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Judicial.

3110 of 18. Increase to the Salary of Chinese Clerk and Shroff of Supreme Court, from $40 to

$50 per month, from 1st April to 30th November, 1885,...

..$

80.00

Police.

C.8.0.

541 of 1885.

Arrears of pay for 1884 due to Inspector LINDSAY who has just returned from leave,

and accepted the increase of pay under the new regulations,..

.$

81.28

930 of 1885.

C.S.O. Arrears of pay for 1884 due to four Police Constables who have accepted the increase

of pay under the new regulations,

240.00

321.28

SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS. Government Gardens and Plantations.

86 of 1885. Supplementary vote for Afforestation being amount required to carry out certain

contracts to which the Government is already pledged for this year, ..........$ 3,000.00

C.S.O.

$88 of 1885.

C.S.O.

688 of 1885,

C.S.O.

Police.

For the supply of 300,510 rounds of MARTINI-HENRY Ammunition required for

the use of the Police and Volunteers,

New Roads near the old Mahomedan Cemetery, 2nd instalment,.

Roads, Streets and Bridges.

Miscellaneous Services.

849 of 1885. Cost of apparatus for testing of Coal-Gas,

.$ 6,998.11

...$ 2,500.00

.$

500 00

Colonial Defences.

C.S.O.

941 of 1885. Approximate cost of fitting for torpedoes, four Steam-launches, ......£220 @ 3/8=$ 1,200.00 1014 of 1885, Allowance to a Seaman Gunnery Instructor for the Hongkong Auxiliary Flotilla,

@ £50 per annum ($272.72), from 1st April to 30th November, ........ $ 181.80

$ 1,381.80

Seconded by the Colonial Treasurer. Question-put and passed.

DIRECT TELEGRAPH LINE TO SINGAPORE.-His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council as follows:-

HONOURABLE GENTLEMEN OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,-Before proceeding to the order of the day I desire to inform you that I have now received a reply to my telegrams respecting that part of your resolution of the 1st April ultimo which advocated a direct telegraphic cable between Hongkong and Singapore. Lord DERBY'S telegram states as follows:-

"Her Majesty's Government consider that there would be no advantage gained by a direct submarine cable, in the present emergency, commensurate with the heavy expenditure of the annual payment required." However, I have submitted for favourable consideration a suggestion on this subject by a high military authority, which, if feasible, and if approved, would secure the desired object at a comparatively small cost.

BILL TO AMEND THE POST OFFICE ORDINANCE.-On the motion of the Attorney General, the Council went into Committee on this Bill.

The Bill was reported without amendment.

'On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary, the Bill was read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.