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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 4.
FRIDAY, 5TH NOVEMBER, 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.)
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the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD.)
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALERED LISTER.)
the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)
HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N.
PHINEAS RYRIE.
FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON.
WONG SHING.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN, (vice the Honourable THOMAS Jackson,
on leave).
JOHN BELL-IRVING, (vice the Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK, on leave).
Pursuant to Proclamation, the Council met. The Chair was taken by the Chief Justice as Senior Member.
At 4 o'clock P.M., the Clerk of Councils read the Proclamation convening the Council, as follows:-
No. 14.
[L.S.] W. H. MARSH.
PROCLAMATION.
By His Excellency WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Officer Administering the Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.
In exercise of the powers in me vested as Officer Administering the Government aforesaid, I, WILLIAM HENRY, MARSH, do hereby proclaim that a Session of the Legislative Council of Hongkong shall commence and be holden for the despatch of business on Friday, the 5th day of November, 1886, at the hour of four o'clock in the afternoon, in the Legislative Council Chamber, in the City of Victoria, within the said Colony; and the members of the Legislative Council are hereby required to give their attendance at the said time and place accordingly.
Given under my hand and the public seal of the Colony, at Government House, this 30th day of October, 1886.
By Command.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government then caine into the Council Chamber, and was pleased to speak as follows:---
HONOURABLE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
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As I shall in all probability be soon relieved of the responsible duties of administering the Government of this Colony, it would obviously be imprudent for me to make any statements, which might pledge the Governor, regarding the business that will be transacted during the ensuing session. 2. There are, however, some public measures either already under consideration, or in regard to which recommendations have been received from Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies, which ought to be pushed on as soon as possible.
3. As regards the Financial position of the Colony, the Acting Colonial Secretary and Auditor General, in his report of 16th September last accompanying the Estimates for next year, stated that he anticipated that the Revenue of the present year, which had been estimated at $1,230,973, would reach $1,304,000. The actual receipts for the first three quarters of the year have been $1,031,380, or very nearly four-fifths of that amount. There is therefore every reason for believing that his antici- pations will be realized.
4. It is, however, very necessary to continue to exercise strict supervision over the expenditure of the Colony, for the year 1888 will commence, (as will be seen at page 3 of next year's Estimates): with a probable balance in hand of only Add to this the balance of the Loan, say
there will consequently be only
.$115,000
.$230,000
$345,000
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