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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 27TH DECEMBER, 1884.

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VOL. XXX.

望十七第二日一十月一十年申甲 日七十二月二十年四十八百八千一簿十三第

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 3.

WEDNESDAY, 17TH DECEMBER, 1884.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

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

Hi 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 Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)

the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)

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

PHINEAS RYRIE.

WILLIAM KESWICK.

THOMAS JACKSON.

FREDERICH DAVID SASSOON,

WONG SHING.

Toneil met in pursuance of adjournment.

-read and confirmed.

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following Paper :- Despatches respecting the payment of a Roman Catholic Chaplain for the Gaol and Civil Hospital.

OF THE GOVERNOR REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.--Read the following Minutes kney the Governor :-

G. F. BOWEN.

In the speech at the opening of the Session of the Legislative Council on the 3rd instant, Governor informed the Council that it might become expedient to revise the Estimates

Such revision has now been made, and a revised copy of the Estimates is now ready for

nation by the Council,

It has been deemed prudent to reduce the Estimates of Revenue from the amount

My stated, ...........

. $77,188 lower than what was estimated in June last.

.$1,212,188 1,185,000