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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 7.

MONDAY, 29TH AUGUST, 1898.

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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).

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

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.

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G.

JAMES JARDINE BELL-IRVING.

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WEI YUK.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 15th August, 1898, were read and confirmed. FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 12 and 13), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :-

C.S.O. 2081 of 1898.

WILSONE BLACK.

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The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Six thousand Dollars ($6,000) in aid of the following votes :—

(1) Maintenance of Waterworks, City of Victoria and Hill District,.........$3,000,00 (2) Road from Plantation Road to Magazine Gap.....

3,000,00

Total,....

......... $6,000.00

Government House, Hongkong, 18th August, 1898.

C.S.O.

2110 of 1895.

WILSONE BLACK.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a suin of Two thousand Dollars ($2,000) in aid of the following votes in the Police Department:-

(1) Coal, Oil, &c., for launches,

$1,300.00

(2) Purchase and Repair of Boats,

700.00

Total,.....

$2,000.00

Government House, Hongkong, 24th August, 1898.

The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

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 Committec dated the 15th August, 1898, (No. 4), and moved its adoption.

The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.