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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

報 Py 轅 港

No. 26.

號六十二第

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 2ND MAY, 1885.

日八十月三年乙 日二初月五年五十八百八千一

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 21.

WEDNESDAY, 22ND APRIL, 1885.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(SIR GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C.M.G.)

His Honour the Chief Justice, (SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt.)

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

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

Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)

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

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the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)

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THOMAS JACKSON.

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WONG SHING.

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WILLIAM KESWICK.

VOL. XXXI.

簿一十三第

FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON,

The Council met pursuant to adjournment,

Minutes read and confirmed.

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

(1.) The Harbour Master's Report for 1884.

(2.) Correspondence respecting Rifle practice by the Police.

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

G. F. BOWEN.

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

C.S.O.

861885. (1.) Supplementary vote for Afforestation, being amount required to carry out certain contracts to which the Government is already pledged for

C.S.0.

888 of 1885,

this year,.

.$3,000.00

(2.) For the supply of 300,510 rounds of MARTINI-HENRY Ammunition required for the use of the Police aud Volunteers, under the circum- stances stated in the annexed correspondence (printed paper No. 20) $6,998.11

The proceeds of the 50,000 rounds to be supplied to the Shanghai Volunteers will be credited to this account in due course.