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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 10TH MARCH, 1888.

日十一初月三年八十八百八千一

VOL. XXXIV.

簿四十三第

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 9.

TUESDAY, 28TH FEBRUARY, 1888.

PRESENT

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

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

His Honour the Acting Chief Justice (JAMES RUSSELL, C.M.G.), vice His Honour SIR

GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt., on leave.

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART).

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the Attorney General, (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY).

the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).

the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE).

the Harbour Master, (HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N.). PHINEAS RYRIE.

WONG SHING.

ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.

JOHN BELL-IRVING.

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

Swearing in of MEMBER. Mr. JOHN BELL-IRVING, was, pursuant to Her Majesty's Warrant dated the 7th January, 1888, duly sworn in and admitted a Member of the Council, in the room of Mr. WILLIAM KESWICK, resigned.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 16th instant, were read and confirmed.

C. O. Desp. No. 5 of 10th

PAPERS.Read a Despatch from the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Jan., 1888. Colonies respecting the recent Jubilee celebrations in the Colony, and expressing Her Majesty's deep regret at the unfortunate incidents that occurred at the time.

The Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the follow- ing paper :-

Return of Tonnage, &c. entered the Colony in 1887. (No.).

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

C.S.0.

2043 of 1887.

$300.

G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.

(1.)

The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Three hundred Dollars as a Colonial contribution towards the maintenance of the Royal Naval Seamen's Club.

It is not unusual for Colonies, the water of which are frequented by Her Majesty's ships, to give assistance to similar institutions, which provide amusement, food, and lodging for the Seamen, and thus attract them from undesirable and injurious places of resort.