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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 23, 1927.
On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with the following amendments, viz., the insertion of the following clause immediately after clause 5 :--
Amendment
of Ordinance No. 3 of
1890, s. 32.
6. Section 32 of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, is amended by the substitution of the word twenty-five" for the word "five"
in the first line thereof.
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and the renumbering of the succeeding clauses of the bill, and moved
that it be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
• 11. Hong Kong Police Reserve Bill.-The Attorney General moved the Second read- ing of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to provide for the formation, establish- ment and regulation of the Hong Kong Police Reserve.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
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On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee without amendment and moved that it be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
ADJOURNMENT.
12. The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 22nd day of December, 1927.
Confirmed this 22nd day of December, 1927.
D. W. TRATMAN,
Clerk of Councils.
C. CLEMENTI,
Governor.
No. 748.-His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the KING, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council:
Ordinance No. 25 of 1927.-An Ordinance to regulate the printing of news- papers and the keeping and use of printing presses.
Ordinance No. 26 of 1927.-An Ordinance to amend the Prisons Ordinance,
1899.
Ordinance No. 27 of 1927.-An Ordinance to amend further the Volunteer
Ordinance, 1920.
Ordinance No. 28 of 1927.-An Ordinance to amend the Railways Crdinance,
1909.