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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 25.

WEDNESDAY, 21ST APRIL, 1886.

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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.)

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the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD.)

the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)

the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)

PHINEAS RYRIE.

WILLIAM KEswick.

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WONG SHING.

ABSENT:

The Honourable the Attorney General, (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY,) on leave.

THOMAS JACKSON, on leave.

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FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON, on leave.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 14th 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 sum of $700 for the erection of a matshed as a temporary Police Station at the Peak.

The Military Authorities having now withdrawn the objection raised in 1883 to the building of a permanent Station at this spot, it is in contemplation to construct a Station later in the year; but, as it is necessary to provide Police protection during the summer months, a matshed will have to be erected at once.

Government House, Hongkong, 21st April, 1886.

The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that this Minute be referred to the Finance Committee. The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and passed.

PAPERS.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid upon the table the Blue Book for 1885, together with a Report thereon by the Chief Clerk. (No. 28).

BILL READ A SECOND TIME.-On the motion of the Colonial Treasurer, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Bill entitled The Stamp Ordinance, 1886, was read a second time.

The Colonial Treasurer gave notice that at the next meeting he would move that the Council go into Committee on this Bill.

BILLS COMMITTED.-On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Council went into Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Law as to Sales of Land by Public Auction.

Bill reported without amendment.

The Acting Attorney General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council he would move the third reading of this Bill.

On the motion of the Surveyor General, seconded by the Honourable P. RYRIE, the Council went into Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance for the Incorporation of the Procurator for the Domi- nicun Missions in the Far East, in Hongkong.

Bill reported with amendment.

The Surveyor General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council he would move the third reading of this Bill.

On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Treasurer, the Council went into Committee on the Bill entitled The Loan Ordinance, 1886.

Bill reported without amendment.