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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH MARCH, 1882.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. No. 5.
WEDNESDAY, 1ST MARCH, 1882.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
(Sir JOHN POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G.)
His Honour the Acting Chief Justice, (FRANCIS SNOWDEN).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (MALCOLM STRUAN TONNOCHY).
the Attorney General, (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY).
the Acting Colonial Treasurer (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE). PHINEAS RYRIE.
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ABSENT:
The Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK (on leave).
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JOHN MACNEILE PRICE (on leave). FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON.
EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS (on leave).
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The Council meets this day by Special Summons.
The Minutes of the last Meeting of Council held on the 22nd February, 1882, are read and con- firmed.
The Governor reads the following Protest from Mr. JOHNSON, and directs the same to be entered upon the minutes:-
To His Excellency Sir JOHN POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G., Governor of Hongkong; and to ARATHOON SETH,
Esquire, Clerk of Councils.
HONGKONG, 1st March, 1882.
I do hereby protest in writing against the decision of Your Excellency, as given from the chair at the meeting of the Legislative Council on the 22nd ultimo, whereby I was prevented from speaking on a question of privilege, from making any motion thereon, or from explaining to the Council, or to the chair, the nature of the question I wished to raise, and I request that this protest may be recorded in the Book of the Proceedings of the Council.
F. BULKELEY JOHNSON.
His Excellency points out that the question Mr. JOHNSON had endeavoured to raise was not one of privilege.
The Governor moves the approval of the following sums, which have been passed by the Finance Committee, and they are unanimously approved :-
Payments authorized in excess of the Estimates of 1882, requiring Legislative Authority.
ESTABLISHMENTS. Supreme Court.
S. of S. Desp Chinese Clerk and Translator, Increase of pay from $840 to $1,200 per
No. 123 of 1881.
C.S.O.
annum,
Educational.
Teacher of the Anglo-Chinese School at Saiyingp'ún, increase of pay from
$300 to $420 per annum,.
$360.00
No. 237 of 1882.
$120.00
No. 3355 1881.
of Office Messenger, from 1st January to 31st March 1882, at $84 per annum, and from 1st April to 31st December 1882, at $72 per
annum,
75.00
$195.00
Medical.
Health Officer and Inspector of Emigrants :-
Cost of a Steam Launch,
Crew for Steam Launch,
C.S.0. No. 3438 of
Coal, Water, Oil, &c.,
1881.
Office Rent,
Messenger and Deck Hand,
Police Magistrates.
CS of Coroner, arrears of salary for October, November and December 1881, at $20
No. 476
1882.
per month,.
$4,000.00
480.00
712.00
300.00
84.00
$5,576.00
$60.00
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