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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1894.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 8.

MONDAY, 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1894.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

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

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The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary and Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE

STEWART LOCKHART).

the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH, Q.C.).

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

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

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EDWARD BOWDLER.

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

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

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G.

ALEXANDER MCCONACHIE.

ABSENT:

The Honourable JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 27th August, were read and confirmed.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee dated the 27th August, (No. 1 of 1894), and moved that it be adopted.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to nem. con.

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

As the plague is now virtually stamped out, the deaths and admissions during the last week having been very few, is it contemplated to withdraw the Proclamation declaring Hongkong to be an infected port, and if so when?

The Acting Colonial Secretary replied.

NOTICE OF QUESTION.-Mr. BELILIOS gave notice that at the next meeting of Council he would ask the following question :---

Is it a fact that a certain and not inconsiderable proportion of the amount voted by this Council as a contribution to the maintenance of the Garrison and which is paid in sterling at the rate of the day is spent by the Military authorities locally and in silver dollars, and, if so, will not the War Office consent to receive such contribution or its average amount in dollars calculated at the rate of exchange prevailing at the date the contribution was increased to £40,000 sterling?