596 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 27, 1909.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL RELIEF OF DUTIES BILL.-The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to relieve the Governor-in-Council of certain ministerial duties.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
PATENTS AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved that the Council resolve itself into a Committee of the whole Council to consider the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Patents Ordinance, 1892.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed, and Bill reported with amendments.
The Attorney General moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned until Friday, the 20th August, 1909.
Read and confirmed this 27th day of August, 1909.
C. CLEMENTI,
Clerk of Councils.
F. D. LUGARD, Governor.
No. 524.-The following Bills were read a first time at a Meeting of the Council held on the 27th August, 1909 :-
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