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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

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No. 55.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 7TH NOVEMBER, 1885.

VOL. XXXI.

號五十五第

日一初月十年乙 日七初月--十年五十八百八千一 簿一十三第

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 4.

WEDNESDAY, 28TH OCTOBER, 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.)

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 in pursuance of adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 21st instant, were read and confirmed.

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

€.5.0.

G. F. BOWEN.

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

2400 of 1885.

C.S.O.

2490 of 1885.

415.28

@ 3/55=$ 46.27

(1.) For fitting machine gun to Police Steam-launch, No. 2, £72.0.6 @ 3/5§=$

(2.) For flags supplied by the Naval Yard, for the Auxiliary Flotilla, £8.0.6

C.8.0.

**2 of 1835.

(3.) For alterations in the Post Office building to provide rooms for the Parcel

Post service,

.3 504.00

C.S.O.

* of 1883.

(4.) For re-building the retaining wall below the Civil Hospital, damaged by the

recent fire,.

...$ 8,000.00

Government House, October 28th, 1885.

The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these votes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and passed.