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No. 65.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 23RD DECEMBER, 1899.

VOL. XLV.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 20.

THURSDAY, 14ru DECEMBER, 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 Coinmanding.

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

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the Acting Attorney General, (HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK).

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

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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).

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

The Honourable the Director of Public Works, (ROBERT DALY ORMSBY).

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JAMES JOHNStone Keswick.

The Council met pursuant to summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 30th November, 1899, were read and confirmed. PAPER.--The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table Despatches relative to the services rendered by the Hongkong Volunteers in connection with the occupation of the New Territory.

QUESTION. Mr. WHITEHEAD, pursuant to notice, asked the following question :--

With reference to Government Notifications Nos. 653 and 654 of 25th instant, will the Honour- able the Colonial Secretary inform the Council whether the Sanitary Board in future is to be constituted in accordance with The Public Health Ordinance No. 24 of 1887, sections 4 and 5, and if the nominated members are as formerly to be unofficial members of the civil community?

The COLONIAL SRCRETARY.-In reply to the honourable member I beg to answer as follows:- The Sanitary Board will be constituted under the provisions of Ordinances 24 of 1887 and 9 of 1895. The Governor has nominated, in addition to Mr. OSBORNE, Major BROWN, R.A.M.C., Messrs. FUNG WA CH'ÜN, CHAN A Fook, and the Medical Officer of Health.