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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 56.

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Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 23RD DECEMBER, 1893.

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VOL. XXXIX.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 17.

WEDNESDAY, 13TH 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.).

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the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

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

the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY).

the Acting Registrar General, (Alexander Maċ DONALD 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 on the 5th instant, were read and confirmed. STANDING COMMITTEES.-His Excellency appointed the following Committees:-

(a) Finance Committee,-

The Colonial Secretary, Chairman.

All the Members of Council, except the Governor.

(b) Law Committee,–

The Attorney General, Chairman.

The Registrar General.

The Honourable J. J. KESWICK.

The Honourable Ho KAI.

The Honourable E. R. BELILIOS.

(c) Public Works Committee,

The Honourable E. BOWDLER, Chairman.

BILL ENTITLED

The Colonial Treasurer.

The Honourable C. P. CHATER.

The Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.

The Honourable E. R. BELILIOS.

“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 the second reading of this Bill.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.