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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 21.

MONDAY, 21ST 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 PACL CHATER.

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

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

The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

ABSENT:

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 14th July, were read and confirmed.

The confirmation by Her Majesty of the appointment of the Honourable J. J. KESWICK as a Member of the Council having been received he was duly sworn and took his seat.

His Excellency informed the Council that he thought it would only be in accordance with the wishes of the Members that they should record their regret at the death of the late Postmaster General and Colonial Treasurer. There were few public servants who worked with so much zeal as Mr. Lister. His varied experience of this Colony and his intimate knowledge of all matters connected with it were of very considerable use to any one connected with the service.

PAPERS. The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table a Report on Public Works by the Surveyor General, Despatches respecting the Adjutancy of the Police Force, and the Report of the Colonial Surgeon for 1889.

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

C.5.0.

2171 of 1889.

C.S.0.

1171 of 1889.

C.9.0.

1809 of 1890.

C.5.0.

445 of 1890.

F. FLEMING.

(1.)

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred and Forty Dollars, ($240), to Mr. SYDNEY HAYWARD, who was appointed Student Interpreter, under Section II of the Scheme published in Government Notification No. 209 of the 4th May, 1889.

Government House, Hongkong, 12th June, 1890.

F. FLEMING.

(2.)

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Four hundred and Eighty Dollars, ($480), to Mr. HENRY G. WAGGOTT, who was appointed Student Interpreter, under Section II of the Scheme published in Government Notification No. 209 of the 4th May, 1889.

Government House, Hongkong, 12th June, 1890.

F. FLEMING.

(3.)

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three hundred and Sixty Dollars, ($360), being half salary for the Acting Chief Inspector of Police.

$60 per month for 6 months.

Government House, Hongkong, 11th July, 1890.

F. FLEMING.

(4.)

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Fifteen thousand Dollars, ($15,000), being amount required to be expended in this year, as part of $38,000 estimated, for training Albany and adjoining Nullahs, and opening up the land now available as building sites between the Bowen and Kennedy Roads.

Government House, Hongkong, 12th July, 1890.