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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 21.

MONDAY, 5TH NOVEMBER, 1900.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

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

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His Excellency Major-General WILLIAM JULIUS GASCOIGNE, C.M.G., General Officer Commanding. The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (JAMES Haldane Stewart LOCKHART, C.M.G.).

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the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN, Q.C.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).

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

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the Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.). BASIL TAYLOR, (Acting Harbour Master).

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

WEI YUK.

RODERICK MACKENZIE GRAY.

JOHN THURburn.

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ABSENT:

The Honourable CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, C.M.G.

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JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 22nd October, 1900, were read and confirmed. PAPER.-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Blue Book for 1899.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 56, 57, and 58), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :-

C.8.0.

2403 of 1900.

C.5.0. 2117 of 1900.

HENRY A. BLAKE.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred Dollars ($100) in aid of the vote "Furniture and Incidental Expenses," Registrar General's Department.

Government House, Hongkong, 17th October, 1900.

HENRY A. BLAKE.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a suin of One thousand and Three hundred Dollars ($1,300) in aid of the following votes in the Sanitary Department :-

Market Expenses,

Watering Streets,

Allowance for knowledge of Chinese,

.$ 200.00 800.00 300.00

Total,.............

.$1,300.00

Government House, Hongkong, 19th October, 1900.

C.8.0.

2438 of 1900.

HENRY A. Blake.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand and Forty-five Dollars ($2,045) in aid of the following votes:-

Provisions for Prisoners,

Rent for Warders' Quarters,

Victoria Gaol.

Materials for Remunerative Industry,...

Incidental Expenses,

Government House, Hongkong, 30th October, 1900.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

..$ 1,000.00

145.00

500.00

400.00

Total,......

.$ 2,045.00