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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 10.

WEDNESDAY, 4TH 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.)

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the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)

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

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WILLIAM Keswick.

THOMAS JACKSON,

FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON.

WONG SHING.

The Council met in pursuance of adjournment.

Minutes read and confirmed.

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 sum :—

Increase to the Salary of the Steward and Storekeeper at the Civil Hospital,~

For 1884,...

For 1885,...

$ 30.00 .$150.00

$180.00

Government House, 4th February, 1885.

THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDINANCE, 1885.-COMMITTED. NOTICE OF THIRD READING. On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary, a Bill entitled The Weights and Measures Ordinance, 1885 was committed.

The Attorney General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council, he would move that the Bill be read a third time.

THE UNCLAIMED BALANCES ORDINANCE, 1885.-Read a second time. NOTICE OF GOING INTO COMMITTEE. On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary, a Bill entitled The Unclaimed Balances Ordinance, 1885 was read a second time.

The Attorney General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council, he would move that the Council go into Committee on the Bill,

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 8 OF 1882.-RE-COMMITTED. READ A THIRD TIME. PASSED. On the motion of the Attorney General seconded by the Colonial Secretary, a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 8 of 1882 was re-committed, read a third time, and passed.

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 7 OF 1873.-READ A THIRD TIME. PASSED.On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary, a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 7 of 1873 was read a third time, and passed.

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 14 OF 1870.-READ A THIRD TIME. PASSED. On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary, a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 14 of 1870 was read a third time, and passed.

The Council adjourned until Wednesday, the 11th instant, at 4 P.M.

Read and confirmed, this 11th day of February, 1885.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Acting Clerk of Councils.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.