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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 15.

WEDNESDAY, 11TH MARCH, 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.)

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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)

the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)

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

WILLIAM KESWICK.

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THOMAS JACKSON.

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FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON.

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WONG SHING.

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The Council met in pursuance of adjournment.

Minutes read and confirmed.

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

G. F. BOWEN,

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

202 of 1885.

305 of 1885.

(1.)

Supplementary Vote for 1885.

Cost of a suitable house on piles for the proper working of the Automatic

Tide-gauge recently received from England,

(2.)

.$ 200.00

C. Increase to the Allowance to the Inspector of Weights and Measures, from

$8 to $20 per month, from 1st April to 30th November, 1885, ......$ 96.00

C.S.0.

344 of

C.S.O.

The new Ordinance (No. 8 of 1885) does away with the system of paying a share of the fines to the Inspector, and the whole of the fines will in future be paid into the Treasury.

(3.)

188s. Increase to the salary of the Clerk of the Government Civil Hospital, from $20 to $30 per month, rising to $40 a month by an annual increment of $2 a month, 9 months=

404 of 1885.

...$ 90.00

This increase has been strongly recommended by both the Coloniał Surgeon and the Superintendent of the Civil Hospital, as the pay is at present too low to induce any competent person to accept the post.

(4.)

For restoring to their original condition the two shops on the Praya West,

recently used in connexion with the Opium boiling factory,

Government House, 11th March, 1885.

..$ 200.00

The Colonial Secretary moved that these Minutes be referred to the Finance Committee.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded,

Question-put and passed.

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