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No. 14.

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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 8TH APRIL, 1893.

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VOL. XXXIX.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 5.

WEDNESDAY, 22ND MARCHI, 1893.

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 Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

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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).

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the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY).

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

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 8th instant, were read and confirmed.

PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Director of Public Works for 1892.

The Director of Public Works laid on the table the Report of the Public Works Committee, da'ed

8th March, 1893, (No. 1) and moved that it be adopted by the Council.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded,

Question-put and agreed to.

RESOLUTION.-The Registrar General, pursuant to notice, moved the resolution for extending the operation of Part II. of The Women and Girls' Protection Ordinance, 1890.

The Honourable the Harbour Master seconded.

After some discussion, in which the Honourable C. P. CHATER, and the Honourable Dr. Ho KAI took part, the Council adopted the following resolution :---

Whereas, by section 20 of Ordinance 11 of 1890, it is enacted that Part II. of "The Women and Girls' Protection Ordinance, 1890," should only continue in operation for a period of two years from the coming into operation of that Ordinance or such further period or periods as might, from time to time, be determined by Resolution of the Legislative Council.