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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 69.

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Dublished by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 20TH DECEMBER, 1884.

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VOL. XXX.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 2.

WEDNESDAY, 10TH DECEMBER, 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.)

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.

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THOMAS JACKSON.

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FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON.

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WONG SHING.

The Council met in pursuance of adjournment.

Minutes read and confirmed.

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

C.S.O.

230 of 18. Repairs to damages caused by the typhoon of the 10th September,

Seconded by the Colonial Treasurer.

Question-put and passed.

.$19,180

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

The Council are recommended to vote the sum of £55,625 required for the erection of the additional Colonial defences as explained in the despatch from the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies which has already been laid on the table.

In anticipation of a Vote of Council, the Governor has already authorised an expenditure of $1,255.73 on this account during the month of November. A further sum of about $2,200 will probably be required during the present month, and, as far as can be forescen, about $200,000 will be expended during the course of next year. The remainder of the sum will not be required till 1886.