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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 2.

TUESDAY, 12TH ARCH, 1895.

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 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 26th ultimo, were read and confirmed.

NEW MEMBERS-ANDREW JOHN LEACH, Esquire, and ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON, Esquire, took their seats respectively as Acting Attorney General and Acting Colonial Treasurer after having severally taken the Oath and made the Affirmation required by The Promissory Oaths Ordinance 1869.

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

(1) Statement showing the total Revenue and Expenditure in the year 1894.

(2) Report of the Captain Superintendent of Police for 1894.

(3) Letter No. 385 of the 27th February from the Acting Colonial Secretary to the Harbour

Master relative to the alleged existence of corruption in the Harbour Departinent.

(4) Financial Statement for 1894.

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VOTES REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee:-

C.S.0.

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· WILLIAM ROBINSON.

522 of 1895.

C.S.0.

564 of 1895,

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Eight hundred thousand Dollars, ($800,000), being compensation to the owners and other persons having any right or interest in the lots of land within the resumed area of Taipingshan, interest on the above from 1st June, 1894, to date of payment at 7 %, and costs awarded against the Crown by the Board of Arbi- trators under The Taipingshan Resumption Ordinance, 1894.

Government House, Hongkong, 8th March, 1895.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred and Seventy Dollars, ($270), being salary of an Overseer at the New Central Market, from 1st April next, at $30 per month.

Government House, Hongkong, 11th March, 1895.

The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

SANITARY BYE-LAWS.-On the motion of the Acting Colonial Secretary, the consideration of certain Bye-laws made by the Sanitary Board on the 4th instant under section 13 of Ordinance 15 of 1894 were, at the request of Mr. KESWICK, postponed until the next meeting.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND CONSOLIDATE THE LAW RELATING TO THE ÇAR- RIAGE AND POSSESSION OF DEADLY WEAPONS."--The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.

The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.