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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

COUNCIL, No. 20.

MONDAY, 14TH JULY, 1890.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.)

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).

the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).

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

the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).

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

ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

HO KAI, M.B., C.M.

The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.

ABSENT:

The Council met pursuant to adjournment..

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 7th July, were read and confirmed.

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NEW MEMBER. Honourable EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD having been appointed Acting Attorney General during the absence on leave of the Honourable W. M. GOODMAN took the usual oath and his seat as a Member of the Council.

Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:

F. FLEMING.

(1.)

C.S.O.

1592 of 1890.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and Seven thousand One hundred and Eighty-six Dollars, and Seventy-four Cents, ($107,186.74), for repairs to damages caused by the Rain-storm of 29th and 30th May,

1889.

Amount paid in 1889, Do. in 1890,

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$ 70,038.00 37,148.74

$107,186.74

To be charged to Extraordinary Public Works.

Government House, Hongkong, 4th July, 1890.

F. FLEMING.

(2.)

C.S.0.

1499 of 1890.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty-four Dollars, ($24), as a compassionate allowance to the widow of IM CHAN, late Head Messenger at the Magistracy.

Government House, Hongkong, 8th July, 1890.

The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Minutes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

VOTE PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 7th July, (No. 15), and moved that the following Vote referred to therein be passed, viz. :--

C.S.O. Purchase of 200 Brass Padlocks from CHUBB & SONS for Victoria Gaol,.......... .$ 900.00

1579 of 1890.

The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded. Question-put and agreed to.