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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 1.

WEDNESDAY, 11TH JANUARY, 1893.

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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 Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART). the Colonial Treasurer, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES).

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

the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY).

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

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

THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS.

JAMES JARDINE BELL-IRVING.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 14th December, 1892, were read and confirmed.

VOTE REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of Ilis Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Minute and moved that it be referred to the Finance Committee, viz. :--

C.5.0. 2874 of 1892.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of £500 to cover the cost of show cases, the pay of an attendant to arrange exhibits, and other expenses, in connection with a proposed representation of the resources of Hongkong at the Imperial Institute to be opened in May next.

Government House, Hongkong, 3rd January, 1893.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO DECLARE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO LOANS AUTHORISED TO BE RAISED BY THE GOVERNMENt of HongkonG AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF INSCRIBED STOCK."-The Colonial Treasurer moved the second reading of the Bill.

The Attorney General seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council went into Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed and Bill reported with amendment.

The Colonial Treasurer moved the third reading of the Bill.

The Attorney General seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

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AN ORDINANCE FOR RAISING THE SUM OF £200,000 by Loan for THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE COST OF CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS.' -The Colonial Treasurer moved the second reading of the Bill.

The Attorney General seconded,

Honourable C. P. CHATER moved, as an amendment, that the second reading of the Bill be post- poned for six months.

Honourable E. R. BELILIOs seconded.

Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD supported the amendment.

The Colonial Secretary replied.