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No. 18.

號八十 第 日四十月三年开

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 15TH APRIL, 1889.

日三十月四年九十八百八千一

VOL. XXXV.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 9.

FRIDAY, 29TH MARCH, 1889.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (SIR G. WILLIAM DES VEUX, K.C.M.G.)

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary (FREDERICK STEWART).

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the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).

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

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

PHINEAS RYRIE.

WONG SHING.

JOHN BELL-IRVING.

BENDYSHE LAYTON, (vice the Honourable ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN). CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 22nd instant, were read and confirmed.

VOTES REFEREED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Governor :-

C.S.O.

786 of 1889.

c.s.o. 785 of 1880.

G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Thirteen thousand Five hundred Dollars, for the completion of Victoria College, viz. :---

Balance of Contractor's accounts in connection with the building,

Extra works not included in the contract,

...$ 5,500.00

8,000.00

$13,500.00

Government House, Hongkong, 28th March, 1889.

C. O. Desp. No. 221 of

1887.

Nov.,.

G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Nine hundred and Eighty-eight 25th Dollars, and Thirty-nine Cents being a personal allowance to the Horourable J. M. PRICE, at the rate of $480 a year, as compensation for the undrawn fees on Crown Land sales, to which. he was entitled, but has never drawn.

Government House, Hongkong, 28th March, 1889.

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

Question-put and passed.