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(Continued from page 3.) to test the opinion of my unofisial colleagues and I em quite ready to disens the question;" I only put this out as a fooler, so that we may all we what opinion will be expressed and whether we are unnimous in sanctioning this decision of the Sparetary of State, AR

Hon. JJ. BELL Invine-I bave much pleasure in seconding the proposition put before the Council. I heartily agree with what Dr. Ho Kai bas said.

Hon. WE A YU-I bog to ocnear with all Dr. Ho Kai has said.

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Emigration Consolidation Ordinauce, 1889, think it would be desirable to make. I have there are one or two flight alterations which I read it over with the Harbour Master since

turn and we have made some slight alterations.

The Connell went into Committee on the Bill, and it was considered clones by clause,

On resuming,

....

the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, The Bill was read a third time and passed on seconded by the HARBOUR MASTER.

"The Council thu adjourned sine die.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

held immediately afterwards, the Hon. Colonial A meeting of the Finance Committee was Secretary presiding.

STEAM LAUNCHKS. `

Hon T. H. Whitehead-I would certainly Brave ancorded the proposal and my sympathies are entirely with the ivil servants. Bat, sir, I would like if this motion coull be postponed watil next meeting of the Connell with the view of having an opportunty of going into the vote a sum of three hundred and thirty-nina The Governor recommended the Council to matter. This is the first, practically, I haved llars (2939) in sid of the vote of $15,200 for heard of the motion. I did not know that it Cons, repairs, &c., to stem-launches," Bar- was to be brought forward today, and if it would make no difference I would like time to it fult consideration. If your Excellency give tunity of perusing the despatches which have would give the anomcial members an oppor passed I horn no doubt at all that an unanimous

vote could he come to.

118 EXCELLENCY THE GOVianor—I quite understand the position of the hon, member: I may tell you that I gave this at once to the senior unofficial member of the Council with a

bour Master's Department

The CHAIRMAN-The Hon. Harbour Master, in applying for this vote, points out that the exceeded the estimate by nearly $1,000. In actual cost of repairs, sic, to the launches has order to meet this excess the vote is necessary.

The recommendation was approved.

· SANITARY AND POLICE EXPENSE,

The Governor recommended the Connoil to vote a inta of one thousand two hundred and

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End Idyls," &tj.

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Eart

Well, he is a bit slow, as it might be, an nervous

Nervous! I névår saa enek s milk-an-water Cove, Mr. Hendry. No pluck in im at all, 0- ain't gut.

"That's what I used to think,” Mr. Hendry let his bammer dropsilently, and peeret over his spectacles. “But my mizais says it'e only his mauner. She anys he's got more cheek, than many man who looks if he'd got twice as much."

“Don't you beliore it, Mr. Hendry.”

I danno. I've generally found they know us a sight better'n we know ourselves, the women do."

'Oh, no. E's a mag, that chap. I know the make," Bundle insisted irritably, "I could settle 'im in arf a round with one 'and. Bah! LeBut I'm interferin' with your work. I'll drop “In Sunday evenin' su' let yer know if I gata this job- Mrs. Hendry all"right An-en the daughter? I say, Mr. Heudry, esn't she sing, thongh!"

On the Wednesday following that memorable day, Mr. Fleet being recovered, was disubarged, appeared, inded, to be agitated by fears for but departed with a manifest reluctance. "Ho

the health of Mr. Honday, and twice came back to shake hands with him and enquire if he felt any better, before he finally departed. returned next Sunday in the character of a As a consequence, perhaps, of these fears, visitor. He returned wearing a tall hat, of colour, might have been the remnant of neat check suit, and a ner necktie that, in peint rainbow, yet his demeanour remained as diffident as when he had been loss gorgeously attired. He questioned Mr. Hendry Darrowly about the

inte of his health.

him.

"I'm doing capital," Mr. Hendry reassured to-morrow, au I shall beout afore the end of th

"All of us are. Buncle, here, goes ont week, an" if you care to come round an' takes

very pleased to see you, sir."

Can't she? Ain't it a treat?" cried Mr. Hendry enthusiastically.

"I never did—”

"Gift, y'know, Buncle. Natral gift”? "I fair enjoyed it," said Bancle. "I'd like to ear 'er agen one of these days"

"We alwis has a little singin' Sunday even- inge, so if you're lookin' in next Sunday

-view to bi communiontinge with the other fifty-two dollare and fifty cents ($1,252 SU) to ] cap o' tea with me text Sunday at home, I'd be ho had acted wisely is encouraging Buncle.

members. Unfortunately you are not here: being away at the time. Of courte if it is the wish of the unofficial members that it should be postponed, I am in their hands. A

I have to the despatches, they were confidential said as much as I can regarding them, aud I do not think I can make them public. because they were confidential and mention some matters that perhaps it might be ne well not to publish. I have no objection to show the hor. member the despatchs if he wishes to see it: Perhaps but would be quite safleient.

H. J TRUNBURN-I quite comenr with, what Dr. Ho Kai has said on every ground! but especially on the ground that it is most undesirable that our officials should be

elter paid less than those of ang

Culoyy, As ou, sir, mentioned in your speech, we would get the worst men Thers in ro question about that, and I think that is one of the strongest reasons why we should grant this increase. For my part, I have much pleasure in supporting it.

His EXCELLENCE the GovENSOR-I do not

cover the cost of

13 pairs of whools and axles complets

at $25 per pair,

$292.50 24 pairs of cushion tyres at 40 per

air...

160.00 $1,252.50 for the use of the Sanitary and Police Depart-

meals.

Total,

The CHAIRMAN-The Medical Officer of Health in his letter says that fear ambulances for the temoval of infections cases to hospital have been built and are only waiting for wheels. I am sure all the members of committee will agree to this very desirable expenditure.

The recommendation was approved.

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Mr. Hendry was doubtful afterwards whether

"Pears to me as if he was rather struck with our Rose," he confided to Mrs. Hendry," an I shouldn't like her to go takin a faner to him,

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"Never you four," returned Mrs. Hendry confidently. Rose is too sensible for that. Why, como to that, young Fleet's struck with

well." “D'par really think so 3′′

her Ke

Mr. Hendry broaded jealously,

Mr. Plect promised to see what he could do about that, but was not at all sure he could wanage it. He had so many engagements, and was even now pressed for time, having merely dropped in as he happened to be passing. While he was glancing st his watch, however, Mre. Hendry and Rose arrived, so he had to linger to talk with them, and want on lingering.I told you so before, after he had done talking, as if he had forgotten he was in a hurry. Hs did not ge, in fact, until the bell rany, and then avarybody want.

Outside, lo was surposed to find that Mrs. Herdry and Rose were going in the same diree tion as he was. Whenes it naturally devolved upon him to help them into a 'bus; and he sat down by Mrs. Hendry, mying he was glad they were going his way, as he liked to have somebody to talk to, after which he appeared to hare nothing whatever to say,

"He'wall right, Mr. Pleet is. But-Idunno.

You may be correct. missis. I'll put a stop to it all, anyway. I won'tusk 'em to come another Sunday. They can come this one, but

This Sunday Bundle arrived early, possibly. with some notion of belag ahead of Mr. Pleet. He arrived-to-non after dinner that Rose was not there yet; and when she did some, Mr. Plest came with her.

The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of nineteen thousand and two hundred dollars ($19,200) in aid of the following votos:

Ho alighted with them in the Easton Road, "I was passing Miss Hendry's shop,” he Public Worke, annually recurrent expenditure.

2,70.00 and, by an agreeable coincidenes, his nearest explained innocently, "just as she was coming Maintenance of buildings...

Halle, thinks 1, "Why if that isn't Miss ronte took him through diverse obscure out. Maintenance of maradumised ronds

Hundry Singlor, wasn't it?" in Victoria

10,0 0.00 thoroughfares with them, and down the very

Buncle glowered upon him, but Mr. Float 506.00 street wherein their shop was situated at the piers know whether I mentioned i, but the proposai Maintenance of Praya wall and

door of which he jerked out his watch, wished is that this increase should take place from the Maintenance of waterworks, city and,

2,000,00 | them hasty farewells, and ran away. test of next month, and that is one of the

4,000.00 reasons I wished to bring the matter before the Drainage works, miscellaneous... Connell to-day before the first of next montit.

$10,200.08 As a rule I disapprove of retrospection in suoli

The CHAIRMAX If any hen, member wishes cases, and I think it is better-that we have ike thing arranged before the date arrives. Ifity explanation of any of those items the is the wish of the unofficial members that it be Director of Public Works will be glad to postponed, I am cuirely in their hands.

Hon. T.H.WEITEREAD - Inleenestowhat has been said, I will not press my proposal. Thave no desire to stand in the way. Only before giving any vote ona question involving a very consider ablo outlay of money, I should have liked to have had no opportunity of fully considering and discussing all the pros. and come. My sympathes are entirely with the resolution, lait as an ordinary matter of business T should have liked to bare bar an opportunity of going into the matter, and discussing it in all His different phases and on its merits Still I bave to desire to oppose the wishes of the majority.

The motion on being put to the Council, was carried unanimously.

bill district

fu Dish it.

Total

Hou. T H. WHITEHEAD-It appears that

there is a very large expenditure in uxeoss of the estimated cost for the maintenance of macadamid roads. How is it that there has been this excess?

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC Works-It is very well known, as being a subject of general comment, that the roads have been in bad condition for some time past, and every effort. has been made to bring them into a satisfactory state. It has Leon necessary to undertake very large repalis under that vote in order to bring them into anything like a lefactory condi tion. Then again the increase of the vote bas not, I think, kept pace with the increase in the DIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION. surfaces of rouda which it is necessary The ATTO NET GENERAL The frat item to maintain. The Praya reclamation, na every in the orders of the day is the second one knows, has added an immense ares to the reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance road surface of the Colony, and my opinion is to amend the Births and Deaths Regis that the rots has not been correspondingly in- tration Ordinance, 1896. Thire are one or creased, when the extra cost of labour and two matters in this Bill which I should material is taken ato secount, with the increase take more fully to consider before it is of urta. These are the only explanations. I brought on, and as these is no great urgency can give so far, in the matter I would ask you, sir, to postpone the second reading to tome future occasion after it has been more fully discussed.

This was agreed to;

ENGISTEATION OF EMIGĦANTS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-As regards the next item, the third reading of the Bill eatided Ordinance to further amend the Chinese

THE CIVIL SERVICE VOTE.

The Governor recommended the Council to vote, a sum of thirty thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight collars and twenty-seven cents (884,728,27) to meet the cost of increases of salaries of the subordinates in the Civil Borvice during the current year.

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Oh, hi faltered, frowning as if he had some difficulty in recognising ber. "Does Mr. Hendry live here? All To bo sare. Mis Hendry. How do you do? Is-is your father in P

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"Is that Mr. Pleet" Mr. Hendry called from within. Come in, Mr. Plest. Come right in,

sit, an' welceman."

Eo Mr. Fhat went in, and was hailed with

such naffected geniality that, of course, he had not the heart to refuse to sit down and partake of tea with the family.

"I'muule many good friends durin' the three weeks I was in that hospital, Mr. Fleet," cried Mr. Hendry, bearing with contentauent. "What a worm-arted lot o' fellows most of 'em were, el P

fwo of 'em came in, casual, yester.

day, just te ne me an at me know they wo out. Then here's you. An I'm expectin Banels this evenin. He said he'd be pleased to eat yon agen.”

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was not to be intimidated. He assumed an indefinable air of proprietorship towards Rose that Buncle considered aggravating and pre- sumptuona, He calmly and with sheepish stolidity carried a chair forward and sat down close beside her. Over tea, he persistently passed the broad-and-buttar to her, kept hand ing her cup to be relied before it was empty. and every few minutes loaned across the fable to annex the plate of watercress and offer it to her reverently, as if it had been something in the nature of a sacrifice.

Later, he even had the affrontery do

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Bundle did not like it at all. He sat choking with wrath, and with something that was not wrath, and made an excuse to leave them early, and said nothing about coming say inore.

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Shortly after tea, Buncle slouched in, stolid and tacitura; if he derived any pleasure from the sight of Mr. Fleet, le did not show it, and the bearing of Mr. Plest towards him was simi amenities of meeting wore disposed of, they larly lacking in affability. When the formal aroided looking at or addressing each other; and, though he was only vaguely aware of this cold: ness, it was, maybe, with some idea of relieving Next Week: THE HEIRESS BY MABEL the general constraint thus engendered that Mr. Hendry presently propond to enliven the even ing with moledy.

My daughter, Rose," he observed with con scious pride-"I may lave zuentioned before how beautifully the sings? Well, you ought to hear her."

Rose laughingly demurred, but when he pre- duced a shabby accordion from a soap bor under the dresser auf after a little preliminary triding, began to drone out the dimple, plaintive sir, of * popular hymn, she joined her voice to his music without further ado.

It was not a remarkable voice, but it held' least two of its hearers rapt in a listening Gestacy, and the plain, pleasant face was transfigured as she sang, that the light of the lamp abining on it might have been a light from heaven: her earthly attributes seemed to be falling from her with every note the breathed, she became so rarefied and spritualised that ahe wavered before Mr. Pleet, at least, like a celestial visión and vanished, and he had to rab a furtire kauckle into his eyes before he could see her again.

There was a sweet seriousness, a subduing tenderness about her singing that affected Bus cle and Mr. Fleet with a sensation of being in church, and wanting to stop there. But the singing ended, and they had to go.

She opened the door to let them out and abook hands with them both, and was astonished to see them go off in oppoatte directions with out anying good-night to each other.

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About the middle of the week Buarte stonk dered uneasily into the shop, and lolled across the counter talking of nothing in particular, whilst Mr. Hendry wors hammering at a pey sole on an ek boot.

**I'm: after a job near hose, Mr. Hendry Bancle remaked incidentally. I'm after a job as billiard-marker,”

"Bin in that line afore, ah 5". "No.. Not sxsetly. I've bin almost every. thing el, though," grinned Buncle. Bin in the meat trade, ocal trade, all sorts o' trades- always in an out, y'know, never settled down to notting, The ring spoila bloke for settlin down. But this billard-markin' 'll be a regar job, and it'll suit më e treat”, por

*** Yea. You want a regʻlar job," Mr. Hendry considered, "like that young chop, Fleet. Hes a steady-goin' sort, he in Clark in a vinegar factory, an' bin in the same job ever zinco he was a boy an dein first rate, too.

Ah, yeaBut hoone other oven u'il just lay dont where they fall" said Bunde with contempt. He aut'no class, that bloke."

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