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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL-No. 1.

TUESDAY, 7TH FEBRUARY, 1882.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (Sir JOHN POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G.).

His Honour the Acting Chief Justice, (FRANCIS SNOWDEN).

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The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (MALCOLM STRUAN TONNOCHY).

the Attorney General (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY REG 28 MAR 32,

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the Acting Colonial Treasurer (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE). PHINEAS RYRIE.

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FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON. EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS.

ABSENT:

The Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK (on leave).

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JOHN MACNEILE PRICE (on leave).

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The Minutes of the last meeting of Council held on the 12th September, 1881, are read and toufirmed.

His Excellency the Governor delivers the following address on opening the Session of 1882. (See Government Gazette of 11th February, 1882.)

The Governor moves the introduction and first reading of the following Bills, which are laid on the table, read a first time and ordered to be printed :---

An Ordinance to amend the Opium Ordinances.

the Vehicles Ordinance 1863.

for the Naturalization of Lai SuuN TING.

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CHAN TENG Cuo.

'NG LI HING.

YAU CHONG Hlixo. CHAN MUN WING.

The Acting Chief Justice hands in the report of the Special Committee on the Tramways Bill. Mr. BELILIOS addresses the Council.

Mr. JOHNSON moves that the Council go into Committee on the Bill to-morrow.

The Attorney General calls attention to the fact that his name appears in the Minutes of the Special Committee as an absentee and says that he had never been appointed on the Committee.

The Acting Chief Justice gives an explanation with which the Attorney General is satisfied. Mr. JOHNSON's motion to go into Committee on the Bill to-morrow is carried.

Mr. JOHNSON's motion with reference to the correspondence relative to the Steam-ship Ocean is thdrawn at his request. With reference to this notice of motion the Governor mentions that the

Ford "barbarous" which appeared to reflect on the Government of New South Wales had been struck

ut by his directions.

Mr. JOHNSON pursuant to notice asks the following questions:--

When the papers relative to Chinese Emigration from the Colony promised to the Council on the 23rd August last will be presented?

The Governor replies.

Mr. JOHNSON pursuant to notice asks the following question :

Whether the minute of the Finance Committee made in August last relating to the unsatisfactory

date of the roads in Victoria has been brought to the attention of the Acting Surveyor General, and

hether the recommendation contained in the minute will be acted upon ?

The Governor replies.

Mr. JOHNSON pursuant to notice asks the following question :-

Whether final instructions from the Colonial Office have been received with regard to the proposed extension of Water Supply?

The Governor replies.