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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 21.

MONDAY, 19TH NOVEMBER, 1888.

57.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

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

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART).

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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE).

the Captain Superintendent of Police, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE), PHINEAS RYRIE.

WONG SHING.

JOHN BELL-IRVING.

BENDYSHE LAYTON, (vice the Honourable ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN).

ABSENT:

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

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

The Council met pursuant to notice.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 12th instant, were read and confirmed.

• VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Reports of the proceedings of the Finance Committee, (Nos. 27 and 30), dated respectively the 22nd and 27th ultimo, and moved that the following votes referred to therein be passed :-

SUPPLEMENTARY VOTES FOR 1888.

ESTABLISHMENTS.

2381 of 1888.

Postmaster General.

8. Salaries of two extra postmen for the Peak Service, at $7 each per month, for 2

months,

SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

Works and Buildings.

...$

28.00

C Building a Home for girls rescued under the Ordinance for the protection of women

and children,

2430 & 2485 of 1888,

Miscellaneous Services.

136. Gratuity to the Widow of Mr. ALEXANDER FALCONER, late Second Master of the

Government Central School,

2244 of 1848.

Compensation to the Scavenging Contractor in respect of extra work now required of him in the Hill District, at the rate of $50 per month, from 1st August last,

The Acting Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and passed.

$ 8,500.00

.......$ 1,200.00

250.00

$ 1,450.00

BILL ENTITLED THE CHINESE EMIGRATION CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE, 1888. --The Colonial Secretary moved the first reading of this Bill.

The Acting Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and passed. Bill read a first time.