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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

COUNCIL, No. 11.

MONDAY, 5TH OCTOBER, 1903.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

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

The Honourable the Officer Commanding the Troops (Colonel LOUIS FAULKNER BROWN, R.E.).

the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).

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the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

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the Principal Civil Medical Officer, (Dr. JOHN MITFORD ÁTKINSON).

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the Acting Harbour Master, (BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON TAYLOR). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

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

WEI YUK.

CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON. GERSHOM STEWART.

HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 1st October, 1903, were read and confirmed.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary addressed the Council, and laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee dated the 1st October, 1903, (No. 10), and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.

Question-put and agreed to.

PAPER.-The Colonial Secretary; by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following paper :-

Correspondence relating to the Currency question in Hongkong.

APPROPRIATION BILL, 1904.-The Colonial Secretary, Chairman of the Finance Committee, certi- fied that the Bill entitled An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Five million two hundred and thirty-eight thousand seven hundred and ninety-two Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1904, had been considered clause by clause in the presence of all the Members of the Finance Committee and that in the opinion of the Committee the Bill might be dealt with by the Council in the same manner as a Bill reported on by a Committee of the whole Council. The Colonial Secretary accordingly moved that the Bill be read a third time.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council, and stated that the unanimous recommenda- tion of the Unofficial Members of Council that the Ecclesiastical Vote should be increased would be submitted by him for the favourable consideration of the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Question-put and unanimously agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

THE CITY OF VICTORIA BOUNDARIES BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to define the Boundaries of the City of Victoria.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

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