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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 21ST MARCH, 1885. 日五初月二年乙 日一十二月三年五十八百八千-

Vol. XXXI

第一十三第

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 15.

WEDNESDAY, 11TH MARCH, 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.)

the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)

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the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)

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

WILLIAM KESWICK..

THOMAS JACKSON.

FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON.

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WONG SHING.

The Council met in pursuance of adjournment.

Minutes read and confirmed.

VOTES OF MONEY REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minutes by His wellency the Governor :-

G. F. BOWEN,

The Governor recommends the Council to vote the following sums:--

C.S.O.

202 of 1835.

305 of 1885.

(1.)

Supplementary Vote for 1885.

Cost of a suitable house on piles for the proper working of the Automatic

Tide-gauge recently received from England,..

(2.)

.....$ 200.00

Increase to the Allowance to the Inspector of Weights and Measures, from

$8 to $20 per month, from 1st April to 30th November, 1885, .....................$ 96.00

The new Ordinance (No. S of 1885) does away with the system of paying a share of the fines to the Inspector, and the whole of the fines will in future be paid into the Treasury.