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THE HONGKONG

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Published by Authority.

No. 17.

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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 12TH APRIL, 1890.

日二十月四年十九百八千一

VOL. XXXVI.

簿六十三第

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 7.

WEDNESDAY, 26TH MARCH, 1890.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.)

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

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the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).

the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).

the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES, vice the

Honourable WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).

PHINEAS RYRIE.

ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING).

HO KAI, B., C.M.

The Council met pursuant to a journment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 19th instant, were read and confirmed.

The Queen's Warrant for the appointment of the Honourable SAMUEL BROWN, Surveyor General, to be an Official Member of the Legislative Council having been received, he was duly sworn and took his seat as a Member of the Council.

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 19th instant, (No. 5), and moved that the following vote referred to therein be passed, viz.:-

C.S.0. To complete the cost of building an Epidemic Hospital Hulk......

519 of 1889.

144 of 1888,

and

226 of 1889.

..$ 8,500.00

C. 9. Desp. Additional Salary to the Assistant Harbour Master, from $1,920 to $2,640, who will not draw any pay as Collector of Light Dues, while any fees for examina- tion of Masters and Mates in the Mercantile Marine, wll be paid into the Treasury,

Mis. Serv. Remuneration to Colonel BEAUMONT for his report on the proposed removal of the

C.S.0. 158 of 1890,

£50.

$100.

Bokhara rocks,

For the cost of his stay in Hongkong,

also.

720.00

....£ 50. 0. 0

.$ 100.00

The Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.