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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
No. 37.
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Published by Authority.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 20TH AUGUST, 1887.
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VOL. XXXIII.
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No. 17.
[L.S.] W. G. CAMERON.
PROCLAMATION.
By His Excellency Major-General WILLIAM GORDON CAMERON, Companion of the Most Honour- able Order of the Bath, Officer Administering the Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas a telegraphic despatch has been received from The Right Honourable SIR HENRY THURSTAN HOLLAND, Bart., G.C.M.G., 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. 15 of 1887, entitled.---An Ordinance authorising the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation to continue incorporated for the further term of Twenty-one Years.
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 16th day of August, 1887.
Acting Colonial Secretary.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 36. FRIDAY, 12TH AUGUST, 1887.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL WILLIAM GORDON CAMERON, C.B.,
Administering the Government.
His Honour the Acting Chief Justice (JAMES RUSSELL), vice His Honour SIR GEORGE
PHILLIPPO, Knt., on leave.
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART.)
the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD), vice the Honour-
able EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY, on leave.
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, (vice the Honourable WILLIAM Keswick, on leave). 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 5th instant, were read and confirmed.
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