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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 4.

MONDAY, 17TH MAY, 1897.

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).

the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

the Colonial Treasurer, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH);

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

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the Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).

the Acting Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM Chatham).

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

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

THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G. WEI YUK.

ABSENT:

His Excellency the Major-General Commanding (Major-General WILSONE BLACK, C.B.). The Honourable JAMES JARDINE BELL-IRVING.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 10th May, 1897, were read and confirmed. PAPERS.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following papers:-

1. Registrar General's Report for 1896.

2. Report of the Pó Léung Kuk Society for the year ending 31st December, 1896.

FINANCIAL MINUTES. The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 10 to 12 of 1897), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee:-

C.S.0.

425 of 1897.

C.$.0.

1118 of 1897.

C.S.O.

1178 of 1897.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundrel and Eighty-seven Dollars, ($187), in aid of the vote "Repairs to Health Officer's launch."

Government House, Hongkong, 5th May, 1897.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and Fifty Dollars, ($150), in aid of the vote" Post mortem Examinations and Medical Attendance at Inquests.'

Government House, Hongkong, 7th May, 1897.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand Five hundred and Fifty Dollars, ($1,550), in aid of the vote for Post Office "Incidental Expenses."

Government House, Hongkong, 12th May, 1897.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.-The Acting Director of Public Works laid on the table the report of the Public Works Committec, dated 10th May, 1897, (No. 1), and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table certain Bye-law's made by the Sanitary Board on the 17th December, 1896 under section 18 of Ordinance 15 of 1894, as amended by the Council at the last meeting, and moved that they be approved subject to further verbal amendments in Bye-law No. 25.

Mr. WHITEHEAD rose to a point of order and addressed the Council as follows:-

These bye-laws having been approved I rise to a point of order. At the meeting of Council held two weeks ago attention was called to the fact that the important and lengthy bye-laws, extending over many folios of print, had been in the possession of the unofficial members for consideration only two clear days before being brought before the Council. In reply I was informed by the Colonial Secretary that if I had been anxious to ascertain the

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