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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 18.

WEDNESDAY, 3RD MARCH, 1886.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G..

Administering the Government in the absence of His Excellency SIR GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, G.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.)

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the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)

PHINEAS RYRIE.

WILLIAM KESWICK.

THOMAS JACKSON.

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FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON.

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WONG SHING.

1.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 17th ultimo, were read and confirmed.

VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the following votes passed by the Finance Committee:

(Finance Committee, 17th February, 1886.)

PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED IN EXCESS OF THE ESTIMATES FOR 1886.

SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

C.S.0.

Works and Buildings.

2582 of 1985, For re-building the retaining wall below the Civil Hospital, damaged by the recent

fire, re-vote,

and

377 of 1896.

Miscellaneous Services.

...$ 8,000.00

C.S.O.

343 of 1886.

Amount due to the late Contractor for the scavenging of the City during the first

6 days of November, 1885, re-vote,............

EXTRAORDINARY WORKS.

..$ 296.00

C.3.0. 2360 1885.

for Rs. For building of a retaining wall to prevent landslips at the rear of Inland Lot 696,

and

377 of 1880.

East of the Government Civil Hospital, re-vote,.....

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and passed.

..$ 945.00

BILL ENTITLED THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE, AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 1886.-READ A SECOND TIME.--COMMITTED AND PASSED.-On the motion of the Attorney General. seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, this Bill was read a second time.

The Attorney General then moved that the Council go into Committee on the Bill. Question-put and passed.

Bill reported without amendment.

Bill read a third time and passed.

ADJOURNMENT.--The Council then adjourned to Wednesday, the 10th instant, at 4 P.M.

W. H. MARSH, Administering the Government.

Read and confirmed, this 10th day of March, 1886.

ARATHOON SETH,

Clerk of Councils.