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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 9TH MAY, 1891.

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VOL. XXXVII.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 8.

THURSDAY, 30TH APRIL, 1891.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(SIR G. WILLIAM DES VEUX, K.Ç.M.G.).

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The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREdith Deane, C.M.G.).

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the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

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

the Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART).

the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).

PHINEAS RYRIE.

JAMES JOHNstone KeswICK.

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ABSENT:

THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

The Honourable CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

The Council met pursuant to notice.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 10th April, 1891, were read and confirmed.

PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE.-His Excellency laid on the table an address on the subject of the financial condition of the Colony.

The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Sessional Papers, viz. :-

Report on the operations of the Public Works for the year 1890. (No. 13 of 1891.) Despatch from the Secretary of State respecting Military Contribution. (No. 14 of 1891.) The Harbour Master's Report for 1890. (No. 15 of 1891.)

Returns of Superior and Subordinate Courts for 1899. (No. 16 of 1891.)

Returns of Births and Deaths for the year 1890. (No. 17 of 1891.)

The Honourable P. RYRIE asked the following questions

1. Whether the President, when he asked me at the meeting of Council on the 25th March last, if the Protest I then laid on the table was a perfectly respectful protest, meant to imply that I was likely to present or the Un-Official Members to concur in a protest that was not perfectly respectful.

2. Whether the arrears of the Military Contribution for the year 1890, payment of which was authorized by this Council on the 19th March last, has been paid, and if paid on what date, or dates, it, or any portion of it, was paid, and if so upon what authority.

His Excellency replied.