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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 20.
WEDNESDAY, 17TH 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 Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD.)
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)
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the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)
PHINEAS RYRIE.
WILLIAM KESWICK.
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THOMAS JACKSON.
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WONG SHING.
FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON.
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Attorney General, (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY,) on leave.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 10th instant, were read and confirmed.
VOTE OF MONEY REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-
W. H. MARSH.
The Officer -Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the following sum, viz.:-$450 to enable the Sanitary Board to carry out the special cleansing of tenements within the city.
The Board, with the approval of the Government, has decided that the Chinese community should be invited to give their dwellings a thorough special cleansing three times a year, such cleansings to take place as near to the 1st February, 1st June, and 1st October, as their festivals will permit; the Government rendering assistance in the way of supplying additional water, and providing additional facilities for the removal of refuse.
The Board estimate that each of these cleansings will cost $150, and the sum now recommended is to enable the Board to defray the expenses incurred under this heading during 1886.
During the last special cleansing, 180 tons above the average daily quantity of refuse were removed in this way.
Government House, Hongkong, 16th March, 1886.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that this vote be referred to the Finance Committee. The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
MINUTE.-INVASION OF TERRITORIAL RIGHTS OF THE COLONY.-Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-
W. H. MARSH.
The Officer Administering the Government inforins the Council that he has received a communication from Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Peking stating that he had made strong representations to the Ministers of the Tsungli Yamon on the unwarrantable action of the Chinese Officials in seizing a Chinese subject accused of piracy who had taken refuge in this Colony.
The Ministers have expressed their regret for what had occurred, and assured Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires that the Governor-General of Fuhkien would be directed to make suitable excuses to the Hongkong Government, and that instructions would be sent to the High Local Officials that Hongkong was British Territory, and that any invasion of its rights or territory must be very carefully guarded against in future.
Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires expresses the belief that the representations which he has made will effectually put a stop to such occurrences in future.
The British Consul at Foochow was some time ago informed by the Governor-General of Fuhkien that the Naval Officer in charge of the Ngai San had for his irregular conduct at Hongkong been deprived of his command and had had his button taken from him.
The status of Chinese Cruisers and their interference with the Junk trade of Hongkong will, it is hoped, be finally settled by the Commission to be appointed before long for the con- sideration of this question under the 7th Article of the 3rd Section of the Chefoo Convention.
Government House, Hongkong, 15th March, 1886.
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