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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH AUGUST, 1898.
QUESTION.Mr. WHITEHEAD, pursuant to notice, asked the following question :
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Will the Government inform the Council what progress has been made with the works decided upon more than 12 months ago and which were intended to commemorate permanently the completion of the 60th year's reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and also state, how the Jubilee Fund is invested and what rate of interest it is earning?
The Acting Colonial Secretary replied.
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee dated the 25th July, 1898, (No. 2), and moved its adoption.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
FINANCIAL MINUTE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the following Financial Minute, (No. 9), and moved that it be referred to the Finance Committee :-
C.5.0.
3037 of 1896.
WILSONE BLACK.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand and Seven hundred Dollars ($2,700) in aid of the vote “Gaol Extension."
Government House, Hongkong, 26th July, 1898.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question -put and agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT of VacationS IN THE SUPREME COURT. -The Attoney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF CHAU TUNG SHANG.--The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill,
Council resumed and Bill reported without amendment.
The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put--that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF TONG YUK, alias TONG LAI TS'ÜN. -The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed and Bill reported without amendment.
The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary sceonded,
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put--that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE To amend The Kowloon GodownS TRAMWAYS ORDINANCE, 1897. Mr. BELL-IRVING moved the second reading of the Bill.
Mr. CHATER seconded.
Question-put and agreed to. Bill read a second time.
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