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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 17.

WEDNESDAY, 13TH DECEMBER, 1893.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

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

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (GEORGE THOMAS MICHAEL OBRIEN, C.M.G.).

the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

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

the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY).

the Acting Registrar General, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON). EDWARD BOWDLER.

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

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

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS.

ABSENT:

The Honourable THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 5th instant, were read and confirmed. STANDING COMMITTEES.-His Excellency appointed the following Committees:-

(a) Finance Committee,-

The Colonial Secretary, Chairman.

All the Members of Council, except the Governor.

(b) Law Committee,--

The Attorney General, Chairman.

The Registrar General.

The Honourable J. J. KESWICK.

The Honourable Ho KAI.

The Honourable E. R. BELILIOS.

(c) Public Works Committee,

BILL ENTITLED

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The Honourable E. BOWDLER, Chairman. The Colonial Treasurer.

The Honourable C. P. CHATER.

The Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.

The Honourable E. R. BELILIOS.

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AN ORDINANCE TO APPLY A SUM NOT EXCEEDING TWO MILLIONS THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN THOUSAND, Two HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1894."-The Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of this Bill.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

The Colonial Secretary moved that the Council do resolve into Committee.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question--that the Council do resolve into Committee-put and agreed to.

In Committee the Colonial Secretary moved that the Bill be referred to the Finance Committee. The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

BILL ENTITLED " AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORISE THE APPROPRIATION of a SUPPLEMENTARY SUM OF Two HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND One Hundred AND ELEVEN DOLLARS AND NINETY-THREE CENTS TO DEFRAY THE CHARGES OF THE YEAR 1892."-The Colonial Treasurer moved the second reading of this Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

The Colonial Treasurer moved that the Council do resolve into Committee.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-that the Council do resolve into Committee-put and agreed to.

In Committee the Colonial Treasurer moved that the Bill be referred to the Finance Committee. The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

ADJOURNMENT.--The Council then adjourned sine die.

Read and confirmed, this 21st day of December, 1893.

ARATHOON SETH,

Clerk of Councils.

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.