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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 9.

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WEDNESDAY, 16TH APRIL, 1890.

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PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.)

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).

,, the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

,, the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).

,, the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).

,, the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES, vice the Honourable WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).

,, HO KAI, M.B., C.M.

ABSENT:

The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE, (on sick leave).

,, ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.

,, CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

,, JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL IRVING).

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 9th April, were read and confirmed.

His Excellency informed the Council that he desired to correct a statement which he made at the last Meeting with reference to the publication of the Letters Patent of the 19th January, 1888, inasmuch as these will be found to have been published in the Government Gazette of the 5th May, 1888.

BILL ENTITLED THE MAGISTRATES' ORDINANCE, 1890.—Council in Committee on the Bill.

Progress reported.

Council resumed.

ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned till Wednesday, the 23rd instant, at 3 P.M.

F. FLEMING,

Officer Administering the Government.

Read and confirmed, this 29th day of April, 1890.

F. A. HAZELAND,

Acting Clerk of Councils.