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The Daily
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HONGKONG, MARCH 13TH. 1895.
C. O.
NIONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 14530
A meeting of the Legislative Council was hekt yesterday. 12th March. Paysont:-
His Excellency the Governor, Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, K CM G.
Hon. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Hou. A. J. LEACH, Acting Attorney-General. Hou, A. M. THOMSON, Acting Colouial Trea-
Str.
Hon. F. A. CoOPER, Director of Public Works. Hoa. . M. RUMSEY, Harbour Master.
Hou, C. P. CHATER.
Hon. Ho KAL
lou. J.J KESWICK.
Hoa. B. R. BELILIOS, C.M.G.
Hou. A. McCONACHIE,
Me. A SETH. Clerk of Councils,
NEW MEMBERS,
The Hon A. M. THм30N and the Hon. A. J. LEACH were sworn in on taking their acting appointments.
A RECORD REVENUR.
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY -I have the honor to lay up in the table the followi g documents --A latter from the Colonial Suerotary to the farbar Mister, a financial statement for 1894 and a statement showing the total revenue and expenditure for 1894 In laying this statement upon the table I should like to o the attention of hou, mbars of the Council to be fact that the revenge for 1894 amounted to $33, 87.203,32, which I bljove is the Turzust revenue ever collecte l in this clony- (applause) and this collection was made notwith- stuiding the serious epidemic of plazus which visited the colony last year. I also lay on the tabla the report of the Captain Superintendent of Pulice for 1891.
FINANCIAL MINUTES
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY-I have the bune to by apa the table financial minutes 5 and 6 nod to move that they be re- ferred to th Finance Committee, a mesting of which will be held immediately after the Couusil, I have the honour to bring up the report of the Vinmos Conmittee hold on the 26th ult, and move ita aption.
Carried.
THE SANITARY BOARD'S BY-LAWS.
The ACTIN COLONIAL SECRETARY-It bad heen my attention to myva to-day the adoption by this Conseil of certain by-lawa made by the anitary Bard, but a letter has haon, received from tha hon, unoffisial maubie opposita (fou, |J. J. K swick) requesting that consideration of the by-laws my by deferved, and the Government, in view of this communication, has consented to delay. I am, how war, to point out that it is highly important that these by-laws should be | adopted an i pasand with as little d·lay as poast- ble, as they involve matters of great importance to the health of this colony, and the Govern- iment recrata there should be any further delay. Hon. J. J. KESWICK-I bare to thank you for postponing these by-laws for another op- portunity f considering them. They were | delivered to us na Saturday afternoon and the next day being Sunday there was very little time For consideration. My reason for asking for the postponement of their consideratior is that there ace several olauses in them which I am satisfied on further ownsideration it would be usesssary to alter. (Applause).
CARRIAGE OF DEADLY WEAPONS.
The Aoring AT ORNEY GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill untitled " An Ordinance to amand and consolidate the law relating to the curriage and possession of deadly weapons."
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY-I beg to second.
Carried.
THE KEPEAL OF ORDINANCES. Tho ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL, moved the first reading of a bill entitled "An Ordinance to declare the effect of Ordinanc repealing others." The subjet, he said, was a dry one, and th object was shortly to pass a general on acfmaut as to the affef of the repeals which will reader it unsary for the Government in drafting other Bilis to fake intu consideration the effect of these ropeals. Very nice questions arose when one Ordinanos was repealed which it-. sif repealed another.
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The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY 3+Conded. Carried
ADJOURNMANT
HIS EXCLLENCY ~ Tha C masil now resolvas its into Finsnes Committer After what hai Nailon from the Acting Colonial Secretary with gard to the by-laws, I propose that we adjauru util Wodneslig wok, the 20th inst.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The Finance Committes must imediately After the Council meating, the Acting Coloni
gretary presiding. 19 30 Suts I have to bring before the
Governor
sum of
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY-Th
Committee is our in which the rocommands the Council to vote $800,00), being compensation to the owners aud other persons having any right or interest in the lots of land within the resumed aren of Taipingshan, interest on the above from 1st June, 189, to date of payment at 7 per cent., and costs awarded against the Crown by the Board of Arbitrators unter The Taipingshau Resumption Ordinace; 1894. This miter is so well known to mebers of the Council that I do not think it is neessary for us to give any The Ordinance explanation with regard to it, under which this money was to be paid was daly considered in the L gislative Council and was The Arbitration noder pissed by the Council. the Ordinancs has taken place and it has boan * matter which has bwn notic pablicly in the papers, and the awards have also been published; so, as have already said. I do not think it is If there are any necessary to enter into details. questions which members of the Committee wish to ask I shall be very pleased to answer them.
The ACTING COLONIAL TREASURER-I 80- cond that.
Hon. C. P. CHATER-I have no objection to the vote at all, but I should like to know if the Government has made up its mind as to what is going to be done with the resumed property. We are going to vote $810,1100 an I. I should like to be informed if you can give me any informa ting as to what is the intention of the Govern- ment-how they intend to deal with the pro- party resumed,
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY--A though the question asked d es not bear exactly upon this paiut it is the desire of the Govern quent to give all the information it possesses,
to and I
with regard
that Bay may matter that the Director of Public Works has almost completed a scheme which be proposes in regard to the resumed area; and that report when it is in the hands of Government will be communicated to the un- official members. The report is not yet com- pleted, but it is approaching completion, and, as I have said, unofficial members will be given copies of the report. I hope you will consider that satisfactory.
Hou. E. R BELILI08-Apparently we have funds to vote this sum. Will you kindly tell us what purse it comes out of?
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY--It will! come out of only one purse of course-the rate. payers' pocket. It is proposed to pay the money out of the balances and later on, if it is found necessary, to have an overdraft ou the Crown Agents, but the Treasurer will inform you more in detail perhaps than I am able to tell you.
The COLOMIAL TREASURER-The present bilance is about $450,00), and the remaining $350,000 it is proposed to pay off by an over- draft on the Crown Agents, which will be out- It is standing at the most ouly two years. boped to recoup it by the re-sale of land within the resumed are, and it is expected there will be A surplus at the end of the current yair of re- venue over expenditure. The revenue returns for January and February are very satisfactory. (Applanes).
Hou. Ho KAI-Is it proposed to pay the claims at once?
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY-It is. Hou. Ho Kai-Immediately
the ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY-IM- mediately.
Hon, Ho Kar-Aud the balance we have in hand is $450,000 ?
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY-It is. Hon. E. R, BELILIOS-There will be no loan raised to pay this money?
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY-Yo; the present intention is to raise no loan.
Hon. C. P: CHATER-Hear, hear.
The vote was then passed.
THE NEW CENTRAL MARKET,
The ACTING COLONIAL SECH TARY-The next minate 1 have to being before you is one in which the Governor recommends the Conneil
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