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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 8.

MONDAY, 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1894.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

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

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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.

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

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G.

ALEXANDER MCCONACHIE.

ABSENT:

The Honourable JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment. .

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 27th August, were read and confirmed.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee dated, the 27th August, (No. 1 of 1894), and moved that it be adopted.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question--put and agreed to nem, con.

QUESTION. Mr. CHATER, pursuant to notice, asked the following question :-

As the plague is now virtually stamped out, the deaths and admissions during the last week having been very few, is it contemplated to withdraw the Proclamation declaring Hongkong to be an infected port, and if so when?

The Acting Colonial Secretary replied.

NOTICE OF QUESTION.-Mr. BELILIOS gave notice that at the next meeting of Council he would ask the following question :-

Is it a fact that a certain and not inconsiderable proportion of the amount voted by this Council as a contribution to the maintenance of the Garrison and which is paid in sterling at the rate of the day is spent by the Military authorities locally and in silver dollars, and, if so, will not the War Office consent to receive such contribution or its average amount in dollars calculated at the rate of exchange prevailing at the date the contribution was increased to £40,000 sterling?

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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORISE THE APPROPRIATION of a SupplemENTARY SUM OF TWO HUNDRED AND TWELVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND NINETY- TWO CENTS TO DEFRAY THE CHARGES OF THE YEAR 1893."-The Colonial Treasurer moved the first reading of the Bill.

The Acting Attorney General seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

BILL ENTITLED

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"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE WOMEN AND GIRLS' PROTECTION ORDINANCE, 1890," and ORDINANCE NO. 14 OF 1891, ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE to amend THE WOMEN AND Girls' PROTECTION ORDINANCE, 1890.'"-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill and addressed the Council.

The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.

Mr. CHATER opposed the motion and addressed the Council.

Dr. Ho KAI opposed the motion and addressed the Council.

Mr. MCCONACHIE opposed the motion and addressed the Council.

The Council divided.

For the second reading.

The Acting Colonial Secretary. The Acting Attorney General. The Colonial Treasurer.

The Harbour Master.

Honourable E. BOWDLER.

Motion carried by a majority of 1. Bill read a second time.

Against the second reading.

Honourable C. P. CHATER. Honourable Ho KAI. 'Honourable E. R. BELILIOS. Honourable A. MCCONACHIE.