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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 21.

WEDNESDAY, 4TH DECEMBER, 1889.

PRESENT:

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

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary (A. LISTER).

the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).

the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Captain Superintendent of Police, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).

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the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).

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PHINEAS RYRIE.

WONG SHING.

ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

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

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 27th ultimo, were read and confirmed.

VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 27th ultimo (No. 11), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz.:-

Civil Hospital.

Expenses connected with the Nursing Staff,

Taitam Water-works.

Completion of Taitam Water-works,...

The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and passed.

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505.00

$41,617.00

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO APPLY A SUM NOT EXCEEDING ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN DOLLARS TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1890.-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of this Bill.

The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Mr. MACEWEN addressed the Council.

Mr. RYRIE addressed the Council.

The Governor addressed the Council.

The Surveyor General addressed the Council.

The Acting Colonial Secretary addressed the Council.

Question-put and passed.

Bill read a second time.

The Acting Colonial Secretary then moved that the Bill be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and passed.

BILL ENTITLED An Ordinance tO AMEND THE POLICE FORCE CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE, 1887.- At the suggestion of His Excellency the Governor, the further consideration of this Bill was postponed. ADJOURNMENT.-The Governor then adjourned the Council until Wednesday, the 11th instant.

at 3 P.M.

Read and confirmed, this 14th day of December, 1889.

ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.

G. WILLIAM DES VEUX,

Governor.