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THE HONGKONG

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No. 41.

號一十四第 日八十月七年戌戊

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1898.

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VOL. XLIV.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 6.

MONDAY, 15TH AUGUST, 1898.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (Major-General WILSONE BLACK, C.B.).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH).

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the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

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

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

the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).

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

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, C.M.G.

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

THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

EMANUEL RAPHAEL Belilios, C.M.G.

JAMES JARDINE BELL-IRVING.

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The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 3rd August, 1898, were read and confirmed.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 10 and 11), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee:-

C.S.O.

1872 of 1898.

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1042 of 1898.

WILSONE BLACK.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five hundred Dollars ($500) in aid of the vote" Coal, Oil and Water for Steam-launch.”

Government House, Hongkong, 30th July, 1898.

WILSONE BLACK.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand and Five hundred Dollars ($2,500) in aid of the vote" Miscellaneous Works."

Government House, Hongkong, 5th August, 1898.

The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.