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No. 21.

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日五初月四年丑己

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 4TH MAY, 1889.

日四初月五年九十八百八千一

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 12.

FRIDAY, 26TH APRIL, 1889.

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VOL. XXXV.

簿五十三第

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 eral, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).

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

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

PHINEAS RYTIE.

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WONG SHIN

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CATCHICK PUL Chater.

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING).

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 18th instant, were read and confirmed.

VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excel- lency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the proceedings of the Finance Committee (No. 6), dated the 18th instant, and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :-

EXCESS OF THE ESTIMATES FOR 1889.

ESTABLISHMENTS.

Observatory.

GO. Dep. Increase to salary of the Director for 1 year from 1st January, 1889,

34 of 1889.

SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

.$ 600.00

Works and Buildings.

IC.S.0.

995 of 1889.

Verandah for 1st Clerk's Quarters at the Magistracy,

The Acting Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and passed.

$35

250.00