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Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 31st MAY, 1890.

No. 24.

VOL. XXXVI.

號四十二第 日三十月四年寅庚 日--十三月五年十九百八千一

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 13.

簿六十三第

HIS EXCELLENCY

FRIDAY, 16TH MAY, 1890.

PRESENT:

HE 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 Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).

the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.

ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

JAMES JOHNSTOne Keswick.

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ABSENT:

The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER), on account of sickness.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 9th instant, were read and confirmed.

The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table a copy of a letter from Her Britannic Majesty's Minister at Peking to His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government in reply to a telegram sent by His Excellency expressing regret at the news of the death, of the Marquis TSENG.

Read the following Minute under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-

C.8.0.

589 of 1890.

F. FLEMING.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Two thousand Three hundred and Thirty-four Dollars and One Cent, ($2,334.01), as an addi- tional sum to the vote of $12,000 passed by the Council on the 12th March, last, to meet expenses connected with the visit to the Colony of Their Royal Highnesses THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT.

Government House, Hongkong, 9th May, 1890,

The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that this Minute be referred to the Finance Committee, The Attorney General seconded.

His Excellency addressed the Council.

Question---put and agreed to.