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No. 24.

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́VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 23rd MAY, 1891.

日六十月四年卯辛 日三十二月五年一十九百八千一

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 9.

TUESDAY, 5TH MAY, 1891.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(SIR G. WILLIAM DES VEUX, K.C.M.G.).

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The Honourable the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

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

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the Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

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ABSENT:

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).

PHINEAS RYRIE:

CATCHICK PAUŁ Chater, ¡

THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

The Council met pursuant to notice.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 30th April, 1891, were read and confirmed.

In the absence of the Honourable P. RYRIE the Honourable J. J. KESWICK asked the following question,-

Will the Government state definitely when the new Merchant Shipping Ordinance will be introduced? The Attorney General replied.

BILL ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE TO RESTRICT THE LOADING AND UNLOADING OF CARGO ON SUNDAY IN THE WATERS OF THE COLONY." -The Attorney General moved the second reading of the

Bill.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

The Council went into Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed.

Bill reported with amendments.

The Attorney General moved the suspension of the standing orders.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

The Attorney General moved that the Bill be read a third time.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.