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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 12.

WEDNESDAY, 13TH JANUARY, 1886.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT

(WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G.)

His Honour the Chief Justice, (SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt.)

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART, LL.D.)

the Attorney General, (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY.)

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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)

the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)

PHINEAS RYRIE.

WILLIAM KESWICK.

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THOMAS JACKSON.

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WONG SHING.

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FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON.

ABSENT:

His Excellency the Governor, (SIR GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C.M.G.), on leave.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 6th instant, were read and confirmed.

BILLS READ A SECOND TIME.-On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the following Bills were read a second time :-

1. A Bill to repeal the Usury Laws and to fix a legal Rate of Interest.

2. A Bill to regulate the printing of Newspapers and Books and the keeping of Printing Presses

within the Colony.

3. A Bill to empower the Colonial Treasurer to pay otherwise than to Executors or Administrators

small Sums due on account of Pay or Allowances to Persons deceased.

4. A Bill for the better Apportionment of Rents and other periodical Payments.

5. A Bill to amend the Law relating to Larceny and Embezzlement.

6. A Bill to amend the Law relating to the Custody of Infants.

7. A Bill to amend the Law relating to Sales of Reversions.

The Attorney General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council he would move that the Council

go into Committee on these Bills.

The Council then adjourned until Wednesday, the 20th instant, at 4 P.M.

Read and confirmed, this 20th day of January, 1886.

ARATHOON SETH.

Clerk of Councils.

W. H. MARSH, Administering the Government.