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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 17TH JANUARY, 1885.

日二初月二十年申甲 日七十月正年五十八百八千一

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NO. 6.

WEDNESDAY, 7TH JANUARY, 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 Colonial Secretary, (WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G.)

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

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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)

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the Surveyor General, (Jonn MACNEILE PRICE.)

the Registrar General (FREDERICK STEWART, LL.D.) PHINEAS RYRIE.

WILLIAM KESWICK.

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THOMAS JACKSON,

FREDERICK David Sassoon.

WONG SHING.

The Council met in pursuance of adjournment.

Minutes read and confirmed.

PAPERS. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following Paper:-

The Postmaster General's Report for 1884.

BILL READ A FIRST TIME.-On the motion of the Colonial Secretary seconded by the Colonial Treasurer, a Bill entitled An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Nine hundred and Forty-nine thewoond, and Sisty-one Dollars to the Public Service of the Year 1885 was read a first time.

BILL COMMITTED.-On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Treasurer,

« Bill entitled A Bill to amend The Stamp Ordinance, 1884 was committed.

The Attorney General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council he would move the third reading of the Bill.

POSTONEMENT OF THE OTHER ORDERS OF THE DAY.-The Attorney General moved the post- ment of the other Orders of the day.

stou-put and passed.

The Council adjourned until Wednesday, the 14th instant, at 4 P.M.

Red and confirmed, this 14th day of January, 1885.

J. II. STEWART LOCKUART,

Acting Clerk of Councils,

G. F. BOWEN,

Governor.