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No. 2.

PROCLAMATION.

[L.S.] W. H. MARSH.

By His Excellency WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint. Michael and Saint George, Officer Administering the Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas a despatch has been received from The Right Honourable EDWARD STANHOPE, M.P., HER MAJESTY'S Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, conveying to me HER MAJESTY's Gracious Confirmation and Allowance of the following Ordinance, namely:-

No. 24 of 1886, entitled-An Ordinance to authorise the Appropriation a Supplementary Sum of One hundred and Twenty-three thousand Seven hundred and Ninety-eight Dollars and Eleven Cents to defray the Charges of the Year 1885.

Now, therefore, it is hereby Proclaimed that the said Ordinance has been so confirmed and allowed as aforesaid.

By Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

FREDERICK STewart,

Given at Government House, Hongkong, this 20th day of January, 1887.

Acting Colonial Secretary,

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 11.

FRIDAY, 14TH JANUARY, 1887.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G..

Administering the Government in the absence of His Excellency SIR GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C.M.G.

His Honour the Chief Justice, (SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt.)

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART.)

the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD.)

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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)

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the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)

HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N.

PHINEAS RYRIE.

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WONG SHING.

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JOHN BELL-IRVING.

ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN, (vice the Honourable THOMAS JACKSON,

on leave).

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, (vice the Honourable FREDERICK DAVID SAS-

SOON, on leave).

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 7th instant, were read and confirmed.