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THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1876.-

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

therefore, macted by the Governor of Hong- in the Chrpany. In the letter from Amoy sui The Legislative Councit met on Saturday, Fong, with the advies of the Legislative Connell the telegram frota Bhongbai the same thing

expreased. People with limited ospital wish to won procent

Ar. I. II. Nehon, the chairmen of the hocama shareholders, but the amount of the Chian Tradera. Coppy, we then called upon shares prevents them, because it is too large as BEMAL GOVERNOR

gavo gvidonco

amount of their capital to keep looked apk to

Tuo GOVERNOR Tuo reul object of the Bill is to enhance their value

Non, SJEMALS, Oblot Vasion, Hon.JUAUSTIN, O.M.G., Colonial Secretary, Hon JBMero, Attarasy,Gederal; Hon, C MAY, Acting Colonial Treasurer, How BRYATLA Fon Elbow.goo

Hon. V. LEVIOR

The CE DF COUNCILS (Mr. Wodehouse)

asnfirmed and aizded,———

Mr, NELSON-It will increase their real value to the charaholders, bat question whether it will ingrase their marketable valna, atau

MYKRYWICK-I can hardly see how they can be considered to thrge, easing they are at s for they would not be at a premium, "name

Br. DELSON 16 has como to my knowledge shat people who have been desirane to buy one

bare have not been able to get it.

Mr. RAT No but they are waiting remit innoca, ka

The Onze Jusrtos-Fas any shareholder given you note of objection to this application, or told you be at acted P

M, Ear-Not one

Mr. Ryz-But everal objected to sign the petition Pr

Kr. RAT Only two objected. Ono did so báo go the abare be represented did not belong to Bho, and the other till me he wanted Cocoa sider the question and would let me know,

Mr. BIEL Yould you mind mentioning

aigned PMSKOMENT

differad in opinion as to what that Ordiname

banid be.

The amendment was then on and loaf, thro roting for it and fire agminet, viz., Aym —blr. Keswick Mr. Lomcock, and Mr. Ryne, Noce The Attorney General, the Colonial Secretary- the Chief Justice, the Colonial Tressuror, and the Governor WAKIRAN

Mr.Karwick-The Goracil, I prafumo, then, sonsider that the abatements mado bays been prodyuswa have now to consider a very aneh more important: question, and that in whether the policy imlicated by the frenable

Council It appears to me it would be a very M BAY NOT they wore Mr. Coxon and crave errot paas-cure of this kind. I Mr. Manger, The 'sure hold by Mr Manger this Company hui, spécial legislation inita: is in the name of the late Mr. Douglas Laprilk. favour and by such acquires "the Trigos Mr. Brar That he only to you said to iccrease its shares and diminial, ther Mr. KDWICK Tabeern out abat I said. MT. NELSON-But I know of Gado mycell there wore three or four

value, it would the quite, competent for any Mr. RiT The others are Chincee who roller company to come forward and olnunat an In which the price of the aharo has beau ton

Font of the Colony, I have not seen them. They preocdcat, and if they make no better proof of Mr. Lowcoo-Do you know of any ones in did not refuse.

their 6 and the rots alleged that have the which a man had not been able to wall-hizaburos The Garaison-thick you stated that at Compady now petitioning Lthink we would be ML NEISON-I cannot eli a base to mind least one of the Burggren gentlemen Who, giving to the Companied of the Colony policy this prentable indicated a Gonire to pass The COLONIAL SECRETARY By this Bill you declined to sign that memorial did so bratiae facilities for doing a great deal of jngria divide the starse. It is giving a larger number the share was not his own Par

had belonged to bim he would williarly bare at lem value, and making them more market Mr. Rax That is so. He suid if the share

Name “gir nad in The COLONIAL STORUARY IF Dil were Mr. Rynin-Do you think you could have brought in by any other Company. I would. The URIEF JUSTICE-All your bridence Lae

Me Ray-There were no more shareholders was brought in by ma to give to all Omppanite related to the transfugable value of the chaos, got any word signatures if you and tried Pigurationably support it. The original 651- for power of reducing their shares within-fixód. Antwbere is your evidence on the management

Mr. RYBIE But are there not some at limits: of the Company, which sun andrely afferent bero. A

Mr. KESWIon For that I voted. larger business smother, teatter? Tog munngerout is one thing and n

pose that the preamble he not passed, in this Declutare I object to entirely. I pu

he mests, his face beaming with good nature. His anstand spirits are so strong and exuber-There hat, that whon ho is set free from the ship. he hardly knows how to make the most of

The City Jerten taparked that us: ho his brief spell of liberty, and plauges into all

Connoil Ware măự nguẩng nữ đề Court of Judica- sorts of extravagances, which bo no doubt

iture and had to adjudicate on evidence, the subsequently repeats of most sincerely Bat

ettuorees about beward was done in he does not mean any harp, and only wants

enquiries on private Billa ta Eng had sphere

The COLONIAL, SECEPTASY Libught it would: to enjoy himself. He can do sout the Club, or the Temperands Hall, more safely and

be a very neovessent precedent, and after

Adata suggestion wisely than in the drinking icons and aid the minutes of-inat meeting, which were some discussion the Orief: Justins waited bis premium. There thust be people seeking them the names of the gentlemen who have bot 18 one which should receive the support of the

Thermination Are Nelson was SIAT taverns of Qucca's Road, and it is a good TIE STORAGE OF GUSTOWDER

began to The GOVERNOS-Thure is subject, which I proceeded with, thing for him that such institutions exist take the florby cf introducing out of its regalar TATTORNEY-GENERALA O the It is to be-regretted, consequently, that the order in le bon nem of the Coanoil the diy, Olairoar of the Chiny Traders Insurance Club should be located in a position where it which I wish to bring before you, Is is in re Company P

ference to be storage of gunpowder ou Stone Mr. NELAO-L CUM SA created annoyance, Ny doubt it will be more cutter Idand. curvy can held by the master The ATTORNEY-GENERAY-Hays you themeli, quietly conducted in the future, but the sesattendant and carpenter as the Naval Yard last Memorandum of Association of the Company

Stonegathr's Teland, and the result was that itr, NETSOR-I produse Il men will pertaps fool under some restraint year up the floating grupowiek depot on with you Pop and fail to enjoy thems lves in their own preconood unft for the storageof gunpowder The ATTORNEY GENERAL-Have you dien peenler way, which necessarily includes spas and incapable of copalf. It is therefore necessary your certificate of registration ? uprouf, even if they are temperately inalined 12-ni-one-muda akting the gunpowder. Mr. NataYes the Secretary will produce

The unblub has been carefully considbród, and it i Inch a place can be found, it would boys beau thought that a part of the building on The certificate was bau rende PLAN OF VICTORIA, HONGKONG, well to move the Club to a building not sur. Stonecuter's Island which cannot be utilised for rounded by European dwelling-houses, in my other purpose should be ultised for that purpose. There has been a separate popannt which case no annoyance would be inflioted kept for he last nine years in connection with on_anyone, and the seamen enabled to set this, and there is now a balance of $28,600 to

the credit of that account; so that that money, Mr NISON The whole bave teen issued. with greater freedom;"

with the amount the powder baik would sell for The SF JUSTION All the shares as the & mouney Clay read the words of *** Mr. Ray-Yee, but I hadn't time to go there, The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I am anses of the preamble for the advantngradé manage- no only had the poutim thay Tunda foy that Well, bow, we are limby taking it piose. -

urul, and that is why I should angrert this and [Sinos the above was in type, we have would more than cover the aumannt whiob wepro bicon subegribed for nud taken ?

Mr MELDON-Fes, Las there are a certainment of the all sira of the Company.” bore to expend upon the powder magazité. But

Mr. BPRIS-The business of your Company noy other similar application. received a communication from the solicitor thine us most satisfactory way of informing number of abares which have been forfeited to

ĐỜNG YOY CHow any-falling of

-Me Loveber-1-beg to cond fue motion for the complainant, pablished in another the Council of the circumviations of the ease the Company Seven shares have been forfeited

wish at the oning time to state that I do so, nak colump, in which lie states that a promies will bet bare the Sargsyor General's Report to the Cotapasyon account if delta pe by

Mr. Ray-Nɔ, but it was restrialed. of the hon. pember sa the other side, and Mr. KENWICK The principal renson for from any man to prevent the Company obtain. THE VARIOUS HOUSE FLAG S has been given not only that the names read, an instead of bringing is before the A. Huurd & Co, abriptione have been

was timpresible to extend it. Finance Committee, se wil hare it discussed paid on all with the exception of the last call shell be abated but that the Club will be here e gembers may have some suggestions to These seven shates are held by the Campany

your present application is not the value of the tug the rainf they seat, but simply because o hares, but that the shares are not sufficiently not pensider that the preamblo-has been provete (Designed expressly for the Work,

romerous to extend your constituency

that private legislation-in-most-undestrable removed from its presont locality. The make; the Clerk will read that Report you at the present time, and hard, not yet been

in this Colony altogether. The means this MAPS OF HONGKUNG, JAPAN

Naval Authorities have sated throughout in will be possession, of all the information I reallotted.

Ban giruyon,

Company have adopted to attain their end ure quite unnecesaty, and would cause otlagr Cona the best possible spirit, and shown the The report was then read no follows

panies to take similar aotia which would be utmost device to avoid giving annoysuce or

very undesirable, A trouble to residents. We can only hope ibat they will meet with premissa well adapted for the Club, and trust that some resident may be able to suggest a suitable building

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The ATTORNEY GENREAL-The effect of that decussato cantitate this Company an inputporated company with limited Nibility, Can you tell us how many of the 200 shares of the Company have been issued

ALF-NRLSON Leone quak jag

÷

MNISON-Tant is simply an error of diction

The OniDE JUSTIZA-BILD 1 quite a legi. datos for coming aer, but where it your criñones of what is alleged

Mr. NELSON The angel would be

the success sould be greater The GOVERNOR suggested that the wildens better that. The ATTORNEY GENREAL-How much bassbould be saked one question at a time and pro- been paid on the whole 2001 saded Are you of opinion or have you any I hate the Eonour to band you herawith Mr. NELSON $100 share has been paid donor has by reducing the valne of the shares As proposed it would render the shares muro The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-And nothing marketable B the plan of the proposed now Powder Maga opaz zine at Stauonitor's feland. You will perceiva

Mr NELSON-I have no doubt that it would that it is proposed to adapt the chapel to thla farshes aporthe 193 PRY

Mr. NELSON-Nothing whatever. On the 195, Mr. RIBIE-Do you think, that a banent to Tad ase, with due regard to economy in every detall as far in consistent with safety. Place 81500 per share has boas paid up; on the 7 the Company P are also submitted of the proposed tartere only $1,000 per share, I may be incorrest in Mr. NELBOX-1 do, but I think. Mr. Ryrie is for the men in charge of the powder who reference to three or four shares in which making a mistake as to the meaning of the at praskit live on board the unik, und' for portion of the last call has not been paid. Goremor. They would be mare marketable to tho peruanont gaard or duty at the magazine, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Then your pre-desirable ebareholdere. A The letter of "Observer," published in he quutors coneist of a small house to be amble to the Bill goes on to my that the Mr. RyaIs You world not like to see yånr Saturday'a isaue, confirme the suspicions erected some distance of, with kitchen and Compony has found that shares of $5,000 each shores changing hands too often entertained by many people that the coolies atsine daobed, and is a facsimile of the Har-ars too large for the vantageous management Mr NELSON We will see tollat

bour Police office Intely created at Aberdeon of the Company," West proof can yon garo Mr. RYBIE-I don't think the directors of any meranca company haliera that there is urgaged in washing foreigner clothes are The estate for the air works, sonording to eaof that Pad

M. NELSON The only proof I can give is anything re-desirable than to see Eleir. in the babit of wearing them occasionally schedalt prices, is $7,900. This high figura la It may not, however, be any the morse to the expensive case of material metes the exorasion of a number of people largely share; dbanging banda tho often.

CAD pleasant to dwell upon. The iden habery to this description of building where interested in the Company. Since my conteo The ATTORNEY-GENERAL That can be

| copper kan bo take the plass of iron through tion with the Company it has been frequently carried tan far

The ATTORNEY GENERAL -1; believe you native whose yellow skin soldom comes into on, and to the foot that it sloo instantes brought to my notice. by people interested in it-The UCE JOST-TIL

all internal fittings, ranks, o, growed and that the amount of the shares proventod de. contact wit clean water has previously been siled in dopper, and framed in hardwood sirable merchants from becoming shareholders have applied to His Excelivacy for the powers disporting in one's pyjamas is not satis as a provision against white sala. I beg alen I have seen gurrespondence on the subject with of this Ordingue in & format leiter P factory to imagine, and may possibly induce to susies oopy of the correspondance with the the late Chairman of the Company, Mr. Heston,

Harbour Master, upon whose data the plans in which the same visga aro aigede some people to make a purrower inspection have been based, regard to storage accomm than has been their wont of those garments dation and to the housing of the staff in charge. who returned by the washerman. It is bad leo understand from the Barbour-Master that aldough the Powder Folk may possibly enough in all conscience tave the clothes- foundation typhoon owing to her rotten con- beaten ruthlessly into rags on the granite dition there is every probability of ber fotobing boulders without their being appropriated $2,000 sold by public action. This smount would therefore be deducted in considering the for temporary wear by the destroyers total adley in connexion with a new powder Observer" suggests that a policeman atorest Stanceutter'a Islam The Harbour should be deputed to watch the washeren, Master alan concure will me in the opinion that the storage of powder on abore cotails the and arrest them if found wearing foreigners' necessity of a wharf projecting into enthatently clothes, but thougs the act is a gross abuse map water to sllow of large cargo boats coming of trust, it could hardly be construed into a alangalle and loading at all times of tide with- our baisg to use boats. On this point it must case of unlawful possession. The fact that be bore in mind that it is in the increased

The GOVERNO-And sen matter of course the 6 who have elgoed this memorial hold that opinion P

Mr. NELSON-Thoy do. They are nearly all the shareholders in Hongkong. There are but two or three shareholders in Hongkong van bave tot sigoed girl

Tho Cares Justior-Bat, the signatures only represent 100 shares; there are 200 P

Mr. NELSON-We have shareholders in other places whose signatures we have not been. solo to get

Mr. RYBIG-Is it the amount paid up or the liability that is objected to Pit

Mr. NELSON Some would object to the amount paid up, some to the liabilitş

The ATTORNET-GENERAL tho share

MERYKI-Boy is it there were three or Mr Nalo Cormal letter. four who did not sign the memorial. Do they objeul PROT

ANTALÓN-I have bot beard of anyone absolately objecting. I know one or two have said they would like to consider the muster further,

Mr. RYRIE÷Are there not three or four in the Colony who have not consented to sign that f

Mr. NELSON-I should think there are. The Secretary will toll on that a

MY DAY-Both roacopy anter into it. The value of tho ebaros drive people from buying.

Mr Kusyior-Bat the aburse sre always et premium S

Alr. Har-Tes, shares will go to a preminn cometinies.A

MKEWOK-That bonagse people buy

thom

Mr. LowCOCK-But the principal thing te that you have too small a constituency P

Mr. RAT-Well, that is a roseon,

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Im glad to hear my hon, friend opposite has no objection to the Selief the Company wish to obtwiu, and I p prubend they would not have come to uail they dould bare plituined if in any uber washorb of the complicated, expensive, and rather dis- Mr RVI-Bot you cu Bow no falling off trous course of winding up the Company and starting afresh. I do think when a company in your hugmess, you say P

IT. RAY-The nocounts for the present renta in ench a position as this we ought not to drive them into taking such a strong steg ne ste

haco not been made up yet, so I cannot epenk as to that.

would then do I suy our Compiny came in the enme way and male înt, fi good: oase. I should be glud to sport in, but find be

Mt. RIBIEUnder the old systom-Mr Nelen azys you are now noder a new system whal advantage did a sharobolior get by convory Lonth to reunase, the ghatea of a company

Mr. BAT-Well, he simply got the orbanded divice on his sharo, tribuliga business P

M. ATRIE-If he was a good contributer he could have gone to other offices P

BIE RAY Well that would have hean a mat tor for his own consideration.

The CHIEF JUSTICE Do yon give them dry thing Thorgan dgn d

Mr. RYB-Can you give any account of the premis paid to contributing and un-cou- tributing shareholders P

MrRAY-Not MT.ETRIE-We ought to have the questina settled whether having more shareholders will incranee the value of the shares.

which started at the point to which we are, hope, about to redose these shares. There is no other company which has shares of she same very large modua as the China Tradere Insurance Company.

Mr. Koswick's amendment that the re- amable be not bad was then pat. when there voted for Mr. Keswick, Mr. Byrie, and Mr. Lowoook against-the Governor, the Ohiot Justice, the Colonial Secretary, thu Attorney- General, the Acting Colonial Treugarer.

The danses having paned through Com- mittee with verbal alterations,

The GOVERNOR proposed that the Bill do pase. N

Mr. RYBIE-Before it passes Twould renem my objcations to it as a piece of legisin" The GOPERO That is a matter for the tion gatto novel in this Odisey. I don't think Company to judge of themselves. "They come that any instance a ba brought forward here to obtain certain privileges, but it work where legislation of this kind bas ever been be rather hand to ask them to prove what attempted before The advantage of the. pri- peripe they cannot prove.

te vilages which the Company wishes to get ere.

HANKOW and Mesirs, Holl& Hultad Kolly they were watched might, however, have a handling of powder barrels, paused by the log- radaces what would be the result shareholder who does objest have objected becuse they could getubares wasthen they ware in this Colony, look here:ause be this.

HAVER FOR

Enter CHEFOO and Mesára. Hali & Holt and Kelly NEW CHWANG,

& Co., Shaiba. TTANTSIN But Mesare, Hall & Holtz and Kelly PERIGO

& O., Shanghai. NAGASAKI The Grand J. Trading Co. HTOGO, OSAKA Pha O, and F. Trading Co. YORORAMA...... Mere. Line, Crawford & Co, YOKOHAMA,Mt. O. Th. Mous, Japan Gazoile

Office. MANILA... Meara, J. de Loyzaga & Co. SATOON Mr. J. H. Bloom, Independent

Offic SINGAPURE...Mewers, Liddelow and Marian. BANGKUR.Mesure, Mahorbe, Jullien & Co. TiONION.Mr. F. Algar, Olenient's Lana, LONDON...... Mr. Geo. Street, 30. Corghill,

Mesara Eatos, Hendy & Co.. LONDON SAN FRANCISCO ME. L. P. Fisher, 2t, Merchante

Ezabange. NEW YOLA Mesaro, S.-M. Pettingill & Co.

37, Fark How.

The CHIEF JUSTICE-You made your ap. pliontion by direction of the Board ?

Mt NELEGN-Yea The GOVERNOR flas any aburebelder to your knowledge, recorded ble objection to the Bill Pa

M-NETAN Certainly not. I know of no

The OMIE LUSTIGE-None- ing qui anlcuding in and out of awak-boita Mr. NELSON--An extra business to the intury offect, and muka the coolicu abury further the risk of resident, and the progates. Company, in consequense of albet people bur. la pru ar appearing in costume which door net of having a proper whart will therefore being shares and bringing budincest News No

BeatDid they not object when ii wse belong to them. It this sort of thing is to lose to tear shot, I have preparata to hate here that the number of shares in the taken to thou or signal before.tw

roadly recognized, "Accordingly, though not puur. KESWIoN-Would it not be more cowest- go-on, the sooner a washing machine is drawing of a thuter jetty, running out into a small instead of the amount of shares to large-NETSON-As I said before, two or three, started under-respectable auspices, the depth of Eve foot at low water spring tides for the advantageon wanagement of the when it was taken to them, raid they would

te to considor.it. tho vosk of which will be 82,700. Owing to the Company P

The CHIEF JUST Then they did not ob. better.

excetare shallowness of the water all along the Mr Nazsos-It might be stated the other ahora cpposite the magazine, the jetty, as shown way.

M. NETSON-There was no formal objection, the plan, will have to run out to a distance.” Mr. KrawICE-It will be, strictly speaking of one bundred and forty feet before attain more correct; the same thing applies, so for us Ium sware. A ing the depth. inontioned. The aggregate ovet of magazine and jetty would therefore stand at | $10.70)

The orloket matofi ariuzged, to take place to day, a postponed until to-morrow at use delock

The P. & mail stenroer Hindorlan, which arrived on Saturday at span, made an unusually fast ran up from Singapore: abe accompliated the passage la five daye seven hours.

The GOVEX SORThe whole of the plans are on the table if any one wishes to inspect them.

Mr. RYRIB-Do you propose to use the babane you spoke of P.

Mr, Hrki These seven sheres you say you have still uzulloted, have you had no application for them

a

M. NELSONWe have invited none. M. KYRIE Why P

Mr. NELSON For certain reasons. I w atate them if you wish.

Mr. RYRIE Is it pass fact that gentlemen applying for abares to a company such na you are chairman of do not get ne many as they apply for; sud was it not so at the time this Company was formed at

Mr. NELSON-I don't know I was not con nected with it then,AMERAS

Mr. RYRIE-The general rule is people apply for thron er four, and are glad if they ret one

Mr. KESWICK The object and aim of the Company is us to the number of abares not the Essie-Bot have huo been no

ANG plications ? A amount f

Er NMNous have been invited. Mr. Natson-Both to extend, the number

applications 2NDRAE TAK

M. REIE-Do you think you could not

Mr. NELSON... Ytais placs then imoliately?

The ATTORNEY GENERAL-To be in order, I-mord that the preamble be taken into can aideration..SM

The COLONIAL SECRETAET scconded, and the motion was carried.

Mr. Brain-They come to get rid of transach as is not conged by other companies of a mels of the law which have been a great benefit like nature. I consider, as I have already said to them in the past. Many people joined the that this Company could na easily have fol- Company because it was limited, and others; lowed the course opted by similar companies contributos or not, and that was the reason Gaunail in the way it has-Such legislation.hasa terature got my high, beautyte was Atch-a - visions tenderey, Iisus wish to's: 3-nuything of the pressur directors of the Comp iny, but what demand for then.

The Chier J VITICE—We are examining witzi "ge oxy "others make of this ill to induce gastos When they have been examined, tuen hareholders to join them? They might way it is Government-special Bill has been brought these points would come very properly for auna Company under the special protection of the - aideration, but 1 andmit it in out of order now.

The evidence of the witness why then read in to bolster it up, and if you havu nuother, ogar and signed by him,

misforteno you will get another Bill, think Mr. KYRIE-I don't think they have proved is gaite posible auch may be done. When we Anything at niliitte whole thing is supposition. soc other companies without special legislation They have not shown there would be any ad- doing a business like this Company aud, withant aming here, I don't see why the time of thia vasce in premia

Courel should be taken up in legislating as it has been. There are many more foportant subjecte, and the lourd which have been taken up by suis Bill might have been much better occupied. What has the Legislature to do with The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-The evidence ve tbia Company? It is not as though it were che The doTAENOR That is in the general fund.

have heard, has shown that the preamble as only one in the kaosy; there are unmerona drawn is not strictly acearuto, but we are not others. It bṣa nogrisvanee, It.any.ous comes I merdy wished to show by the statement of the bance that it is a paying concern, a

Mr.RBIE-There is just one femark Tabould

ap-tied down by any ralon from altering the hers they must come with a grievanos. It isquite proamble, and I would ask your Biceleboy's novel to me to bear that breadryn Company hos like to make about the storage, or more strictly

permission to alter it in accordance with the been successful it most come to the Lexislatura- The British bark Morat Lebanon, which speaking, the conregarce, of gunpowder. The

beepbotitato for "$1,500 being the amount of such a thing. I object to this Bill as boing arrived hers yesterday from Cardiff, reports other day I visited the island to see how the and reduce the amount. I can produce a letter dr. KWAUK But have there bosa no evidesas. In the first place I move that $1,000 to make it still more accesful. I riever heard

the subject which shows that the amoont is

s vicious form of legislation. It is my inton- Mr. KELSON-No, it is not generally known paid op on each share; that the words, and a reet in lat. 10 N. long. 116.11 E., about 15 milos. Tabbit) were getting on, as I frequently do, and I N.NF. of the Erst Thomas Bhual, not down in ordinary sampan take in shaut 1500 rent. I myself consider is too great,

barrel of gunpowder, and anil through the The CHIEF JUSTICE-Has there been a duly that we have close abures in our banda it farther call of $500 has been made insertad tion to lodge a protest against it, and in that I thanhart, and heavy breakers were on it at the shipping in the barbone. I think it most constituted meeting of the Company to 202- has not been notified to the public in any way immediately after the first amendment; that the shall be joined I think by she others who has

bo ubeti voted with the dangeons thing. It is impossible to enyeider the propriety and desirability of having Mr. KESTIOK-Ton way 31,000 has been paid words “to be readily transforable

on esou of the seven area tated for the words for the advantages The ATTORNET GENERAL The other Comé In the 12th March, at Grove Mill, Tunbridge The death is uncanged of the Hon, W. B. bow on the occupants of the boat taight such an Ordinance as this posed?

Mr. NizBoxThere has not. There has Mr. NELSON-Yes, they bolonged to partners management of the Colapany had that the panies are on a different footing-the-Caulon begin smoking. They ought to bave proper Wells ARMADOARE SEL-the-Read, LD who as Amerionn Minister in bona lor conveying power about the harbour, bean no meeting of the Company in reference in Augustine Heard & Co, and borama forfeited words to the Governor to soufer apou is he and Umon. The constitution of the Union 1

partnershipa →→H.B.M. Peking, 13 moutbesigged. Mr. Reed-was miember of the bat intendace. In the sampan I saw thero was so

I.B.M.'e Minister at Eching, aged lit mouthshire 15 ban tho Treaty of Ports war and it ought to be dene ander proper super- to this: The directors are wellatured to us on their failurubink it ought to be more struck ent, and as ward for, merely, inserted phones arbici have control over their wa

The URINE JUSTICE-I am only asking the Mr. KESWICK-I in their place and after return from China reamed his one at the family of boat people and the question. There are not such a meeting clearly stated that the extension of the number Mr KWICK-I think the words "no affairs and adjust them as they please.

of the alarce is a great an objcer, if not a readily transferable have us been prored. "Mr. BERIR-I it not the same with (bia profession: He was in his sevenclath your

Mr. NELSON-There was not The GOVERNOR The Bill is permissive to greater object, than the reduction of the The fact admitted by the gentlemen who have. Company 2

given ovidence that the shares are at a prętnies allow the Company to do what they pray for

Mr. Nelson-Yes, it is to enable the Com Bir. NELSON What we want to do is to in the market show that these shares are at

rednos the amount with view of inducing a shie sud are readily transferable, or they would pany to divide ita shures,

larger number of shareholdere. Both these not be of such value. If theas, words are objects wid be Robieved.serted in this preamble they will not be the

A RYRI-Have you formed sur idea of truth. Cho - resallot PAEMIMARANNA

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powd was scored both above and below dook. La Toc GÖTELNOE--I am to glad to learn that; beginio it is a matter that cen and ought to be remedied,

The officers of HALS. Topase will give an amateur performance at the Theatre Royal Oity Ball, this evening. The piccon saleoted for representation are Who Bpoake firet!" and Vilkins and bis Dinab." The performance

is in aid of the local charities, and there will doubtless ba a good attendimus,

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The CHIEF JUSTICE-By an order is the Excortive Council.

amenat.

The ATTORNEY GENERAL Nothing can be The GoYBEHOE The best mode would be to done under this Bill without two public meet have a special powder boat. Vessels are tows one approving of the proposal by three- obliged to moor ats eertain glade when loading fourths, the other by a majoritas how many you will have at your disposal to The URTEF-JUSTICE-I think that both the

Tho-CHIEF JUSTICE Then con are of api powder. That low is adhered to, and it would

ALTHOUGH Mr. RUSSELL did not feel just hed

As will be seen by an advertisement in 'n be measury to have a powder boat for convognion that if the shaces wuro more exaily dévià. in granting the summons applied for by Mr Terheroinnin, an nocount of a heavy sea the ing the powder from the magazine to the ship, able the Company would be je a more prose H. DENEYS at the Police Court on Star repairs of the Tangisze cable hare not ret beon and tast veghs to be done under the superioperons state?

Mr. NELSON-Quite st day against the Seamen's Club, the publicity completed, but the Great Northern Telegraph tendase of some responsible offlser,

Mr. RYRIR-What advantage do antrikai, company bave made arrangements by which all T COLONIAL SORTANT-Ehe Govern given to the case may not be without a good telegramy between here and Shanghai will be mentibotid bruld a powds, font ud take the ing shareholders cet in your Company over effect. Legally the nuisance complained of forwarded within twenty-four hours, we delivery of the powder ite for it would be non-contributing shareholders?

jost, is bado have is delivered in a campa3 86 Mr. Nelson-That is not settled yet. Tas inay not be a public one strictly speaking,

From a table of mateorological observations for to sand it away in a sampan. Therefore, directors bind themselves in no way. They but it is very brident the Sentmen's Club has token by Dr. Wbarcy, at the Governaval Civil I think it would be the best plan for the Go renommend a division of profite

Mr. STRIT Then a the matter, stands at pr67ed a serious nuisance to the tenants of Hospital and published Satorday's Gazette, Terament to take it into its own hands and re-

it appears that the total rainfall for the past turn the ponder when required. We shoald prevent there is no inducement to a contributor the adjoining houses. Passers by have, also,nch was 11.95 imebes compared with 3.01 make a small charge, of course, to cover the to take share bookmak he gets 20 were this on many occasions experienced anuoyance woken in the curvesponding month of lock pear, expent

Mr. NELSON We have held at no induce both from the issuing of drunken and 3.11 in that of 1814, and 0.23 in the Minres of

ment except in a general way, 1873.

Mr. RYRIE In other companies there are upicurious peamen out of the institution and

inducementař from the chair coolies congregated tur,

M Hraig-When the powder balk

up sine yere ego, no doubt it was through Bome of thces sampans being about

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The Carer JUBRICE-It was through smör,

Tis COLONIAL SECRETARY-I

anyone else P:

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ME NELSON We will bars none. MT, BYRIE How do you propose to get Mr. NELSON Because there will be more in the market.

Mr. KYRIE-That aseme very problematical know if I had one elure and it was divided into three I would not sell one. If u share were sold to any desirable perasa

Mr. NON-We would not admit lim. It 16 the same as in other companies.

Mr. RYRIE-No; years is a limited liability company, and you don's divide your profits in

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the same way. N

with whom' the former bave frequent anding the past week, as recorded in Saturday' bacco, no don don't think it do not know. It not arranged yes and signed, have NEVER A

Mr. NELBUN-And there may be in this, I Mr. BYRTS The shares are at a premigm in of the sale of the powder hels. the market, are they not F

The GOYSBROEI propoís to take a potu Mr. NELSON tey are at a premium.

wouß be safe to allow $9,000 for the prooteda

that of the shares of year company seven bave

At the Peak, the mashum temperature duré Gazette, was 78.5, the minimum 50.5; at the nokay contentiora. Unfortunately, for other Harbour-inter's Office, Praya West, the maal poople of a quiet and peaceful torn of mind mom was 810, the win mom 65.0. 5.51 inches

*comorbat qurione a ruke The 21st instant of $20,700, the amount listed by Mr. RII And the Company has gone on Jack feels compelled when he gove shory a feil during the work, The Gugellentine have a spree," which weans that ho must se stated to have been" fine, clear throngboat, the Surveyor Genera), and what is obtained for ten years and bocn proapons How is it get potentially drank, and enbsequently but fe nevertheless redited with a rainfall of by hele of the powder bulk will be you have only discovered now that the shares

4.71 inches.

poon a be voted for the Mr. NBOX-It has some into other hands. engage in a row with someone or others. This really fell the previous day on that a sum of $10.00 therefore prd. are too largo been paid Pe Too often the "pred terminates in Jack Tro-itsuru of the Revenue and Expenditace our stated in the Surveyor General's and so dro going to cinke it thora prosperous,

METRI think ten year a very good test of the prosperity of the mice, receiving a broken head or boing deposited of the Colony for 3878 is published in the Ga Report

autte, together with the compurative statement The vote was agreed to

The ATTORNET-GENERAL-There has been in the police cell to cool bis hented brain for the year 1874 and 1675. The toil revenac Tay CHINA TRADELS INSURANCE COMPANY.

for 1875 was $996,624 31 and the expenditure GOTERNO-The next business is the a.change in the management? $69 82251. Ompared with 1874 the revonne Billy authoring the China Tenders Insurance MORTI now produce lettere skowe a Bett incresse of 341,824,47, sed the Company Limited, to divide its shares and telegrams from Shanghai and elsewhere expenditure a noit decrease of $51,657.08. Light Before we proceed I would propose that a supporting the petition, sud these make a mathe lime

be read to jorityJz la Wal DARK

The Beacon's Club was started with the hope of saving poor Jack from falling into

the hands of the Philistines of Taipingabar

bean forfeited, I wish to ask you whether there are muy others upon which the Just exil has not Mr. RAY-Yes, there are a few. About $5,800 baro not been paid, us some of the sherabolder live at a distan

-THE ATTENSE GENERAL--How many shares docs that represent

MrRay-About twelve shares. I have ra

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The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-No, the existɛngo of this Company is a greature of law, and is tied down in such a way by the memorandum of sociation that they donut do what other companies do which are not incorporated neder the Companies Urdiñunes.

Mr. Kraig I devy that,

Mr. Lowcock-Both are incorporated.. The ATTORNEY JENKRÁI was not aware of that. Probably they racers to themselves. clio power of winding up."

witnesses bara diposed that there has been an impediment in transferring shares, and that- therefore us a fact, they are not readily transfer able. I believe that that preamble as it stande has been proved. The uro not now dealing with Mr. RTRIE The China-Tradera liability ja the propriety of it, but the fact has been proved, limited. The other: Companies are unlimited, and I would therefore second the motion of the and are board to the last peasy of their money. KYRIE May I ask in what way the fast the China Traders to 51,10), watch is far too Attorney-General,

far any loss. We are reducing the liability of

was proved Po

Hittle. Why abould we give legal sanction for The CITER JUSTICE-It is a matter of fact this? If the Company like to do it themacives, and of opinion, and bath have been deposed to lat them do it. by the witnesses. They spoke of one came in which there was a dificulty in transferring to

Mr. RYBIEN

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL They cannot without the salstage of this Corneil.

Mr. Lowoock-Like the Canton they might, without "stopping their businate, have yound Mr. NELSON-You don't know that Wo

themselves up and rayonotitated themselves have bad to profits, since the reconstruction of The CHIEF JUSTICE III Yenollect right.

After some further discussion on the verbal again the company. We may divide them in the

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL That the Ta Away Awocnstraction the words "tu ba zondily market

The evidence was then read over to the witable were substituted for for the advab would forbid them to do; they could not. bara lageons management of the affairs of the dom-two Campanies of the same name. The others Mr. W. L. RAT, the Secretary of the Coppany," and the other alterations suggested by are privatos partnerships. Of course I am pany, was then examined the Attorney General were agreed to.

not aware what the articles of semeiation in The ASTORNET-GENERAL—I understand TOD ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved, that the thote ones are, but there is no doubt this Company could only be disolved by the preamble, as amended staud part of the BAL

The COLONIAL SECRETARY Broadad provision in the articles of association when Mr. Keswick-1 think, your Excalleney, the fuse amounts to bak te capitul. we have not had it proved is evidenog that the Mr. KESWICK-The Act provides for tho allegations in this preamble are facts, A good winding up of the Chinn Traders' ne much as daal which has been elicited from the witnesses any other Compuyan goes to prove the contrary. I will not take ap The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Any other. Com- the time of the Council by eaturing at large pany su start under the same name, but thin upon the whole gisation. Probauty wo bare all Company can do it by no other means than.by. made on our mude, but I will bring it to on winding up and starting under a new name. elves the amount due on two or three daring fare by proposing an amendment that the Tury ocrtainly sonid only start afroub us an the last few days. The calk are coming in all preamble has att been proved entirely new Csapduy. They ans go thronga

Mr. Brelil reound that, Ingres with the whole process of registration afresh. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-At least 91,000 what my friend on the right ban said, that they Mr. KESWICK-That is not very formidable.

Mr. Ra-T6

ins been condusted for over ten years now, and they should wind it up publidy and make an The ATTORNEY GENERAL And a ball of he been an eminently succcsalat company soutirpety froot start

ME, RYBIH= You forget that both prDITUBUS $500 was afzor warda, mudo ferger was shown by the fact that before the failure of -

Mr. Bir Yes. It was made payable in in their agents the shares were worth 39,000 wilbaan go on simultaneously.V LAS striments, the third dus on the Slut December anly $1,000 paid up. The fact of their being now The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, that is just only $1,700 has nothing to do with any luss the point on which I wish the hon. member to last

The GOLONIAL SECRETARY-What time have as mantanoe, agcate, but is simply on-Renovat underetand me. They cannot start afrosh till they to pay then calle

of the lows they austained by the failure of their the other is wound up. Me. AT-There wda no time Axed

aod in order that he might be as for no daes, which do not figura in the Ravenne for memorial which has been present Mr. Kick-But those names are in the bes been paid up on every share and buvo pot proved the preamble, Rig company, The ArtozNEY-GENERAXIt is aanry

ible from the merctricions attractions there is an increses in the land revenue of

petition was then read. It was signed numeris? VAN 1874, count or 810,781.0 of the incrasse, and the gutton then wand Icons

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL YOU" ugid some. which are there used to ensnare him, preuittes $16,652.21. In the expenditure, the most na by out sixty shareholders, and its prayer was Mr. Nataon-Nonot so

wuder the head of works and merly in support of the Bill

MRTRIE-A great many of the name thing about Amoy P situated in the Eastern portion of the town ticeable debrenne

buildinger namely $49 027.94

appinded have been signed by their attorneys? U. NELSON Ive, our agent writes vary were selected for the purpose. But, unhap

The CLERK aid that who so

strongly to me on the object, and also our My, Jack csangt be taught the virtue of

TAE THE BEAMEN'S CLUB.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the agent at Tokobuma,

S pramble of the Bill be read. moderation, and as liquor is obtainable t TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FRÏS,”:

Mr. Brain-Could you not have met the

agents. Therefore, E think the aburan un they The voting for the passing of the. Ordinance- The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Then they can were before vera satisfactory. They admit ensued, with a result of the precious the Club, he becomes a nuisance to the

SIR,Some attention having been attracted The preamble was road ad follows

Barts of the lottern ware raad.

take their own time P

"their company ban been a great oues and divisions. raghbourhood, Jack has atquired tricky the ass beard yesterday at the magistracy Whereas The Chins Traders Lusurance difficulty by baring a fresh fuo of shares at

In which a complaint we lodged againe the Company, Limited," is a public company duty loss velne P

Hz, NELSON That could be done, but wa Mr BAY--Nut they will be notified by thei my they wish to make it a prester success Bs. It was then passed and numbered 4 of 1976. of garnishing his language with expressions Royal Naval Seamen's Ulub, I think it right to inorporated and limited by obered under the

menghadiretor, and if they do not pay within a rest ford the Bill ja-possed I have other objection to The AFTORNEY GENERAL in the meantime unfit for ears polito, and when warmed by state that since the onse was heard u promise provisions of The Companies Ordinance, 1865% don't wish to do so

H. KERWICK-The evidence of that paper sopsble time their shares will be liable to formare, but on the preamble only object that had consulted the Ordianugo and said he found kan been givon that the nulgences objected to sad whereas the Memorandum of Association

fature PANTt bae not, on their own stowing; been proved. - Fit vse possible for the winding up and reorganë.. drick ussa. bis stontaran langs with rather shall be abated, and the lab remored from its of the said Compay provides that the Capital does not go to support your ordonos f

The CHIEF JURZIC What is the greatest The ATTORNET-GENERAL-I wish to say one sation of the Company togo on sintaneously, of the Company is one million of dolláre divided Mr. NELSON-It is the opinion of one man.

member of suareholders who baye put paid up word on this amendment. Wa perfostly well. Mr. RYZE, M.KESWICK, and Mr. LowoooK startling efect. The songs which fud mostrant lomity

From the way in which the one we reported into two hundred shores of five thousand dollars I could spenly without this

• understand that it is unt upon the words of the then-rava note of thuií protast úgxinst=the- favour with him are scareply of a character

in the Vaina Mail, and the omission of the oach, and whereas the whole of the said shares Mr. KRWIOxit appears to me Your the $500 P

preamble that the objection is bored, hat TP90 passing of the Balinance, a for drawing-room rehearsal, and his vocal remarks made by the bugistrate which led bays boon issued and the sum of atteon kundred delaney that tis vidste of the letters justin Bar-Abant six porformances, therefore, are no more wel-forth up-observations regarding bansas kept by dolice has been paid up a esa atare and read is opuclusive me to the incorrectness of the Tas URIES FCSTICS-I would ask the total the powers proposed to be conferred, take th

The GovERo moved that the Bill to amend one than his conversation. Of course it is public women, it might be inferred that I drew heat the said Company has found that paragraph in the preamble, thats abres are number of ahurs on which the sum of $1,600 shut it is not apoa matter of words that we CHINESE EMIGRATION:

parallel between their notion, mud that of the shared pt a thousand dollar saab are to 200 large. They are not too large, but rot and his not been-paid up, including those in which rate but upon the measure, I have beard a great pity that cur seamen should be aval authorities, such, however, was not the large for the advantageous manngement of the fciently numerous to spread over China and the slit only have not been paid sa well ha ressour to show why a compasy in this the law relating to Chinese Passenger Ships.

thove forleited

should not reotive the concession asked for. I sad the convence of Chinese Emigrante, aboala bave preferred that the power had been be read a secondtioc reagh and riotous, and that, they cannot orse, and I may add that I distinctly stared affare of the Company, and the Company Is Japan

The GOVERNOR May not both these pro

Mr. KESWICK moved the the Council o in Qourt that, the act ot, of the naval authorities therefore desirom u inbdividing the existing question at issce had nothing whatever to do when the sul Company in order to effectzate not sufficiently numerous!

Mr, BAT-None. I expert they will be paid, TheURLEY JUSTION ales are against the portaut one, and he had not bad timad to consider, most of his faults and weakness come with personal feeling.

will the exception of the seven, when the next amendment, and explained that he also would it Parupe others might be in the sale Ytors, &c.

amn it the necessary powers therefor by means 203 shares.

hava "preferred that the powers sought for position, from tho hold rather than from the beart.

✅ H. L. DENNYS,

Olifornian steamer comes lá

Mr. Lowcook They are shareholders at a should have bean conferred by a general Ordi The ATTORNEY-GUNCELL Baid thore wind It is pleasant to see him stop to speak, in a

Soliciter for the complainant.

paper, but said the Attorney-General and he nothing new in the Ordinance and it had botter, kindly, cheerful way, to the English children Hongkong, 23rd April, 1976.

For Jack is really good fellow, and

Mr. Bay Thirteen,

conduct themselves with more sobriety when appealed to was perfectly contains. The shoe inta atures of smaller amount, and positions be true--that they are too large and The COLONIAL SECRETARY-HRT one of given by general Ordinance, but the Corral adjourn. He said the measure was a very jin-

Jika issirë has applied the Governor to confer Mr. KauWIOR---F ebould thing "gio: Job the holders of those not paid their qu11Profaned thet

With only

of this Ordinanoo, and, whereas tho osid Mr. NELSON-I am aware of an instanse in Soteror has copaanted so to do up cho terms which the price of a where has been drawback and conditions hereinafter contained: Be it from a desirable person becoming s siroholder" "diarsnos