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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 21.

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WEDNESDAY, 22ND APRIL, 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.

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 pursuant to adjournment.

Minutes read and confirmed.

PAPERS.-The Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following papers:-

(1.) The Harbour Master's Report for 1884. (No. 19).

(2.) Correspondence respecting Rifle Practice by the Police. (No. 20).

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

C.S.O.

884 1885. (1.) Supplementary vote for Afforestation, being amount required to carry out certain contracts to which the Government is already pledged

C.S.O.

of

for this year,

888 1885. (2.) For the supply of 300,510 rounds of MARTINI-HENRY Ammunition required for the use of the Police and Volunteers, under the circumstances stated in the annexed correspondence (printed paper No. 20),....

The proceeds of the 50,000 rounds to be supplied to the Shanghai Volunteers will be credited to this account in due course.

941f185. (3.) The equivalent of £220, @ 3/8 per dollar, which Commodore MORANT has stated will be the approximate cost of fitting for torpedoes four Steam-launches,.......

Government House, Hongkong, 22nd April, 1885.

$3,000.00

.$6,998.11

.$1,200.00

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

Question-put and passed.