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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 6.

THURSDAY, 4TH APRIL, 1895.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

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

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

LOCKHART).

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

the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).

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

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

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

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

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOs, C.M.G. ALEXANDER MCCONACHIE.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 28th ultimo, were read and confirmed.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee dated 28th March, 1895, (No. 3), and moved its adoption.

The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

FINANCIAL MINUTE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minute, and inoved that it be referred to the Finance Committee :-

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

C.S.O.

707 of 1895.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand Dollars, ($3,000), for certain additions to the Sheep and Swine Depôts, recommended by the Sanitary Board.

(The estimated cost of the above is approximately $7,000, and the available balance of

the sum already voted is $4,000.)

Government House, Hongkong, 28th March, 1895.

The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

SANITARY BYE-LAW.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table an Additional Bye-law (No. 31), made by the Sanitary Board on the 28th March, 1895, under section 13 of Ordinance 15 of 1894, and moved that it be approved.

The Acting Attorney General seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

BILL ENTITLED (: AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE No. 1 of 1864, ENTITLED AN ORDI- NANCE TO PROVIDE FOR CONVERSION OF BRITISH CURRENCY IN ALL PAYMENTS BY OR To the Govern- MENT.'"-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

BILL ENTITLED " AN ORDINANCE TO ENABLE THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TO RESTRICT THE IMMI- GRATION OF CHINESE INTO THE COLONY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. -The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill.

Bill,

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

On the motion of the Acting Attorney General the Council resolved itself into Committee on the

Bill reported with verbal amendments.

The Acting Attorney General moved the third rea ling of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put--that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

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