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PAPERS.-The Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following papers :-

(a.) Reports of the proceedings of the Finance Committee dated the 24th and 27th ultimo

(Nos. 28 and 29.)

(b.) Report on the Separate System of Main-drainage (No. 9),

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF ELIAS ISAAC ELIAS otherwise ELIAS ISAAC ELIAS ZACHARIAH.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of this Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and passed.

Bill read a first time.

THE SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION BILL, 1887.--The Colonial Secretary moved that the Council go into Committee on this Bill.

The Acting Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and passed.

Council went into Committee.

Bill reported without amendment.

The Colonial Secretary then moved that the Bill be read a third time.

The Acting Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and passed.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance 24 of 1888.

THE APPROPRIATION BILL, 1889. —The Colonial Secretary moved that the Council go into Committee on this Bill.

The Acting Treasurer seconded. Question-put and passed.

Council went into Committee.

Bill reported with amendments.

The Colonial Secretary then moved that the Standing Orders be suspended, and the Bill be read a third, time.

The Acting Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and passed.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance 25 of 1888.

VOTES FOR EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC WORKS.-The Colonial Secretary moved that the Council go into Committee on the Schedule of Extraordinary Public Works as set forth at page 36 of the Estimates

for 1889.

The Acting Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and passed.

Council went into Committee.

Schedule reported with amendments.

The Colonial Secretary moved that the Schedule, as amended, be passed,

The Acting Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and passed.

BILL ENTITLED THE EUROPEAN DISTRICT RESERVATION ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 1888. The Attorney General moved that the Council resume consideration, in Committee, of this Bill

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and passed.

Council went into Committee.

Bill reported with amendment.

The Attorney General then moved that the Standing Orders be suspended, and the Bill be read a third time.

Question-put and passed.

Bill read a third time.

Question put that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance 26 of 1888.