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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 24т JANUARY, 1885.

VOL. XXXI.

日九初月二十年申甲 日四十二月正年五十八百八千一 簿一十三第

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 7.

WEDNESDAY, 14TH 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.)

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

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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)

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

WILLIAM KESWICK,

THOMAS JACKSON.

FREDERICK David Sassoon.

WONG SHING.

ABSENT:

The Honourable the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)

mell met in pursuance of adjournment.

mad and confirmed.

E BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.-Read the following Minute by His Excellency

G. F. BOWEN.

The Governor recommends the Legislative Council to take into consideration the ques- the Mail subsidy, to which the Secretary of State for the Colonies has drawn attention e despatch No. 174 of the 25th July ultimo, this day laid before this Council herewith, to which the Postmaster General (Mr. LISTER) has referred in his Annual Report for 11, dready presented to the Council.

Government House, 14th January, 1885.

Secretary moved that this question be referred to the Finance Committee.

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reasurer seconded.

at and passed.

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following Papers :-

!. The Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886, (Papers respecting.)

1. Correspondence respecting the Eastern Mail Service.

11. Report for 1884 from the Government Astronomer.

12. Report for 1884 of the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department.