LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 4.
MONDAY, 21ST MARCH, 1904.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).
His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.). The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).
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the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).
the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (Lewis AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).
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the Harbour Master, (Cpat. LIONEL AUBREY Walter Barnes-Lawrence, R.N.(ret'd) ). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.
the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).
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HO KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.
WEI YUK.
CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON. GERSIOM STEWART.
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HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.
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The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 14th March, 1904, were read and confirmed.
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 Committee dated the 14th March, 1904, (No. 3), and moved its adoption.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
PAPERS.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Administer- ing the Government, laid on the table the following papers :—
1. Report of the Inspector of Schools, for 1903.
2. Report of the Acting Director of the Observatory, for 1903.
MOTION. Mr. POLLOCK, pursuant to notice, addressed the Council, and moved +
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That, in view of the letter which was recently addressed by Mr. Jonathan Hutchinson, F.R.S., The Times" newspaper on the subject of leprosy being caused by tainted fish, it is desirable that the Hongkong Government should cause some enquiry to be made into the question by its Medical Officers.
Sir PAUL CHATER seconded.
The Acting Colonial Secretary addressed the Council, and stated that the Government could not support the motion.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government addressed the Council.
On a division the Members voted as follows:-
For the motion.
Mr. POLLOCK.
Mr. STEWART.
Mr. DICKSON,
Mr. WEI YUK.
Dr. Ho KAI.
Sir C. P. CHATER.
The Harbour Master.
Against the motion.
The Registrar General.
The Director of Public Works.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer.
The Attorney General.
The Acting Colonial Secretary.
His Excellency the General Officer Command-
ing the Troops.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the
Government.
For the motion, 7; against it, 7. His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government gave his casting vote against the motion, and it was lost.
100-29.3.01.
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