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Published by Authority.

No. 59.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 21ST NOVEMBER, 1885.

VOL. XXXI.

號九十五第日五十月十年乙 日一十二月—十年五十八百八千一

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 6.

簿一十三第

WEDNESDAY, 11TH NOVEMBER, 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.)

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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)

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the Surveyor General, (Joux MACNEILE PRICE.)

PHINEAS RYRIE.

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THOMAS JACKSON,

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FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON.

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WONG SHING.

ABSENT:

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

WILLIAM KESWICK, on leave.

The Council met in pursuance of adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 4th instant, were read and confirmed.

VOTE OF MONEY REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTER-Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Governor:-

C.8.0.

G. F. BOWEN,

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

wif of 1885.

For expenses in connection with the Law Revision Commission..

Government House, November 11th, 1885.

....$ 165.00

The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that this vote he referred to the Finance Committee. The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and passed.

BILL ENTITLED THE MUNICIPAL RATES ORDINANCE, 1885,--SECOND READING.- the Attorney General, seconded by the Treasurer, this Bill was read a second time,

-On the motion