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No. 61.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 29TH DECEMBER, 1883. 號一十六第 日—初月二十年未癸日九十二月二十年三十八百八千一

VOL. XXIX.

簿九十二

No. 18.

PROCLAMATION.

[L.S.] G. F. BOWEN.

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas by section 20 of Ordinance 17 of 1883, entitled-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to authorise The Honourable FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON to construct piers and wharves in the harbour of Victoria, and to confer upon the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON certain other powers and privileges,--it is enacted that:-

"This Ordinance shall come inte force on a day to be proclaimed by the Governor":

Now, therefore, I, Sir GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, Governor of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, in pursuance of the said section and by virtue of the authority in me vested, do hereby under my hand proclaim that the said Ordinance shall commence and take effect from the 1st day of January, 1884.

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By Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Government House, Hongkong, this 29th Day of December, 1883.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 13.

TUESDAY, 18TH DECEMBER, 1883.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (SIR GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C.M.G.)

His Honour the Chief Justice, (SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO).

W. H. MARSHI,

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (WILLIAM HENRY MARSII, C.M.G.)

the Attorney General, (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY).

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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).

PHINEAS RYRIE.

JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.

FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON.

FREDERICK STEWART.

ABSENT:

The Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK, (on leave).

The Council meets this day according to Summons.

Colonial Secretary.

The Minutes of the last Meeting of Council, held on the 2nd November, are read and confirmed.