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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 6.

THURSDAY, 29TH MARCH, 1900.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(Sir HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE, G.C.M.G.).

His Excellency Major-General WILLIAM JULIUS GASCOIGNE, C.M.G., General Officer Commanding. The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).

the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).

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the Director of Public Works, (ROBERT DALY ORMSBY).

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ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN,

HILGROVE CLEMENT NICOLLE.

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, C.M.G.

HO KAI, M.B., C.M.

THOMAS HEnderson Whitehead. WEI YUK.

ABSENT:

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

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 22nd March, 1900, were read and confirmed.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee dated 22nd March, 1900, (No. 4), and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded. Question-put and agreed to.

FINANCIAL MINUTE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minute, (No. 13), and moved that it be referred to the Finance Committee:

HENRY A. BLAKE:

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Thirteen thousand Dollars ( $13,000) to cover the cost of increases on salarics for Chinese employees of the Government, sanctioned by the telegram from the Secretary of State of the 24th February, 1900.

Government House, Hongkong, 26th March, 1900.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

QUESTION. In the absence of Mr. WHITEHEAD, Mr. CHATER put the following question, of which notice had been given at the previous meeting:-

Will the Honourable the Registrar General inform the Council whether it is a fact that the occupants of disorderly houses who had been moved out of houses in the Central districts and gone into houses to the West thereof are again being moved, and if so whether the movements have been or are being effected by virtue of orders made by the Magistrate or by the summary actions of the Police?

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The Acting Colonial Secretary replied as follows:- The houses to the east of Whitty Street are being moved, and the movements are being effected by virtue of orders issued by the Acting Registrar General."

BILL TO AMEND THE ARMS ORDINANCE. On the motion of the Attorney General, the Council went into Committee to consider the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to the carriage and possession of arms and ammunition.

Council resumed and Bill reported with amendments.

PETITION. Mr. WHITEHEAD addressed the Council, and presented a Petition from Ladies of Hongkong and Kowloon against the rise of prices in Food Stuffs.