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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

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Published by Authority.

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No. 20.

號十二第

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 5TH APRIL, 1884. 日十初月三年申甲 日五初月四年四十八百八千一

VOL. XXX.

簿十三第

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 5.

WEDNESDAY, 26TH MARCH, 1884.

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.)

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the Surveyor General, (Jonx MACNEILE PRICE.)

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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)

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

WILLIAM KESWICK.

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THOMAS JACKSON.

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FREDERICK David Sassoon.

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WONG SHING.

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The Council met in pursuance of adjournment.

Minutes read and confirmed.

PAPERS.-The Honourable the Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following Papers:- Correspondence respecting the Alleged Smuggling of Opium from Hongkong to China. Papers relative to the grant of land for a Roman Catholic Cemetery laid on the table at the Meeting of the Legislative Council, held on the 19th March, 1884, in pursuance of the motion of the Honourable P. RYRIE, and ordered to be printed.

VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary moved the following votes passed by the Finance Committee:--

(Finance Committee, 25th March, 1884.)

C.$.0.

ESTABLISHMENTS. Surveyor General.

2. Salary of a Civil Engineer to be temporarily employed in the Public Works

Department, 4 months, at $200 per month,

Allowance to same for chair coolies, at $24 per month,

$

800.00

96.00

$

·896.00