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No. 54.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 7TH DECEMBER, 1889.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 20.

VOL. XXXV.

簿五十三第

WEDNESDAY, 27TH NOVEMBER, 1889.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(SIR G. WILLIAM DES VEUX, K.C.M.G.).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary (A. LISTER).

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).

the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).

PHINEAS RYRIE.

WONG SHING.

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.

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

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 20th instant, were read and confirmed.

VOTE REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Governor:

C.5.0. 1516 of 1889.

G. WILLAM DES VEUX.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Five hundred and Five 8505. Dollars to provide for certain expenses in connection with the Nursing Staff of Sisters in the

Civil Hospital, viz. :-

Rations for 5 Sisters at $15 each per month, for 5 months,..........

Wages of a Cook, 5 months,

Do. of an Amah, 5 months,

Do. of 2 Coolies, 5 months,

$375.00

40.00

30.00

60.00

$505.00

Government House, Hongkong, 2nd July, 1889.

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

Question-put and passed.