THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 3, 1912.
Question-put and agreed to.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
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On the motion of the Attorney General it was agreed that the figures stituted for the figures "1881" in the marginal note to Section 13, and that the words "The First Schedule." in the Schedule be deleted.
On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with amendments 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.
Dangerous GooDS AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved that the Council resolve itself into a. Committee of the whole Council to consider the Bill entitled An Ordi- nance to amend the Law relating to Dangerous Goods.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
On the motion of the Attorney General it was agreed that the new Sub-section (5) of Section 10 of the Dangerous Goods Ordinances, 1873-1910, introduced by Section 2 of the Bill be deleted and that the following be substituted therefor:-
(5.) If any person has dangerous goods to which this Ordinance applies in his possession custody or power or in the possession custody or power of any servant or agent of his in contravention of this section such dangerous goods shall, together with the vessels or packages containing the same, be liable to forfeiture, and in addition thereto such person shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for any period not exceeding six months or to a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, or to both, and in further addition thereto, such person shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars a day for each day after the first day during which such goods are proved to have been in his possession custody or power or in the possession custody or power of any servant or agent of his," his.'
On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with amendments 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.
FOREIGN COPPER COIN BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to prohibit the importation and circu- lation of foreign copper and bronze coins.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
On the motion of the Attorney General it was agreed that in Section 5 the date of the commencement of the Ordinance shall be "the 1st day of July, 1912”.
On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with amendments and moved that it be read third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to. Bill read a third time and passed.
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