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THE HONGKONG

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Published by Authority.

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No. 31.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 1ST JULY, 1899.

VOL. XLV.

號 一十三第 日四十二月五年己 日一初月七年九十九百八千一

簿五十四第

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 8.

TUESDAY, 20TMп JUNE, 1899.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(Sir HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE, G.C.M.G.).

His Excellency Major-General WILLIAM JULIUS Gascoigne, C.M.G., General Officer Co:nmanding.

The Honourable the Acting Attorney General, (HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK).

the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY, R.N.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANder MacDonald Thomson).

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the Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).

the Director of Public Works, (Robert Daly OrMSBY).

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CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, C.M.G.

Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.

THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G.

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JAMES JOHNSTONE Keswick.

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ABSENT:

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART, C.M.G.).

The Council met pursuant to summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 18th April, 1899, were read and confirmed. PAPERS. The Acting Attorney General, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following papers :-

1. Financial Returns for the year 1898.

2. Harbour Master's Report for the year 1898.

3. Reports of the Medical Officer of Health, the Sanitary Surveyor, and the Colonial Veteri-

nary Surgeon for the year 1898.

4. Statement of Water Account for the year ending 31st December, 1898.

5. Report of the Director of the Observatory for 1898.

6. Report of the Acting Registrar General for 1898.

7. Report of the Pó Léung Kuk Society for the year ending 31st December, 1898.

8. Report of the Superintendent of the Potanical and Afforestation Department for 1898.

9. Secretary of State's Despatch with reference to the contribution from Hongkong towards

the Funds of the School of Tropical Medicine.

10. Report of the Director of Public Works for 1898. 11. Report of the Acting Postmaster General for 1898.