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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 5.

WEDNESDAY, 25TH JANUARY, 1888.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

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(SIR G. WILLIAM DES VEUX, K.C.M.G.)

His Honour the Acting Chief Justice (JAMES RUSSELL, C.M.G.), vice His Honour SIR

GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt., on leave.

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART).

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).

HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N.

PHINEAS RYRIE.

WONG SHING.

ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.

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JOHN BELL-IRVING.

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ABSENT:

The Honourable CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

SWEARING IN OF MEMBERS.—Mr. H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., and Mr. A. P. MACEWEN, were, pursuant to Her Majesty's Warrants dated respectively the 11th October, 1887, and 8th December, 1887, duly sworn in and admitted as Members of the Council.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 13th instant, were read and confirmed.

QUESTIONS.Mr. MACEWEN, pursuant to notice asked:-

What washing arrangement is made to keep the clothes of Small-pox Patients at the Government

Hospitals from contaminating the clothes of the general public?

Is there any system of disinfection of said clothes such as a disinfecting Chamber?

The Colonial Secretary replied.

BILL ENTITLED THE DEFENCES SKETCHING PREVENTION ORDINANCE, 1888.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of this Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded. Question-put and passed.

Bill read a first time.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE ENCLOSURE OF VERANDAHS ERECTED OVER CROWN LANDS.-The Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and passed.

Bill read a second time.

The Council then went into Committee on the Bill.

Bill reported with amendments.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.-The Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and passed.

Bill read a second time.

Mr. RYRIE then proposed that the going into Committee on this Bill be postponed.

Mr. BELL-IRVING seconded.

Question-put and passed.