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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

PRESENT: —

19TH APRIL, 1917.

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H1B EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, FRANCIS HENRY MAY, K.O.M.G.

HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL F. VENTRIS (General Officer Commanding Troops in Chins).

HON. MR. CLAUD SEVERN, CM... (Colonial Secretary).

HON. ME. J. H. KEMP (Attorney- General).

HON. MR. E. D. C. WOLFE (Colonial Treasurer).

HON. MR. E. R. HALLIFAX (Secre- tary for Chinese Affairs).

HON. MR. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G. (Director of Public Works).

Papers

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The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of H.E. the Governor, laid upon th cable the report of the Police Maistrates Court for the year, 1916, and also the quarterly return of excesses on sub-heads met by savings under heads expenditure of for the first quarter of 1917.

The Official Majority

HON. R. P. H. HOLYOAK asked the following questions:-

1. Will he Government state whether the attentio of the Secretary of State for the Colonies is especially drawn on all occasions to motions made by Un-

HON. MR. C. McI. MESSER (Captain official members which have been defeat-

Buperintendent of Police).

HON. MR. WEI YUK, C.M.O.

HON. MR. LAU CHU PAK. HON. MR. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C. HON. ME. E. SHELLIM,

HON. MR. P. H. HOLYOAK. HON. MR. C. E. ANTON,

ed by the use of the Official majority against the unanimous vote of Unofficial members of Concili

2. Will the Government also state whether on all occasions when a Bill, or any part of a Bill is passed by the use of the Official majority, against the unanimous vote of the Unofficial mem-

MR. AG. M. FLETCHER (Clerk of bera of Council, a special explanation Councils).

is given to the Secretary of State for the Colonies to justify these of the Official majority, and are theircumstances of different cases fully set forth in a special despatch !

Minutes

The minutes of the last meeting were confirmed.

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table report of proceedings of Finance Committee, 4, and moved that it be adopted.

3. Will the Government state when the German Bank and other immov- able" German private property will be sold by public auction?

4.-Having regard to the fant that the German Bank property has already been advertised for the prescribed Neriod of

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY second- three months, will it be considered neces- ed, and thig fras agreed to.

sary to advertise it again for any period longer than a few days!

Letters Patent

The Letters Patent constituting the offices of Commander-in-Chief and the Governor of Hongkong were read.

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY replied as follows: It is the general practice to report specially to the Secretary of State for the Colonies a case in which the unanimous or nearly unanimous volg