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Published by Authority.

No. 2.

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日五初月二十年乙

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 9TH JANUARY, 1886.

日九初月正年六十八百八千一 簿二十三第

VOL. XXXII.

No. 1.

[L.S.] W. H. MARSII.

PROCLAMATION.

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 by section 33 of Ordinance 21 of 1885, entitled The Municipal Rates Ordinance, 1885, it is enacted that:-

"This Ordinance shall take effect upon a day to be hereafter proclaimed by the Governor": Now, therefore, I, WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, Officer Administering the Government of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice Admiral of the same, in pursuance of the said section and by virtue of the authority in me vested, do hereby under my hand proclaim that the said Ordinance shall commence and take effect on and after the Sixth day of January, 1886.

By Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Given at Government House, Hongkong, this 6th day of January, 1886.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 10.

WEDNESDAY, 9TH DECEMBER, 1885.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (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, LL.D.)

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

the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)

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the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)

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PHINEAS RYRIE.

THOMAS JACKSON.

FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON.

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WONG SHING.

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ABSENT:

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G.), on leave.

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WILLIAM KESWICK, on leave.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 2nd instant, were read and confirmed.

PAPERS. The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following paper:-

Despatch respecting the submission in future of the Municipal taxation to the Legislative

Council. (No. 8).