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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 2.

THURSDAY, 25TH FEBRUARY, 1892.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G.).

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

the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).

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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). CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

Ho Kai, M.B., C.M.

THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS.

ABSENT:

The Honourable JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 25th January, 1892, were read and confirmed. NEW MEMBER.-The Honourable EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS took the Oath of Allegiance on his appointment provisionally to a seat on the Council.

PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE. The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Sessional Papers, viz.:---

Report on the Junk Trade for 1891. (No. 5 of 1892). Returns of Arrivals for the year 1891. (No. 6 of 1892). Report of the Acting Captain Superintendent of Police for 1891. Report of the Acting Superintendent of Victoria Gaol for 1891. Report of the Government Central School for Girls for 1891. and the Report of the Commission appointed to consider the system of

Regulations as applicable to the Port of Hongkong.

(No. 7 of 1892). (No. 8 of 1892). (No. 4 of 1892).

Quarantine and Quarantine

VOTES REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee, viz. :-

C. O. Desp. 4 of 1892.

C.5.0.

316 of 1892,

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

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The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty-six thousand Nine hun- dred and Thirty-seven Dollars and Fifty-seven Cents, ($26,937.57), equivalent of £3,928.7.11 @2/11 per Dollar, due to the War Department out of the sum of £116,000 contributed for Defence Works.

Government House, Hongkong, 22nd February, 1892. WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand Eight hundred and Eight Dollars, ($2,808), for the Salary and Allowance of a Temporary Surveyor, whose work is to be in connection with the surveys and information required for the Squatters Board.

Salary per annum,

Allowance for Chair,

.$2,520.00 288.00

$ 2,808.00

C. Ou Desp. 314 of 1891.

Government House, Hongkong, 15th February, 1892.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Forty-four Dollars, ($44), to cover the increase to the salary of the Clerk and Interpreter to the Magistrate acting as Coroner, being 20 per cent. over his pay, from 1st February, 1892.

Government House, Hongkong, 22nd February, 1892.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

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