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Government Gazette.

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Published by Authority.

No. 54.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 26TH NOVEMBER, 1898.

VOL. XLIV.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 10.

SATURDAY, 10TH OCTOBER, 1898.

PRESENT:

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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 Acting Attorney General, (HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK).

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.

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOs, C.M.G.

JAMES JARDINE BELL-IRVING. WEI YUK.

ABSENT:

The Honourable TпомAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 1st October, 1898, were read and confirined. PAPERS. The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Adminis- tering the Government, laid on the table the following papers:--

1. The Principal Civil Medical Officer's Report for 1897.

2. Alcoholic Commission Report.

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 12th September, 1898, (No. 6), and moved its adoption.

The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

RESOLUTION. The Acting Colonial Secretary, pursuant to notice, addressed the Council and moved the following resolution

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That the following Resolution passed by the Sanitary Board on the 22nd September, 1898, be

approved by the Legislative Council:----

"That Bye-law 9 of the Bye-laws made by the Board on the 13th day of March, 1891, and amended on the 2nd day of April, 1891, for the licensing, regulation and sanitary main- tenance of cominon lodging-houses, under sub-section 12 of section 13 of Ordinance 24 of 1887 and sub-section D of section 1 of Ordinance 26 of 1890, be revoked." The Acting Attorney General seconded. Question-put and agreed to.