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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 37.

號七十三第

報門 韓 港 F

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 26TH AUGUST, 1882. 日三十月七年午壬 日六十月八年二十八百八千一

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. No. 9.

THURSDAY, 11TH AUGUST, 1882.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE ADMINISTRATOR

(WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G.)

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

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWart).

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

the Colonial Treasurer, (JAMES RUSSELL).

PHINEAS RYRIE.

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FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON.

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS.

ABSENT:

The Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK (on leave).

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JOHN MACNEILE PRICE (on leave).

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The Minutes of the last Meeting of Council, held on the 27th April last, are read and confirmed. The Administrator lays on the table, by direction of the Secretary of State, a letter from Mr. PRICE, Surveyor General, to the Secretary of State, dated London, 1st May, 1882, giving explanations as to the charge brought against him by Governor Sir JOHN POPE HENNESSY of having delayed the execu- tion of the Breakwater.

His Excellency also lays on the table, by direction of the Secretary of State, a letter from Mr. PRICE on the subject of the Tramways Ordinance, and informs the Council that this Ordinance is still under the consideration of the Secretary of State.

The Administrator lays on the table the Estimates for 1883, together with the following explana- tory minute:-

MINUTE.

In laying before the Council the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year 1883, I think it will be interesting to Honourable Members, if I give at the same time some information about the financial position of the Colony.

2. The balance of Colonial Assets on 1st January last was $663,710.24, and that of the Special Fund Assets at the same period was $379,910.00, making a total of $1,043,620.24.