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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 19.

WEDNESDAY, 20TH NOVEMBER, 1889.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (SIR G. WILLIAM DES VOUX, K.C.M.G.). The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary (A. LISTER).

the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).

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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES).

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the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).

PHINEAS RYRIE.

WONG SHING.

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

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

ABSENT:

The Honourable JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING).

The Council met pursuant to notice.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 25th June last, were read and confirmed.

THE LATE DR. STEWART.-His Excellency the Governor referred to the serious loss the Colony had sustained in the death of Dr. STEWART (Colonial Secretary), and directed an extract from a Des- patch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the subject to be read.

CO.Deap, Extract from Despatch read accordingly.

194 of 1889.

VOTES REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Governor :-

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C.S.O.

1359 of 1889.

C.S.O.

1516 of 1889.

G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.

(1.)

The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Eight hundred and Five Dollars for repairing damages caused to the Public Gardens by the rainstorm of the 29th and 30th May last.

Government House, Hongkong, 2nd July, 1889.

G. WILLIAM DES VEUX,

(2.)

The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Five hundred and Five Dollars to provide for certain expenses in connection with the Nursing Staff of Sisters in the Civil Hospital, viz. :-

Rations for 5 Sisters at $15 each per month, for 5 months,......

Wages of a Cook, 5 months,

Do. of an Amah, 5 months,

Do. of 2 Coolies, 5 months,

$375.00

40.00

30.00

60.00

$305.00

Government House, Hongkong, 2nd July, 1889.

G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.

(3.)

C.S.0.

1988 of 1889.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of One thousand Dollars for concreting a portion of the walks in the Public Gardens.

This amount will be taken from the unexpended balance of $2,500, voted in the Estimates for Tree planting which has become available owing to the failure of the Contractor to complete his agreement.

Government House, Hongkong, 10th October, 1889.