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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 2.

WEDNESDAY, 23RD FEBRUARY, 1898.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT

(Major-General WILSONE BLACK, C.B.).

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

the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

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

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

the Colonial Treasurer, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH).

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. WEI YUK.

The Honourable JAMES JARDINE BELL-IRVING.

The Council met pursuant to summons.

ABSENT:

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 23rd January, 1898, were read, amended and confirmed.

NOTICE OF MOTION.-Mr. WHITEHEAD gave notice that, at the next Meeting of Council, he would move the following motion:-

That Government lay upon the table a copy of its covering despatch forwarding to the Colonial Office the report dated 23rd November, 1896, of the Committee appointed 8th September, 1894, by His Excellency Sir William Robinson to report on the condition of the Government Offices and the desirability of locating the various Government departments under one roof, together with a copy of any further explanations the Government may have given in con- nection therewith and as called for by the Secretary of State's despatch No. 126 of 5th June, 1896.

PAPERS.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the following papers :—

1. Report of the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol for 1897.

2. Report of the Director of the Observatory for 1897.

3. Report on the Widows' and Orphans' Pension Fund for the year 1897.

4. Report on Public Works Department Stores.

5. Report of the Superintendent of Fire Brigale for 1897.

6. Criminal Statistics and Coroner's Returns for 1897.

7. Supreme Court Returns for 1897.

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

C.S.O.

366 of 1898n.

WILSONE BLACK.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to re-vote the following sums being unexpended balances of the votes for 1897 under the heading " Extra- ordinary Public Works" :-

Water Supply, Kowloon,

.$ 2,069

Extension of Station Street North, Kowloon, and Streets at Mongkoktsui,... 1,771

Taipingshan Improvement,

10,000

City of Victoria and Hill District Waterworks, Road from Plantation Road to Magazine Gap,

15,460

1,531

Water and Drainage Works, Miscellaneous,

10,779

Government House, Hongkong, 11th February, 1898.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.