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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 6.

MONDAY, 11TH JUNE, 1894.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

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

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary and Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE

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STEWART LOCKHART).

the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH, Q.C.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (NORMAN GILBERT Mitchell-Innes).

the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY, R.N.).

EDWARD BOWDLER.

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

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

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EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G.

ALEXANDER MCCONACHIE.

The Council met pursuant to summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 16th April, were read and confirmed.

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NEW MEMBER.-Mr. MCCONACHIE took the Oath of Allegiance on his provisional appointment to a seat in the Council.

PAPERS. The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Sessional papers :--

1. Statement showing the total Revenue and Expenditure in the year 1893.

2. Report of the Special Engineer on the Praya Reclamation Works for 1893.

3. Returns of Superior and Subordinate Courts for 1893.

4. The Educational Report for 1893.

5. Report of the Acting Director of Public Works for 1893.

6. Report of the Director of the Observatory for 1893.

7. Report of the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Departinent for 1893.

8. Report on the Blue Book and Departmental Reports for 1893.

9. Colonial Veterinary Surgeon's Report for the year 1893.

BILL ENTITLED

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"AN ORDINANCE TO REMOVE DOUBTS AS TO THE VALIDITY OF CERTAIN BYE-LAWS MADE BY THE Sanitary Board and for OTHER PURPOSES. -The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.

The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded. Question-put and agreed to nem. con.

Bill read a first time.

MOTION. The Acting Attorney General moved the suspension of the Standing Rules and Orders. The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to unanimously.

The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill, and addressed the Council. The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to nem. con.

Bill read a second time.

The Council went into Committee on the Bill.

Bill reported as amended in Committee.

The Council resumed.

The Acting Attorney General noved the third reading of the Bill.

The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to nem. con.

Bill read a third time, and passed.

His Excellency the Governor then addressed the Council as to the future intentions of the Government.

Mr. CHATER replied.

ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned sine die.

Read and confirmed, this 27th day of August, 1894.

J. G. T. BUCKLE,

Acting Clerk of Councils.

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.