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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 25.

SATURDAY, 21ST NOVEMBER, 1891.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT.

(Major-General G. DIGBY BARKER, C.B.).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

the Acting Attorney General, (AxDREW JOHN LEACH).

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the Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART).

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the Colonial Treasurer, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNEs).

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the Acting Surveyor General, (FRANCIS ALFRED Cooper).

the Acting Harbour Master, (WILLIAM CHARLES HOLLAND HASTINGS).

PHINEAS RYRIE.

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

HO KAL, M.B., C.M.

THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

ABSENT:

The Honourable JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 20th November, 1891, were read and confirmed.

The Acting Attorney General moved that the Council resolve itself into Committee to resume consideration of The Merchant Shipping Consolidation Bill, 1891.

The Acting Harbour Master seconded.

The Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD moved as an amendment that the Council adjourn to Monday, the 23rd instant.

The Honourable P. RYRIE seconded the amendment.

The amendment was put and lost by 7 votes to 2, the Honourable Ho Kar not voting.

The original motion to go into Committee was then carried.

BILL ENTITLED "THE MERCHANT SHIPPING CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE, 1891."-Considered in Committee.

Council resumed and progress reported.

ADJOURNMENT.The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 23rd November, at 2 P.M.

Read and confirmed, this 23rd day of November, 1891.

A. M. THOMSON, Acting Clerk of Councils.

G. DIGBY BARKER, Officer Administering the Government.

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