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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 12.

TUESDAY, 12TH SEPTEMBER, 1893.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

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

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (GEORGE THOMAS MICHAEL O'BRIEN, C.M.G.).

the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

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

the Director of Public Works, (FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER).

the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY).

the Acting Registrar General, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON). CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.

THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEhead.

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 29th ultimo, were read and confirmed.

PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE. The Colonial Secretary, by command of the Governor, laid on the table the following papers :-

1. Correspondence on the subject of the recent defalcations in the Treasury. (No. 3.) 2. Correspondence on the subject of Morphine injections. (Nos.

3. Report of the Finance Committee (No. 5),

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MOTION.-Bill entitled The Morphine Ordinance, 1893.-Mr. WHITEHEAD, pursuant to notice, moved the following resolution, adding that the second reading of the Bill be postponed until next meeting :-

That the Government lay on the table copies of any reports received from the Sanitary Board, the Medical Department, the Honourable the Registrar General's Department, or any other Department, and the Captain Superintendent of Police, on the subject of the consumption of Morphine and the practice of administering or injecting preparations of Morphine by unqualified persons, as well as a copy of any Petition or Memorial received from the Opium Farmer, and the correspondence which has recently passed between the Opium Farmer, his Agents or Attorneys, and the Government on the subject of the Morphine question, the pre- parations of Morphine, and their sale and administration, before proceeding with the second reading of the Morphine Ordinance, 1893.

Mr. CHATER seconded, and addressed the Council.

The Colonial Secretary addressed the Council.

Council divided on the motion for postponement of second reading.

For.

Mr. WHITEHEAD.

Mr. KESWICK.

Mr. CHATER.

Motion lost by a majority of 5.

Against.

Mr. BELILIOS.

Dr. Ho KAI.

The Acting Registrar General.

The Harbour Master.

The Director of Public Works.

The Colonial Treasurer,

The Attorney General.

The Colonial Secretary.

Bill read a second time, on the motion of the Attorney General seconded by the Colonial Secretary. Council in Committee on the Bill.

Bill reported with amendments.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 18th instant, at 3 P.M.

Read and confirmed, this 18th day of September, 1893.

ARATHOON SETH,

Clerk of Councils.

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.