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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 7.

THURSDAY, 7TH MARCH, 1889,

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (SIR G. WILLIAM DES Vœux, K.C.M.G.)

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary (FREDERICK STEWART).

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the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN Leach).

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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.

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

ABSENT:

The Honourable the Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART).

The Council met pursuant to notice.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 1st instant, were read and confirmed.

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

C.S.O.

358 of 1889.

G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of One hundred and twenty $120 Dollars, as a compassionate allowance to the family of Mr. Ho TSUNG-CHI, late Chinese Writer

in the Registrar General's Department.

Government House, Hongkong, 5th March, 1889.

The Colonial Secretary moved that this Vote be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Treasurer seconded..

Question-put and passed.

VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excel- lency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the proceedings of the Finance Committee (No. 2) dated the 1st instant, and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :-

EXCESS OF THE ESTIMATES FOR 1889.

ESTABLISHMENTS.. Sanitary Department.

C. Salaries of two Scavengers for the new Market at Hunghòm, viz.:-

155 of 1889.

One Scavenger at $6 per month,

Do. at $5

do.,

$

72.00

60.00

$ 132.00

C. (). Desp.

C.S.O.

SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

Miscellaneous Services.

Gratuity to the widow of the late V. C. PEREIRA, Assistant Turnkey, Victoria Gaol,—

(to be vested in Trustees, who will be empowered to pay the interest only upon this sum to the widow during her life; and upon her death, or re-marriage, to divide the principal among Mr. PEREIRA'S children),

EXTRAORDINARY EXPENDITURE.

Cso Cost of Praya surveys in front of the Naval Yard and Military Cantonments,

801 of 1989.

The Acting Treasurer seconded. Question-put and passed.

$2,000.00

$ 492.00