the time of its suppression. Why-

by whore order was it put an and

how much of die fund 15, and how was repaid to the Subscribers of it.

end

-2. Will the

the Government lay on the

$7,000

was curried out entirely by Mr Chadwick,

The rote was agreed to.

SEWERAGE OF VICTORIA.

table a statement Brewing how the of all article,

and atures goods, purchased and forwarded to long. kong by the Crown Agents for are in connection with the various Publio

dating Works 190, the cost aid abipping and other charges.

apent toxt year. Colonial

Secretary-- With ro.

aten this item as to the previous The work

The estimated total cost of this work is 282,000, of which $40,000 have been

re has a very good chance of winning.

"Sur Part of the business of the Court Crus, said O' Koefe complained te hininbout

drunk. Then bed langjingo was used by both, and O'Keefe ordered the

e!

dusen baro toinclude all commissions, spe: t and 867,000, it is catimated, will be ing any mora than we shall in pressing this two boats, Scotos and English, and I dost pomaly of heavy with the judgment in a onto to which they were not hetward suit T.won't. O'Keefe said

To Actingestion, I have to state

ference to the that the Supera nuation Fund which existed in this Colony

Talca of

the

to give

The

40 Chairman-The game romark applies Whitehead-It is unfair that the permitted to sick his own men, I think he ous that commends itself for aduplicu. At er auch an appearance as the commenced to fightand both fell on the

rise in an Imperial "p to 1857 had its plane carried out on Mr Chadwick's ratepayers should be unt of pocket for the will win. The Scotch are unable to securo the same time my committee, with the he that this slip did no otkuchan

by tub

Act which was paled

by the 21th and 21st Victoria of the 30th January 1857. In consequence of that repeal, a refund was made to eubscribere From the 30th January up to the time the knowledge of the repeal of this Act arrived in the doug, The whole matter has becu regulated

Act. The

Mr Keswick askod if the large sum was for noe draing on irely.

The Surveyur General-I am not in a position to spenis officially, but I auder stand that the $282,000 is for the improved drainage of the City of Victoria.

The Chairman-From West Point to East Point and extending to the level of the Ro

by an Impland, and all the binson Road,

sions were paid in

Com- moneys were paid quarterly into the missariat cheat for tomittaus to Bagland. existence in this Colony. With reference to the second question as to the cost to the Colony of the goods sup: plied by the Crown Agents in 1890, I regret

..

Me Keswick-1 ao aware of the City of Victoria and where it is. Although I know Chadwick spent an immense signat of me on this drainage question, I doubt

public

Fury much if

if the Clearly understand

transaction.

The Chairman.If it is taken out of the phoket in one way it goes in in another. You have a redned rate of postage.

Mr Ho Kai-Not if we lose on the letters from the treaty perte.

The Chairman-I don't · hink we can 'do more than make a representation. I don't think we have the means here of influenc ing the Postal Union.

Mr Whiteberd-Wonld the Secretary of

Capt. Davidson and Kengody, both being unwell, and thus lose the two best ten, but no doubt they will make a galant effort and the race will be a close one under any circumstances.

OLD OAR

DESPATCHES RESPECTING INCREASED MILITARY

CONTRIBUTION,

to

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,

Judge.) Monday, Dec. 15,

·BEADLE T. O'KEEFE-ACITOS OF MAHAGES

· FOR ABSAVIT, TE

David

and

Y

here.

sale-re

am owner

it on the Court of first, but ultimately went." O'Keefe did not take the steward by the iron. Ho Otherwise the battle will be between the the proposed change. clusion.

The

Attorney-General said he did not did not touch him. ut

all. The Chairman-We are a very small Hongkong Bank and Lane Crawford & Co..

My committee desire me to stato, with deny that. His point was that the Govern Cross-examined-The rough lagitage. unit of a large body. The whole of India,

I. ka and although

know the talent believe in reference to the contemplates diminution

ment were not heard at the Court of continued after they got on deck and the Straits, the Australian Colonies are the former, I have a different opinion.

of rates of postage by the maile between concerned, and you may be sure that all

Garri

ai Cup The Naval Crew,

this and Europe, that in principle, as being Survey, and they could not be bound by O'Keefo ordered the award to go forward. Thers will only be rnational Rage.— Juter these powerful countries will not be want.

benefit to

to trade, and doing

theparty. Int

the appeal in the mea of Thomson D. you refus to stop replied "I do.

recognise tre as inaster of of postage mattor to the attention of the Imperial think it is quite decided who is to

is to row. If

the English mails than Farrer, Brett. L. said that if a ship the ship by being charged the English boat and he is there of other entries, the alteration its postal authorities at Home.

Hickley strokes

steward again refused to go forward, for auspicion the owner must

1 O'Keefɑ mado a rush os hitt and they the the consequences. There was no evidence to meagre information before then, are unab e

Re-examined-I don't know whether bring appearances and they wanted to express nu opinion upon the policy of evidence on that point, and he main sined O'Keefe was the legi master of the ship at the change as it will affect the finances of that they were not bound by the judgment the timo. Capt. Williams signed on the the colony. The colony's pustal establish ment appears to leave a small proßt, while of the Court of Survey and were not articles at Past Jackeun. I am not aware the calculations submitted as the result of procluded from questioning that judgment that the articles have been altered. Capt.

of

His Lordship reaorred, judgment.

Williams

dacharge h algnet my the contemplated reduction of postage

For the would

probably sweep away the profit and result in Jona in this branch

master of the schooner Santa Crus of public revenue.

everne Bay (Before Bir Justice Fidding Clarke, Puisue. Formerly she was a British ached the ments with

particular item of

the is Amexioan. I was in command of the Government House,

Postal revenue is saidled, say Contribu State give ur information by telegram of

vens-ion 23rd July, and I producs n the an

e subject if we agree to reduce the rate

Hongkong, Sept. 10, 1800,

clearance from to show to six cents,

the Spanish authorities in My Lord, I have the honour to acknow. tion towards P. & 0. Subsidy and Shard

of other Countries, would seem to

which The Chairman-I think it would he ledge the receipt of Your Lordship's Des that the colony is already more heavily

I am

Ins Captain. In the recognised afternoon of the 23rd July I Loticed that it should be for the miting necessity there is for it. I know in muny

to wo copies of correspondence

benefits derived Bry dr Whitehead-When solarge an amount which has passed between the Colonial mails. It also, strikes my committee that John on, Siekia and Master's office) ap

that damages for assanli Me Godge (of Messrs taken from my cabin. I called the steward part of the drainage is

is deficient, very deficien:, but I is in gaestion I think the cost Office and the War Department on the want to know if this large sum to be ex-of

the telegram would be justified. subject of the increased Military Contribu- 5909 rectification should take placy in the poored for the plaintiff, and Mr Basting to prove it. I enid there was no use hay.

the Assistant Pust- paytenis as stated We should

this Colony know then where

wet notice with un by this

manter's Report, paragraph No. 17, which (of Messrs Wetton and Beacon's office) for ing ang ironble about it and I urdered him

The following

en deck, which he

to do refused to

at firat Af Gvidenes en carried on, if it was commenced in are; at

and

•present wa don't kno

terwards he did go. I went on decks mitte view of the reclamation.

we can't fix. a rate of postage ao an to paragraph of Mr Watter to the shows that each letter by English maile the defondant.

charged at the rate of bd. por half was given

s and was earprised to find The Chairman If the Reclamation cover expenses unless we know what the War Ufice of the 23rd of May, in which he ounce contributes from that amount 3 Cd. William Beadle, cock and steward on or two

icles him, stand aid What t

the top of the compacion schema hnd never been breached, this oxpenses are to bes

statos that Your Lordship desired him to

at Fort Jackson in Teb last and left under looking at

aning would have boon ricecstary.

The Chaleman-As wo are not informed add that the litera! unauer in which the to the various countries through which is beard To Nante Gritz, said he signed articles Mr Keswick, I should like to know whe- to the contrary, wo must asume that the Un-oficial Members of the Legislature met pasos, leaving a positive loss to this colony sport of me. Williamare near here Go way forward, He mid Ti

met which it will have to bear, not for its own

a month Set Tong and Choi Wai, otherwise Choir this apost is likely to be final or expenses will be ns thur ware before. It the demands of the Imperial Government mail watter only, but also for tint of the arrived at Yap in March and lay there for go when I please. Who in lure you

a constitutional crisie to be avoid. sabled a whether further estimates will be necesie of oarse desirable that these foreign

com anyhow? You never called us aft to tell th. Opt. the vessel in

Merch sary, because the undertaking of works at countries should reduce their charges, ed, and that it would be politie, in Your renty. Pets in China, if rates are redundant a

It seems reasonable to expect that the man to make any conces Lordship's opinion,

·Caps, O'Keefe

him to the present time which further prospective but I do not see that there is any

to go forward or I would put him whole of the loas caused by the postage voyage was made under Co April 4 us you were captain yot. I again told

WIDiams 1708

forward. Be refused and told me to The Acting Attorney General moved the works may render unless is But to may prospect of that from the despatch. sin which it right by possible to meet reduction should not attack to this only to the Pell w Talanda. Capt.

Wa ashed together and I ba We rusl second reading of it bill to rupaul an ordin-mind an economical mossato at all for this I sippose the teiogram suggested would be their views, ance for the catablishment a Civil List Colony to adopt.

to this effect:If the reduction is made by I entirely agree with Your Lordship that but that a modification of the sine paid on board. On 23rd July while the vessel come of.

WAR lying at this Pellow Islands Capture we both streck of the anno time. That ordinance, he said, provided that a The Surveyor General--I think there lauf, what reduction will France, Italy it would have been politie in the circum-to Egypt...

0.220. Ecofe cailed witness aft about 4 p.m. and We closed and both fell on the deck; I was 0.530. said he had lost about 4 lbs of tobacco and on the top and held him down. McUabe, sum of £28,200 be set apart for the use of an doubt whatever from the tenor of Mr Egypt and the United Kingdom maks in the stances had the War Office given some con Italy....

0.37d. that ou had been taken from his who wa My own opinion is adoration to Your Lordship's very reason-Trance

eidet hint up, ng standing by id the. Colony for the paymont of certain

it ia

1.674. demijohn. He asked witness if he knew Captain, and I let him up supposed to include the whole cost of the

Cross-examined I am AD ries. On account of the frequent changes work.

that will cover expenses. It need not they suem to take advantage of the made in the salaries and in the offices Mr Keswick Is it the ease or not that be a final reduction. If we

Having recoured to a raduce Council's liberality by the ordinanca had become obsolete, and theater on public works now. fu progresa mag the rate to seven cents now, that need not different line of argument to that conveyed skrovlú if possible form, part of the cohesie upe for sale You Re who has citizen. I am not aware. I was committing present scheme of increasing the salaries canso this sum of $2×2,000 for the sawczage | prevent us from reducing it still further in their diciation in Your own when the proposed reduction is discussed ho had seen the was witnesa by owner. I did not kneel on the steward's

The Barveyor General-I think it in a torther reduction at Possible to make pa'ch No. 8, of the 20th of

it not

that the Government is at prenout unablo What this larga expenditure is for and the rathor a long telegram to send Homo, would patch, No. 148, of the 25th of Jaly, trans: burdened that 16 from facao particIn this case the plaintiff claimed 81,000 some tobacco and some rum bad, béen :

to accede to the terms of the Hou, member's parts of the city at the present time, the question, as it doule with matters in England the adjustment of which will not reach this Colony until the end of February.

He Excellency, however, has no objection being cansed by tho now works now:

to place at the disposal of the hon, mein- ber the accounts that have been received for the last quarter.

NATURALISATIONS.

Ordinances for the naturalisation of Lai

Toun, were read a first titor.

HE CIVIL LINT.

the concluding

Her Majesty out of the getieral revenue of Chadwick's reports that this amount is chorges we now sa telo of postage bio suggestion. But far from doing this United Kingdom.

Bala

uf civil servants would render it still more obsolete. There was no reason why the Ordinance should remain in the Statute book. In a Crown Colony the rights of servants would be just as secure by annual veces.

civit

The Bill was read a second time and passed through committee, a claag being added that it was to come into force on the 1st January 1891.

THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE,

A bill to amend the Public Health Ord- inance 1887 was read a third time and passed.

of Vlatoria to be insuficient?

cladis all.

of engineering

of the ro

way

is desiralite

10

the

ת

of

souie rum

Ulti

i tho face

O'Keefe

toak

and told him this. ho aid *I dare

polite and

he fe

-forward

AL

a

American

3,694, anything about it. Witness said he did out

taken It Witness quid fe

nil did nut know; brunch of English law in being owner of bate take a glass "of a British vetac I was not the registered the future. It might bu

fast. Withons some redaction in the present wine. O'Keefe thon, caught We get this infor- That espatch, as does the letter from charge, oven if it be possible only from the the throat and held him for a few seconds. chest after we fall on the deck together. mation

should we learn that a reduc- the War Office of the 14th of July, unques. Imperial share, the whole cuts of the con. He then rushed witness out of the cabin. His linger did get info niy-mouth, but he Bir Keswick With all dus deference to tion is going to be made by France tably refuse to the sapunt of upon this colony. The policy of other na the steward of a vessel ? O'Keefe repded,

garri on in templated reduced

postage sesle will fall Wiress said Is this the way to treat shoved it there himself. the Surveyor General, I think it does not. Italy and

United Hongkong was in 1863;

His Lordship, in giving judgment, said The Chairman-The drainage of the new Kingdom. tealing is this,

is this, that if we contribution thien paid and to the revenuetious, who, with far less trade interests in I'll treat you, you con of a bitch, Praya is i included in the cost of the ro- were acting a our own account we of the Colony in that year, and it then go China than fereat Britain, and who subsidise When witness got on deck O'Kenfo told this case two versions are given, as there clamation: All that has to be done is to might be justified in talegraphing and rafs on to compare the state of things at that mails to the East, oppours to be to bear the hism to go forward; witness said he would vergcially when considerable period an

entire cost of such mail communications if be feed. O'Kesto then knocked carry the present sewerage system across in these points in that way rather than by period with what exists at present

themselves.

elapsed aires the cvente in question down But the real purport of that Despatch the land, reclaimed and the expense of that writing, but seeing there ara a sumber of

According to the plolutiff's nas him où committee would also suggest that and knull bie chef and die aspecially when a considorable period has will be met from the Reclamation Faud.

and body and bit his hand cured. other countriçainiotested Themist courteous was to make a demand for a further confer value of the present postage stamp 'Keefe their gat up and was going to kit statement his behaviour was perfectly Mr Ho KaHow about the loveli

ią to make a small reduction now and tribution on the ground that circumstances

and his language respect- The Survapor General-That is a matter if we And that France, Italy and Egypt are rendered it necessary to increase the gur could tea temparary measure-be altered witness, when one of the orey, Peter Matt and unudurute, while the captain's

to. second with any unit that may be de Cabe, cried Don't kick him while no en reducing their charges we could make a risu here. detail. There is

language was of the most violent and This is clearly shown in the first paraided upon by simply printing on the dowu. O'Keefe thou ordered witness to abusive description. On the other hand, His Excellency naked what other day ginecting difficulty in arranging the level or Whitehead-I think that would be graph, where Your Lordship addresses me stamps at present in uso, fur, bold black be put in irons, which was done. In abous actording is the defendant, ha spoko

cow included in. Mr this wook would be convenient to the the estimates for the new Praya Of taking a A leap in

in the dark.

on the subject of its additional garrison figures, the new aps be worth considering to bo takell off and rsked witzees not to to politeness while the plaintiff we

value that may be decided

ided an hour's time O'Keefe ordered the iron in terme that were moderate almost unofficial mete bors to have a meeting course the house drains required for The Chairman-No, we should know ex-required by the furtifications recently may He was afraid that next Monday

created at Hongkong and their arma belher, in the Fatare, the denomination say anything more about it. Witness auf. it would be dangerous to take a sitting as carrying off oowage from the new houses actly where we were him.

Mr Whiteboad-Can you givo as roughly ment,'

of the stamps for Europesu male should forec for some days from tus effects of the showering abuse on him. I think thero has been a lite exaggera it was possible that the Mail might arrive

an estimate for the last three years of how Again in paragraph 7 Your Lordship be altered from local currency to sterling saule. O'Keute, was a man of violent on that day by which the Governor vás ex-

Mr Keswick That is what I thought. - wa stand as regards. the postal department says, "The cost of this garrison (ie. the This would, in a great measure. overconte temper. Witness never stele any atment Lion on both sides and that the truth lies hotwoon the two statomania Thero pected. It was necessary to finish one or

tho loas

from exchange tobacch The Chairman-There note 49 pagas on what has been the gross revenue and ex-inture garrison) will be about 280,000!, a

or pront

war in the defendante mind a suspicion two important mattors now before the

Mr Godgo-Capt. O'Keefe had frequent

the against the

inst the plaintiff with regard to ·diaTM Council. He, suggested that they

hia kutje Mr Cooper's should

in a recent Gprocument Gazette tenditure; has there been a profit or a loss year and will consequently be nearly thren tious falling upon the Guverament and -containing

Mr Leigh's

tinter report,

in working?

se great as was the expense of the cause that incidence to his with those who visits from butives, had notes,

of some tobacco and ruu. appearance. mout ou Thursday or Friday.

Colonial The Chairman-I see that the revenuo garrison in 1863 when the

COD. are mainly interested.-I have &a

How did bo treat them i report, Mr. Chadwick's report &c.

have not the slightest doubt that was Mr Keswick The jacus number of for 1889 was, $142,000 and the expenditribution was fixed."

(sd.) F. HENDERSON, Secretary, Mr Hastings objected to the question, the defendant's mind when he called the excuse me for not having it all cure for 1890 is put down at $116,000, that the 10,00 % which the Gulony will

In paragraph 39-Your Lor ship remarke Hon. W. M. Deane, M.A., O.M.G., Acting and it was disallowed.

plaintiff into the cabin, whether he w on my mind. $40,010 is eaid to have been that would show a profit of 26,000.

Colony Secretary

Cross-ozamined.There is no Spanish Mr Whitehead-I think the general feel. pey to each of the next three years is only

Governor at the Foliews There is a Spanish justified in it or not. An altercation en- lued after the plaintiff come this cabin. already expended on this work. Where

utt ing is in favour of reducing the rate of one seventh of the cust and for whati

the garrigun

or at Yap. I did not report this I don't believe that part of the plaintiff's Governor at The Surveyor General-da I am not in postage. I think if the information was while the remaining six sevenths, Ed,000,

matter to the Spanish authorities. I did

the defendant seized atory where he His Excellency--I believe it is the cue charge of the drainage works, I cannot seked for we zuight be in a positions by nezt will still be tone

the mother country.

Be the to not. report it anybody till 1 oute to him by the throat and pinned him to the tom of the Opuncil to adjourn over the

Could anything perhaps

Hongkong. Nobody suggested to me to

and then told Boor, nearly strangling him and Derby, but I do not think it is the custom speak officially. The sum put down, I meeting to vote, and by that time

Funtioned paragraph,

these proceedings. Nobody sug him to clear out of the cabin,

Mr Rpris- these are the Regatta days. His Excellency-Which is the more in- portant, the Council meeting. or the Ru gatta.

Mr Ryrie-The Council might meet on Saturday.

at may bo built on the Praya formn separate walter.

thin

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SUPREME COURT.

·IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION;:

in

That is

to adjourn for rogatias, dat perlups of understand, is for the work now in pro. we could get information as to the working larly from this laster, more partic(Before Sir James Russeli," Chief, Frestice.) briostat aolicitors to go to. Capt not the way a man would speak to another

can afford to do more than the House of gress, which comiats chiefy of drains for of the department for the last few years.

Commons,

It was agreed to adjourn to Saturday at

11 01.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Financo Committee was

the upper levels of the Western district, a work which is being very actively pruse- cated. The amount provided is to pay for the works already contracted for.

· FA Antwer

years to

--

Monday, Dec. 15.

KWOK LOK V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL ‚' This was an action for damages for the

than that the Itaperial Government intima- The Surveyor General-I don't think ted that they intended during these three

Williams told me the name of a firm who was nearly strangled, and I have no Captain Williama did nit doubt that part of the etury is a gross ex of solicitors. expond £280,000 per annum on could possibly gat We in time. Although the charges might be an increased garrison out of which they re

detention by the Government of the Pasitako to pay my costs Everybody aggeration. 10 100% go the length of be- ̈ ̈ and access to the saloon. There was Mr Whiteheads this work being done longed negotiations

reduced it will he only the result of pro-quested the Colony to contribute £1,000?

3. But now the War Offled fakes a dif- for a eurvey on the 5th February, 1889 no drink kept in any other part of thieving the defendant's version of what took

plare in

in the cabin, shat is that they did not by contract or by measurement?

ferent lite. The letter of the 14th of July By consent of both parties certain issues in vess

Datives el vessel. The Captain used to soud The Surveyor Genaral-It is

Me Whitehead The United Kingdom insinuates that the increased contribution connection with the snit were tried, all being

to the saloon to help themselves to come into confact at all. I think the eri- might make a reduction at all avonta.

1dence, preponderates in Mr Robinson, instructed by Blusars Cald

hon the I was not drunk whor Captais

mediately after the steward.

hold after the Council meeting, the Acting done by contract. Colonial Secretary presiding

mittee approve of the extraordinary es

at the Captain came on deck im

I don't think

Mr Whitehead-Ountracks for a fized that would be decided instantly: Ouluny's revenue has considerably go the Attorney-General appeared in person of the sun and felt weak and sick. Tan serault was committed in the cabin, ·

timate for the new water, maius und dis-THA azWELAGE OF ZONKÉÇU AND YAU-MA- ticipate that the same results will accrue Feara was never carried out. 298 respect to the detention of the steamship drunk on board the ship. srticles ward the Captain made a rush at the

With regard to the role of $20,000 for as regards India and the Colouiegas accrued These might havo been very good reasone--whether the judgment of the Court of at Port Vacuson as master of the Santa siff and struck the back fit the head.

is not asked for so much because we are to

THE WATER AND DRAINAGE. WOENS

કણન

The Chairman proposed that the Com-

The Surveyor General—I believe ao. The vote was agreed to..

tributary system of Victorin, the total cost

30th

Grain

wick had been laid on the table on the Bowerage system was required- en . The Chairman-Is that not false arith-tho Legislature. I duubb dot that the Cn. to the titre of the steamship Puig on the and run and witness. If the struck in the face, but they all seem to now carrying out his recommendationi; there had practically been each letter won't the loss be the greater the at times prepared to give to proposals Chor of the steamship for provisional then came on deck and they damnat, the plaintiff and deliver bin, and

at by Mr

The Choir entirely Mr Chad-

Mr

wick's doing the whole of this.

The

119

indeedy

I ask you to vote the sup required for

Bob Cu the gobeme abould bave

May and this date.

to be used

Tanto

The Surveyor

voor General Speaking from than to

the reduction, Arguide I can't do better

which not

the estimates

Mr Whitehead-Is there any possibility

supply of water found.

tinue the

practically to loss

The Chairman-It is proposed to con

from with a

Bon of water the test must bo misde

we can redaca it further we may do so.

rate he recommended

Mr Keswick moved that the seren cent Mr Chater sonded.

The Chairman--The question is that

The Chairman-Yes, very good,

apsen cents be recommended as the postal

raja on each half-onnes letter,

Mr Whiteheads the Government have

decided to carry out

out Mr Chadwick's pra-

dosirable to submit a a resolution to the Council for the adoption of the scheme.

The Chairman I do not think so. The Council had already

votad

A sum for the expendituro during the ourront year, and

Chadwick

neral reported on this schems 7

Chairman-It

have reported in The Surveyor Cuneral-The drainago and works have been taken out of the hands of the Surveyor General,

WATER BOFFLY OF EDWLOON,

The Chairman-Thelargeum of $180,000

heard but the Committee is not saked to pass that

The Surveyor Gedtral-The amount

I

luxan.

next year. If there had been any objec;is put down as the total cost of this scheme, Í'animously in favour of a reduction. Bigational as it was on Your Lordship's the ninth section of Ordination 8 of aud cogs of bitcase and was regards what happened afterwards about it in. the interval between the 3th scoat, only @ LAM?* expert more serious question as to the extent of part, more than in remark that it was peeve that a nip was in a defective conds that and the other be would do this attach much importance to the fact of the voted for water and drainage for this year memory, tone experiments have already refer you`vo H: Bercombe Smith's the Colupe naturally matter of this and unfit to proceed ho

It is not true that 1 plaintiffs finger getting thon an important matter serious damage to human life, the ship have been trying to rain slimtiafaction inficted. Nor do I attach much importance JAPAN dhatever may

RAZ dine to the and next year comes to about a fourthi of been trade-a well suck and an abundant Me Chater--Soven cents or Olice provious to the Despatch being surveyed. Under zob-section of the of ibus & Tire have Inuggested to any to the plainti's being put in dróna.

of Mr Chadwick's plans being departed Before we can be perfectly secure against loss and if we and afterwards thot as would have enabled Your Lordship to Murrey, Sub-Section 2 and if it ap-mates in the South Sanch That made at hi

Fittan should bara been represented to Ordinance, the Governor was regulations against supplying drink to induced which I

e experiments during the dry se

A QULUTE if officers? The Chairman-Mr Castwick remains as of a supply

The

consulting engineer for this Colony, for forurterer General -The experiments which he is allowed £300 a year. I do not think the Resident Engineer would be justified in departing from his plane.

Mr. WhilehendPlans have been do parted from before, leading the Governs

had butler be bagun at once or we shall be

in to the wet season again.

Mr Byrio- Is the water good?

Lavo

by

bir

Mr Whitehead-Why should we be asked tod sines the year 1565, aud because an Mamages from Goverment with Captain bever spoke to me about my being committed afterwards. The mate says that to di cide this instantly?

and the question remains whether it intention, then announced, to incrass the to recover Tae Surveyor General-I think they an- Mb

Military

Contribution at the end of

when the cook hesitated about going for Williams said ba

The plaintiff of which is put down as $200,000 887,003 Buzgham, the Chairman said the report at Hutne, namely, that the incresas in the for requesting the Colony to increase its

On 23rd July, in the afternoon, saya ho was struck the of which huse been spont und 371,000 of had not been stinted. It was found that postal busines will make up for the reduc- contribution, and had they bean straight the Guvernirent, was conclusive as against withers was in the cabit when Catain or the back of the neck, and in that he is which is to be spent next year The some of the old sewers were too low, and ation in rate.

*sed forwardly

and undisguisedly submitted to the defendant to deterrains the question na O'Keefe complained about some tobacco corroborated by Captain Williams The this papers on

sabject by

Chad- new

been stolen. 'Keefe other witnesses say the first blow the recount of the growth of the village. As fo metic? If there is a loss of so much on official Meinhots would have given them beh February, 1889, secondly, to determine called the 10th May, and the Government weze.

that in partial consideration which they are the absence of any reasonable or probabis cabin

as he did at all on to the present time, and mcre letters they are i

for the detention by reason of the there was a row. Whitehood-Is this the sum arrived the sun of 313,000 was to be spent to The Attorney General-The argoment emanating from Her Majesty's

condition of the village head-Has the S Office ought not to be

detention on

on the on the other side is that the Post ment,

5th

fighting and the steward was knocked down. Fow February, and thirdly fighti But these Fere not the

to determine the grounds (upon |

question of liability of the The staged ade an attempt to strike the. If that was the c ofce, and that by reducing the post-

which the Council ware maked to vote the Governor to make compensation for loss or

Captain in

in seif defence

alter the Girat, binek about is not in his dopartage the benefit to the general com additional money. The real reason was, darings by reason of the detention. The out wizes did not think Le bit UK punishment, which is the result of a plaintiff and strike hizo, that was sals and pats, would: at mut have bowent, The Resident Engineer and Me munity is so great, indirectly that they can and there can be no attempt to dieguise it, first point was whether theading of the The stewardess siterwards put in irons at kot. If it is true that he did rush.

bar any loss that may accrue,

that the garrison would be increased Court of Survey was binding ou

on the Goy by the Captain's orders, Witness W

saw than

a act of temper

not an act of punish Mr Whitehead-Let fix the rato so'na

rato so as during

the three

years particularly referred ernment et whether the Attorney General mark of N blow which

he also

this), d I have little doubt!

explanation of the abole innover

The I shall b

you in the of substantial increase this

was reasonable and probable ground for the teeth on his first place to say whether we recommend a

within

decention. There was no question, he willing and attentivs man. Witness never "language on both sides, but the defendant not farther allude to the un-thought, as to the Court of Survey being aw him drunk. O'Keefa frequently con unfortunately, lost bis temper and zasile a reduction at alli

4. I will noted period. The vole was then taken and was ne fortunate errer which was contained in the competent authority to declare the fit plained of the crew and called them hood-jrash at this man and gave him a

to Your Lordship's Dapatch, nes or untress of the resul Under The Chaitraan-We now come to the

always telling thom that if they were only

to sea without Cross-examined It detained for the purpose of being among the grow

to bring actions sgainst O'Keefe, He was no doubt in a violent The Chairman-No loss. In fixing that written,

By the Court an aware, that there state

then

think was rate we should be protecting the resonus Your Lordship in sach unmistakable terms powerad to refer the matter to a

by the Captain'

action

Ja roshing aret blow, I think state the

ounds upon which peared that there was no reasonable or criminal offences there has "exsugoration" as to flip e demand

and was to be made upon probable ground for the detention the Peter Melabe,

abe, A. B. said the first thing effects of the injury. I am eatreflect that on the tax-payers of this

this country.

Governor was liable to pay compensation to be knew about the row, was when he saw assalt a committed although out one of 5. I venture to say that by far the best the owner. The obvious constructing of nstre woman rash out of the catio berea vory serious character.

claim The . way to avoid a constitutional crisis, or in the words if it appeara was if it appears ing. He haw O'Keefo Inock down the 81009 in tao aireuinstances is ridiculous. desd any other Governmental difficulty in to the Court of Survey and the Court of steward and knock on his chest Then the There will be judgment for the plaintiff fur I this Colony, where I have found the Un-! Burvey in this case bad stated that there steward sing out* Golp, has biting my1.825 and comte

I had no liquor that day. I had a tosich

said this Buit

Pusty. The iss Battled to be tried wors Edward Survey which sat on the Pasig by order of Cru

first

not ziek

O'Keefe and the

fa, bo presen rop tę my-1

mind

that the Captain

rusli

commanood that this was what

the

rise to the is ridiculous administration of

Judicial

year or W

to, whereas there seems to be little change might bring evidence to show that there on the fada, and The stand we believe there was a certain amount of b

· BAW ·

the steward had get rent ut

the marke

of

that CEED.

Angor

hard

1879, wherever there was trason to be-

the

tended to mislead

no doubt they were both fighting. I don't ing into the defendant's

mouth. There was no substantial injury

to Court

Ind