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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 16TH DECEMBER, 1893.

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No. 55.

VOL. XXXIX.

號五十五第

日九初月一十年巳癸 日六十月二十年三十九百八千一 簿九十三第

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 16.

TUESDAY, 5TH 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 Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

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

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the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY).

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

CATCHICK PAul Chater.

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

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

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS.

ABSENT:

The Honourable THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held yesterday, were read and confirmed.

RULES UNDER "THE SUPREME COURT ORDINANCE, 1873."-The Colonial Secretary, pursuant to notice, moved the approval of certain Rules made by the Chief Justice on the 24th ultimo under Section 24 of The Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873, (No. 12 of 1873), for the taxing of costs in the Summary Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

The Attorney General seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Rules approved.

APPROPRIATION BILL, 1894.- The Colonial Secretary, pursuant to notice, moved the first reading of a 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 Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.