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TYNWALD COTT HT. DOUGLAS, TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1899. Present—In the Council : His Excellency the Lieut.-Governor (President), the Lord Bishop, Deemster Sir James Cell, the Receiver-General, and the Vicar-General; in the Keys: Mr A. W. Moore, J.P. (Speaker), Messrs D. Maitland, E. T. Christian, 'I'. Allen, J. C. Crellin, J. D. Clucas, W. Quine, W. Quayle, J. A. Mylrea, W. J. Kermode, J. J. Goldsmith, R. Cowley, T. Clague, J. R. Kerruish, Jos. Qualtrough, James Mylchreest, J. T. Cowell, and E. H. Christian. ACCIDENT TO THE CLERK OF THE ROLLS. The Governor: I am sure you will join with me in sympathising most sincerely with the Clerk of the Rolls for tho very bad accident which has happened to him. We regret it very much in- deed. I understand he is contlned to his house. I am sure we are all very sorry that he is not here to-clay, and I am quite certain we shall join in sympathising with him in his illness. FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY. The Governor :I propose this morning to make to you as short and concise a statement as 1 can-- I shall make no preface to it—with regard to financial business. If you look at pages 20 and 21 of the statement, you will see he prospective balance on March 31st, 1900, shown there ie £4,500, including £1,700, interest on loans advanced to local bodies. Since the financial statement was issued, I have ascertained that the cost of the volunteers, estimated at £1,000, will not exceed, we will say, £500.
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