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THE HONGKONG

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No. 51.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 14TH NOVEMBER, 1891. VOL. XXXVII. 一十五第. 日三十月十年卯辛 日四十月一十年一十九百八千一 簿七十三第

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 21.

MONDAY, 2ND NOVEMBER, 1891.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (Major-General G. DIGBY BARKER, C.B.).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

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the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).

the Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART). the Colonial Treasurer, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES).

the Acting Surveyor General, (FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER). PHINEAS RYRIE.

HO KAI, M.B., C.M.

THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

ABSENT:

The Honourable CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

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JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 26th October, 1891, were read and confirmed.

VOTE REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the following Minute and moved that it be referred to the Finance Committee :-

C. O. Desp. 207 of 1891.

G. DIGBY BARKER.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Six hundred Dollars, ($600), to cover the increase to the salary of the Harbour Master, so as to bring his salary from $4,800 to $5,400 per annum, from 1st January last, as approved by. the Secretary of State.

Government House, Hongkong, 27th October, 1891.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 26th October, (No. 11), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :-

A sum of Six hundred and Seventy-nine Dollars and Twenty-nine Cents, for the purchase of a Nordenfelt Gun on tripod mounting, and 1,000 rounds of ammu- nition,

$ 679.29