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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

FRIDAY, 4TH DECEMBER, 1891.

PRESENT:

No. 28:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (Major-General G. DIGBY BARKER, C.B.).

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

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the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).

the Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART Lockhart).

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

the Acting Surveyor General, (FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER).

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

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

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

THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

ABSENT:

The Honourable CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 30th November, 1891, were read and confirmed. BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE ENACTED BY THE GOVERNOR OF Hongkong, WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THEREOF, TO APPLY A SUM NOT EXCEEDING TWO MILLIONS FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX DOLLARS TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1892."- Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD moved that the Bill be recommitted.

Honourable Ho KAI seconded.

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Question-put and agreed to.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed and Bill reported without amendment.

The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the third reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

BILL ENTITLED "THE MERCHANT SHIPPING CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE, 1891."-Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed and Bill reported with amendments.

ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 7th December, at 2.30 P.M.

Read and confirmed, this 7th day of December, 1891.

A. M. THOMSON, Acting Clerk of Councils.

G. DIGBY BARKER, Officer Administering the Government.