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No. 52.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 21ST NOVEMBER, 1891. 號二十五第 日十二月十年卯辛日一十二月一十年一十九百八千一

VOL. XXXVII.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 22.

MONDAY, 9TH 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).

the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).

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

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the Acting Surveyor General, (FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER).

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the Acting Harbour Master, (WILLIAM CHARLES HOLLAND HASTINGS). PHINEAS RYRIE.

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

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

THOMAS HENDerson WhiteHEAD.

ABSENT:

The Honourable JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Acting Harbour Master took the oath of allegiance on his appointment, provisionally, to a seat on the Council.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 2nd November, 1891, were read and confirmed. PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Acting Superintendent of the Fire Brigade for 1890. (No. 35 of 1891.)

The Registrar General laid on the table and moved that the Council approve of Bye-laws made by the Sanitary Board under Sub-section 12 of Section 13 of Ordinance No. 12 of 1887, and Sub- section (d.) of Section 1 of Ordinance No. 26 of 1890, and amended by the Board on the 6th of November,

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Honourable HO KAI seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

VOTE 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 2nd November, (No. 12), and moved that the following Vote referred to therein be passed, viz.:-

207 of 1891.

C.0. Desp. A sum of Six hundred Dollars 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 la, as approved by the Secretary of State,.......

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

Vote passed.

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600.00