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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 18TH OCTOBER, 1890.

日八十月十年十九百八千一

No. 46.

號六十四第 日五初月九年寅庚

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 22.

MONDAY, 6TH OCTOBER, 1890.

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HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT

(The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).

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

the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).

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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).

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

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.

THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

His Excellency then addressed the Council as follows:-

HONOURABLE GENTLEMEN,

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In meeting again together for the resumption of our Legislative duties I believe I may congratulate you on the satisfactory condition, on the whole, of the Colony at the present I am willing to admit that those clouds of depression which have for some time past been hanging over it have not altogether passed away, but I think there are reasonable pro- spects of their doing so and I sincerely hope that a no distant future has in store times as prosperous as have been witnessed in the past. The health of the Island during that portion. of the year whien has now elapsed has been exceptionally good and we have happily escaped visitations from any epidemic or other serious malady.

As regards our finances the following is their present condition in so far as I am able to inform you.

The balance of assets on the 1st of January this year was, as I have previously stated, $505,109, but from this sum I regret to say that a no less amount than $58,502 must be deducted for the unfortunate defalcations which have taken place in connection with the Post Office Department, papers on which subject will be laid before you.

The local revenue received up to the 30th of September was $1,415,894. The amount received in England as far as can be estimated, (the Crown Agents' accounts having been received up to the 31st of July only) was $1,798.

The premiums on land sales amounted to $12,468 making a total up to the 30th. September of $1,876,762.