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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

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No. 10.

號十第

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 10TH MARCH, 1894.

日四初月二年午甲 日十初月三年四十九百八千一

VOL. XL.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 18.

THURSDAY, 21ST DECEMBER, 1893.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G.).

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (GEORGE THOMAS MICHAEL OBRIEN, C.M.G.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES).

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the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY).

the Acting Registrar General, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON). EDWARD Bowdler.

CATCHICK PAÚL CHATER. ·

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HO KAI, M.B., C.M.

JAMES JOHNStone Keswick.

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS.

The Council meț pursuant to notice.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 13th instant, were read and confirmed.

C.O.D. 178 of 1893.

RETRENCHMENT COMMITTEE. The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency, read a Despatch from the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies expressing his regret that the Colonial Government and the Unofficial members of this Council had not been able to agree to the composition of this Committee, but hoping at a later date to be able to make proposals for a mixed Committee, composed partly of Official members and partly of Unofficial members which will be accept- able to the Colony generally.

BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO APPLY A SUM NOT EXCEEDING TWO MILLIONS THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1894.” -The Colonial Secretary moved that the Council resume Committee on the Bill.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

On the motion of the Colonial Secretary, seconded by Mr. CHATER, an item of $500 was added to the vote for Miscellaneous Services, as a Grant-in-aid of the Band of the Hongkong Regiment.

Council resumed and, Bill reported with amendments.

The Colonial Secretary moved the third reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.