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496 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 27, 1911.
DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION ORDINANCE, 1901, AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Defence Contribution Ordinance, 1901.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Mr. HEWETT and His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Dr. Ho Kat moved that Section 2 be deleted and the following substituted therefor:
2.-(1.) Section 3 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended by substituting
"1912" for "1901 ", and also by substituting the words "of 1,000,000 dollars" for the words " a sum equivalent to twenty per centum of the Colonial Revenues ".
(2.) Sections 2 and 4 of the Principal Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section
5 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by substituting the word "sum for the word "percentage" in the first line and by deleting the words "by way of percentage in the last line. Section 6 of the Principal Ordinanc"
is amended by substituting the word
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sum for the word " prcentage e
in the first line and by substituting the words "in monthly instalments' for the word monthly ".
On the amendment being put to the vote it was declared lost, seven Members voting against and six-Mr. Ross, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. HEWETT, Mr. POLLOCK, Mr. WEI YUK, and Dr. Ho KAI--for the amendment.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
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.
LIQUORS AMENDMENT BILL.The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
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.
SOCIETIES BILL.-The Colonial Secretary addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to provide for a more effectual control over Socie- ties and Clubs.
The Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.