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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NO. 11.

WEDNESDAY, 11TH FEBRUARY, 1885.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

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

His 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.)

,, the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)

,, the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)

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

,, PHINEAS RYRIE.

,, WILLIAM KESWICK.

,, THOMAS JACKSON.

,, FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON.

,, WONG SHING.

The Council met in pursuance of adjournment.

Minutes read and confirmed.

PAPERS.—The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Correspondence relative to the renewal of the Postal Contract and the question of Mail subsidy.

VOTES OF MONEY REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.—Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Governor:—

G. F. BOWEN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote the following sums:—

For surface scavenging the City of Victoria, and the Villages, for 12 months, commencing from 1st January, 1885,............................................................................................................ $18,570.00

Although this sum will be amply covered by the receipts for the privilege of removing excretal matters, see annexed Memorandum, the Treasury instructions require all Expenditure to

be voted.....................................................................................................................................

Statement regarding the removal of Excretal Matters, and General Surface Scavenging.

REVENUE.

For the privilege of removing Night-soil from the City of Victoria, for 12 months, from 1st January, 1885, the Contractor Ko I, will pay,......................................................................... $18,600.00

EXPENDITURE.

For scavenging the City of Victoria, for 12 months, from 1st January, 1885, the Government to pay to LIN SHAN,....................................................................................................................... $17,760.00 For scavenging the Villages of Yaumáti, Hunghòm, Shaukiwán, Stanley, Aberdeen, and Aplichau, with privilege of removing all Night-soil, the Government to pay to Ko I,....... 810.00 Total,............................................. $18,570.00

Government House, 11th February, 1885.

The Colonial Secretary moved that this Minute be referred to the Finance Committee.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question—put and passed.

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VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.—The Colonial Secretary moved the following Votes passed by the Finance Committee:—

(Finance Committee, 10th February, 1885.)

ESTABLISHMENTS.

Civil Hospital.

C.S.O.

1904 of 1883. C.S.O.

1904 of 1883.

C.S.O.

1504 of 1884. C.S.O.

Increase to the Salary of the Steward and Storekeeper ($10 per month after first year, and $20 per month after second year), from 1st September to 30th November, 1884, at $10 per month,..... $ 30.00

Increase to the salary of the Steward and Storekeeper ($10 per month after first year, and $20 per month after second year), from 1st December, 1884, to 31st August, 1885, at $10 per month, $ 90.00

And from 1st September to 30th November, 1885, at $20 per month,................................ 60.00 $ 180.00

DEPOSITS NOT AVAILABLE.

Increase to the Salary of the Matron of the Lock Hospital, from $30 to $40 per month, from 1st July to 30th November, 1884,.......................................................................................................... $ 50.00

1504 of 1884. Increase to the Salary of the Matron of the Lock Hospital, from $30 to $40 per month, from 1st December, 1884 to 30th November, 1885,..................................................................................... $ 120.00

Police.

C.S.O.

3121 of 1884. Amount due to those Members of the Police Force, who have accepted the increase of pay under the new regulations as to term of service for pension and remittances to

England, arrears of pay for 1884 to be paid in 1885, re-vote,............................................. $ 820.30

SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

Medical.

C.S.O.

264 of 1885. Balance to the debit of the Lock Hospital's Account, for the year ended 1884,..................................... $ 815.53

Works and Buildings.

C.S.O.

3254 of 1884. Building Quarters at Kaulung, for the First Assistant at the Observatory, .............................................. $ 500.00

Seconded by the Colonial Treasurer.

Question—put and passed.

THE UNCLAIMED BALANCES ORDINANCE, 1885.—COMMITTED. NOTICE OF THIRD READING.—On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary, a Bill entitled The Unclaimed Balances Ordinance, 1885, was committed.

The Attorney General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council, he would move the third reading of the Bill. BILLS OF EXCHANGE ORDINANCE.—READ A FIRST TIME.—On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary, a Bill entitled The Bills of Exchange Ordinance, 1885, was read a first time. The Attorney General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council, he would move the second reading of this Bill.

POSTPONEMENT OF THE OTHER ORDERS OF THE DAY.—The Attorney General moved the postponement of the other Orders of the Day.

Question—put and passed.

The Council adjourned until Wednesday, the 18th instant, at 4 P.M.

G. F. BOWEN,

Governor.

Read and confirmed, this 18th day of February, 1885.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Acting Clerk of Councils.