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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 14TH JANUARY, 1893.

日四十月正年三十九百八千一

VOL. XXXIX.

簿九十三第

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 15.

WEDNESDAY, 14TH DECEMBER, 1892.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

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

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (GEORGE THOMAS MICHAEL O'BRIEN, C.M.G.).

the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).

the Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART).

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the Colonial Treasurer, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). the Director of Public Works, (FRANCIS ALFred Cooper). the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY). CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

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

THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS.

ABSENT:

The Honourable JAMES JARDINE BELL-IRVING.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 30th November, 1892, were taken as read and confirmed.

PROTEST AGAINST THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE, 1893.-The Honourable C. P. CHATER, pur- suant to notice, laid on the table a protest from the Unofficial Members of the Council against the Appropriation Ordinance for 1893.

The protest was read by the Acting Clerk of Councils.

PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following paper, viz. :-Correspondence respecting space in the Imperial Institute allotted for Exhibits from Hongkong.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee dated the 30th of November, (No. 12 of 1892).

RESOLUTION. The Colonial Secretary moved the following Resolution, viz.:-

That the percentages on the valuation of tenements in Yaumati and Kowloon Point at present payable as rates under "The Rating Ordinance, 1888," be altered from 83 per cent. to 101 per cent.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question, put and agreed to.