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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 5.

WEDNESDAY, 3RD AUGUST, 1898.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (Major-General WILSONE BLACK, C.B.).

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH).

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the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

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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 Colonial Treasurer, (Alexander MacDONALD THOMSON). the Director of Public Works, (ROBERT DALY ORMSBY).

Catchick PAUL CHATER, C.M.G.

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

THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD. JAMES JARDINE BELL-IRVING. WEI YUK.

ABSENT:

The Honourable EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

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The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 25th July, 1898, were read and confirmed. RESOLUTION.-Dr. Ho KAI gave notice that, at the next meeting of Council, he would move the following resolution :-

That it is desirable in the interests of the public that the piece of ground situate at British Kow- loon and generally known as Sung Wong Tai (*) or Sung Wong Tong (†¤*), together with a certain area of land surrounding and adjacent thereto, as delineated and marked red on the annexed plan, should not be let for building or other purposes, but should be reserved for the benefit of the public in perpetuity, and that the same should be delimited and marked off and kept in good order by the Public Works Department of this Colony. PAPER.The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Adminis tering the Government, laid on the table the following paper :-

Report on the Assessment for 1898-99.

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

Will the Government inform the Council what progress has been made with the works decided upon more than 12 months ago and which were intended to commemorate permanently the completion of the 60th year's reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and also state, how the Jubilee Fund is invested and what rate of interest it is earning?

The Acting Colonial Secretary replied.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee dated the 25th July, 1898, (No. 2), and moved its adoption.

The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

FINANCIAL MINUTE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the following Financial Minute, (No. 9), and moved that it be referred to the Finance Committee :-

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3087 of 1896.

WILSONE BLACK.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand and Seven hundred Dollars ($2,700) in aid of the vote "Gaol Extension."

Government House, Hongkong, 26th July, 1898.

The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.