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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 1.

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WEDNESDAY, 2ND JANUARY, 1889.

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PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(SIR G. WILLIAM DES VOEUX, K.C.M.G.)

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART).

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

,, the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.).

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

,, the Captain Superintendent of Police, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).

,, PHINEAS RYRIE.

,, WONG SHING.

,, BENDYSHE LAYTON, (vice the Honourable ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN).

ABSENT:

The Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING.

,, CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

The Council met pursuant to notice.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 17th ultimo, were read and confirmed.

VOTE PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.―The Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the proceedings of the Finance Committee (No. 32) dated the 17th instant, and moved that the following Vote referred to therein be passed:―

SUPPLEMENTARY VOTES FOR 1888.

SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

Works and Buildings.

C.S.O.

3015 of 1888. Balance of Vote passed in May, 1887, for $9,600, for the extension of the Cattle Market, of which only $8,000 were expended in 1887, ...................................................................................................................................... $1,600.00

The Acting Treasurer seconded.

Question―put and passed.

BILL ENTITLED THE CHINESE EMIGRATION CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE, 1889.―The Attorney General moved the third reading of this Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question―put and passed.

Bill read a third time.

Question put―that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance 1 of 1889.

BILL ENTITLED THE EVIDENCE CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE, 1889.―The Attorney General moved the third reading of this Bill. The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question―put and passed.

Bill read a third time.

Question put―that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance 2 of 1889.

BILL ENTITLED THE COMPENSATION TO FAMILIES ORDINANCE, 1889.―The Attorney General moved the third reading of this Bill. The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question―put and passed.

Bill read a third time.

Question put―that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance 3 of 1889.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 6 OF 1887.―The Attorney General moved the third reading of this Bill. The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question―put and passed.

Bill read a third time.

Question put―that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance 4 of 1889.

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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF TSÜ TAK-PIU otherwise CHING U.―The Attorney General moved the third reading of this Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question―put and passed.

Bill read a third time.

Question put―that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance 5 of 1889.

BILL ENTITLED THE STATUTE LAW PRESERVATION ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 1889.―The Attorney General moved the third reading of this Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question―put and passed.

Bill read a third time.

Question put―that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance 6 of 1889.

BILL ENTITLED THE CORONER'S ABOLITION ORDINANCE SUPPLEMENTAL ORDINANCE, 1889.―The Attorney General moved the third reading of this Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question―put and passed.

Bill read a third time.

Question put―that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance 7 of 1889.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE POWERS OF POLICE MAGISTRATES.―The Attorney General moved the third reading of this Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question―put and passed.

Bill read a third time.

Question put―that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance 8 of 1889.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE REFORMATORY SCHOOLS ORDINANCE, 1886.―The Attorney General moved that the Council do go into Committee on this Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question―put and passed.

Bill reported with amendments.

BILL ENTITLED THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 1889.―The Attorney General moved that the Council do go into Committee on this Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question―put and passed.

Bill reported with a verbal amendment.

BYE-LAWS UNDER "THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE, 1887."―Read certain Bye-Laws made by the Sanitary Board, under The Public Health Ordinance, 1887, dated the 20th December, 1887.

Question put―that these Bye-Laws be approved.

Bye-Laws approved.

ADJOURNMENT.―The Council then adjourned to Thursday, the 10th instant, at 4 P.M.

G. WILLIAM DES VOEUX,

Governor.

Read and confirmed, this 10th day of January, 1889.

ARATHOON SETH,

Clerk of Councils.