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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 20. 1941.
(e) wives recommended for exemption by the Evacuation Advisory
Committee,
(d) cases still pending when further compulsory evacuation was
suspended?
2. In how many cases was the recommendation of the Evacuation Advisory
Committee over-ruled by higher authority?
The Colonial Secretary replied as follows:
The replies to these questions are as follows, taking "senior officer" as including the following 22 officers, namely both Judges, all official members of both Councils, all First Class cadets and all other heads of the principal departments of Government, but exclusive of three un- married officers in those categories:
1. (a) 5.
(b) 9. (c) 6.
(d) 2.
2. Nil. No exemptions were granted except the six cases mentioned
in 1 (c) above.
5. His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council relative to the Report of the Reconstituted War Revenue Committee, Sessional Paper No. 4 of 1941, and to war economy.
REPORTS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
6. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Reports of the Finance Committee (No. 13 of 1940-41) and (No. 1 of 1941-42), dated 22nd May, 1941, and moved their adoption.
The Financial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
MOTIONS.
7. Buildings Amendment Bill.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Buildings Ordinance, 1935.”
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
8. One-cent Currency Notes Bill.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to provide for the issue by the Financial Secretary of one-cent legal tender currency
notes.
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The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
The Attorney General moved the suspension of so much of the Standing Orders as stood in the way of the passing through all its stages at the meeting of the One-cent Currency Notes Bill.
The Attorney General moved the Second reading of the Bill. The Colonial Secretary seconded.