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No. 53.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 6TH DECEMBER, 1890.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 30.

MONDAY, 24TH NOVEMBER, 1890.

PRESENT:

VOL. XXXVI.

簿六十三第

HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT

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

he Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).

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the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).

the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.).

the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).

PHINEAS RYRIE.

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

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

THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

ABSENT:

The Honourable the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES).

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JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Mates of the last Meeting, held on the 17th November, 1890, were read and confirmed.

following Minute under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the

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C. O. Desp. 213 of 1890.

F. FLEMING.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Four hundred Dollars, ($400), for the salaries of two new Cadets to arrive from England, at the rate of $1,500 per annum each.

Government House, Hongkong, 15th November, 1890.

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

Question--put and agreed to.

Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions :---

1. Is the Government aware that the water supply to the Robinson Road district was cut off for several days last week, and that no notice whatever was given of the fact so as to allow the inhabitants to make provision to obtain water from some other source? Will the Govern- ment issue the necessary instructions so that the public may have some notice in future of when and for how long it is proposed to cut off the water supply?

2. Is the Government aware that there is a very great scarcity of water in the Western district at the Peak, and will the Government state what measures they are taking, or propose to take, to meet the emergency?

Honourable the

ting Colonial Secretary replied.

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