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The Hongkong Government Gazette.

[OCTOBER 9, 1858.

Read Letter from Mr Douglas Lapraik to the Clerk of Councils, forwarding an original Communication from Mr Parsons to himself, dated 24th March, 1858, on the subject of his Bill of Costs and Allocatur as Attorney for Chinkoo,wherein Mr Parsons states that "Magisterial business is not matter of Taxation; that he informed Chinkoo that his charge was $25 a day for attending, and that he agreed to those terms.--That, as there were many days in which nothing was done, he had charged only $15 on those days."

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The Governor here remarked upon the necessity of checking the practice still going on of such enormous

being imposed upon the Chinese;-And, on the motion of the Chief Justice, it was resolved, that a Notification in the Chinese Language be published in the Government Gazette, announcing to the Chinese, that Bills of Costs are taxable by the Registrar of the Supreme Court as Taxing Master, and that they should apply to him when necessary.

The Attorney General enquired whether the Secretary of State, in his Despatch conveying the recent confirmation of Ordinance No. 13 of 1856, had made any remarks on his Report of the 8th February last, upon the operation of the said Ordinance.

The Governor stated that Lord Stanley made no remarks on such Report. His Lordship only referred to certain

doubts entertained by his Predecessor, but had thought proper to allow the Ordinance without any change. The Ordinance “for Practitioners in Law was brought forward for passing.

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The Governor put the question, that this Ordinance do pass, and that the Title be “An Ordinance for Practitioners

in Law."

Council divided.

MR DENT.

Ayos (8).

MR LYALL.

MR JARDINE.

CHIEF MAGISTRATE. SURVEYOR General.

ATTORNEY GENERAL.

ACTING COLONIAL Secretary. LIEUTENANT-Governor.

Question carried, and the Ordinance passed, being "No. 12 of 1858.”

Noes (2).

COLONIAL TREASURER. CHIEF JUSTICE.

Ordered, that the said Ordinance be published in the Government Gazette.

The Acting Colonial Secretary obtained leave to withdraw, on account of indisposition.

Read Despatch No. 29, of 15th May last, from the Secretary of State, sanctioning the Standing Orders and Rules

for the Legislative Council, after the introduction of certain verbal amendments in Rules 8 and 24.

The required amendments having been made and agreed to,-

It was resolved, that the said Standing Orders and Rules, having been submitted to and sanctioned by the Secretary

of State, be approved, adopted by the Council, and published in the Government Gazette.

The Colonial Treasurer having moved the introduction in the Standing Orders of a Rule empowering the Council to

commit for contempt, the Governor read Circular Despatch, of 11th March last, from the Secretary of State. bearing on the subject; and after discussion the motion fell through for want of a seconder.

The Governor stated that the Colonial Estimates for the Year 1859 would be laid on the Table for discussion at

the next Meeting of Council:-

Whereupon the Attorney General signified his intention of opposing such portion of the Expenditure as related

to the Establishment of the Registrar General, as a sine cure Office.

The Attorney General called the attention of His Excellency to the recent Proclamations from Heangshan for the withdrawal of Chinese Servants from foreign employ, and that numbers had already left; and gave notice that at the next Meeting he would bring forward a Resolution to the effect, that the proper Authorities be addressed on the subject.

Mr Dent called attention to the rising of prices in the Markets since the recent " Markets' Ordinance, 1858," canu

into operation, and attributed such enhancement to the operation of Section 5 of the said Ordinance. The Chief Justice moved the repeal of the Section adverted to by Mr Dent, but His Excellency declined to dea with the motion until Documentary evidence be laid before him as to the practical Working of the Ordinance. Resolved, that this Council do adjourn to Tuesday, the 27th instant, at 12 o'clock. The Council adjourned accordingly.

Read and approved, this 4th Day of October, 1858.

L. D'ALMADA e Castro,

Clerk of Councils.

JOHN BOWRING,

Governor.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF HONGKONG.

No. 21 of 1858.

MONDAY, 4th OCTOBER, 1858.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR AND ALL THE MEMBERS, EXCEPT MR JARDINE, WHO WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND. The Council met to-day by Special Summons,-

-no Meeting having taken place on the 27th July, pursuant to Notice of adjournment sine die by order of the Governor.

His Excellency the Governor on taking the Chair, called the attention of Members to the necessity of a strict observance of the Rules, which required their attendance at the Board precisely at the Hour Axed for the Meeting of the Council.

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