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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 21st APRIL, 1888.

日一十二月四年八十八百八千一 簿四十三第

VOL. XXXIV.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 12.

WEDNESDAY, 4TH APRIL, 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 Captain Superintendent of Police, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).

PHINEAS RYRIE.

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WONG SHING.

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ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.

JOHN BELL-IRVING.

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

The Council met pursuant to notice.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 27th ultimo, were read and confirmed.

24 of 1885.

C. O. Desp. QUEEN'S JUBILEE. CHINESE ADDRESS.-Read a Despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonics acknowledging the receipt of the Address from the Chinese Community together with the pieces of Embroidery presented by the Nampak-hong Merchants and the Lodging House Guild on the occasion of the Queen's Jubilee, and conveying Her Majesty's gracious acceptance of the same.

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

691 of 1888. $25,000.

G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.

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C.S.O. The Governor recommends the Council to re-vote the sum of Twenty-five thousand Dollars, to be paid to the Jubilee Committee as a contribution towards the celebration and commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Her Majesty's reign,..

$25,000.00

Government House, Hongkong, 4th April, 1888.