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C.5.0.

155 of 1889,

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH MARCH, 1889..

G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.

(3.)

The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of One hundred and thirty-two Dollars, being the salaries of two scavengers for the new Market at Hunghòm, viz. :—

One Scavenger at $6 per month,

Do.

at $5

do.,

=$ 72.00

60.00

$ 132.00

This expenditure was not included in the Establishment of the Sanitary Department when the Board had under consideration the Estimates for 1889.

Government House, Hongkong, 4th February, 1889.

The Colonial Secretary moved that these Votes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and passed.

BYE-LAWS UNDER "THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE, 1887."-The Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table certain Bye-Laws made by the Sanitary Board, under The Public Health Ordinance, 1887, dated the 13th February, 1889, and gave notice that at the next meeting he would move their adoption.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR AMENDING THE LAWS RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill, and addressed the Council.

The Surveyor General seconded.

Question-put and passed.

Bill read a second time.

The Council then went into Committee on the Bill.

Progress reported at clause 91.

Clauses 1, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 25, 27, 30, 36, 37, 38, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 67, 68, 80 (sub-section 6), 87, 88, 89, 90, and the Schedules, were postponed.

ADJOURNMENT.The Council then adjourned to Thursday, the 7th instant, at 4 p.m.

Read and confirmed, this 7th day of March, 1889. ́.

ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.

G. WILLIAM DES Vœux,

Governor.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 94.

The following Bills, which were read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held on the 7th instant, are published for general information.

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 9th March, 1889.

ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.