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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 25.

MONDAY, 17TH DECEMBER, 1888.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (FREDERICK STEWART.)

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

the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.).

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the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE).

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

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WONG SHING.

JOHN BELL-IRVING.

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

ABSENT:

The Honourable CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

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

VOTE REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government :-

C.5.0.

3015 of 1888.

FREDERICK STEWART.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of $1,600, being the balance of the vote passed in May, 1887, for $9,600, for the extension of the Cattle Market, of which only $8,000 were expended in 1887.

Government House, Hongkong, 17th December, 1888.

The Acting Treasurer moved that this vote be referred to the Finance Committee.

The Surveyor General seconded.

Question-put and passed.

VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Treasurer, by direction of His Excel- lency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the proceedings of the Finance Committee (No. 31) dated the 12th instant, and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed:-

C.5.0.

2912 of 1888.

C.S.O. 2920 of 1888.

SUPPLEMENTARY VOTES FOR 1888. SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS. Works and Buildings.

Cost of works designed for supplying, with water, houses at the Albany, situated

above the level of the Pokfulam Conduit,

Additional for Repairs to Buildings,

$1,500.00 5.300.00

$ 6,800.00

The Surveyor General seconded.

Question-put and passed.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE REFORMATORY SCHOOLS ORdinance, 1886.-The Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill.

The Acting Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and passed.

Bill read a second time.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned sine die.

Read and confirmed, this 2nd day of January, 1889.

ARATHOON SETA,

Clerk of Councils.

G. WILLIAM DES VEUX,

Governor.

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