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No. 20.

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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 27TH APRIL, 1889.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 11..

THURSDAY, 18TH APRIL, 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).

the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). WONG SHING.

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (rice the Honourable JoHN BELL-IRVING). CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

The Council met pursuant to notice.

NEW MEMBER.Mr. JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, having been provisionally appointed an Un- Official Member in the room of the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING, absent on leave, took the usual Oath and his seat at the Council table.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 12th instant, were read and confirmed.

Votes referred TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Governor :-

C. O. Desp.

24 of 1889.

C.S.0.

895 of 1889.

G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.

(1.)

The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Six hundred Dollars, being an increase to the salary of the Director of the Observatory, from 1st January, 1889.

Government House, Hongkong, 13th April, 1889.

G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.

(2.)

The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Two hundred and Fifty Dollars, for the construction of a verandah or balcony to the windows on the East front of the First Clerk's quarters at the Magistracy.

Government House, Hongkong, 13th April, 1889.

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

Question-put and passed.