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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 11, 1913.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
No. 100.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 2.
THURSDAY, 20TH FEBRUARY, 1913.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
(Sir FRANCIS HENRY MAY, K.C.M.G.).
His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General CHARLES
ALEXANDER ANDERSON, C.B.)
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).
the Attorney General, (JOHN ALEXANDER STRACHEY BUCKNILL).
the Colonial Treasurer, (ARTHUR GEORGE MURCHISON FLETCHER).
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the Registrar General, (EDWIN RICHARD HALLIFAX).
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the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM, C.M.G.).
the Captain Superintendent of Police, (CHARLES MCILVAINE MESSER).
Sir KAI HO KAI, Kt., M.B., C.M.G.
Mr. WEI YUK, C.M.G.
Mr. EDBERT ANSGAR HEWETT, C.M.G.
Mr. CHARLES HENDERSON Ross.
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Mr. CHARLES MONTAGUE Ede.
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The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 13th February, 1913, were confirmed.
NEW MEMBERS.-Mr. FLETCHER and Mr. MESSER took the Oath and assumed their seats as Members of the Council.
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FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minute No.
8, and moved that it be referred to the Finance Committee :—
No. 8. Botanical and Forestry Department, Garden in Royal
Square,
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
.$2,000.
PAPERS. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following paper :-
Jurors List for 1913.
OPIUM AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Opium Ordinance, 1909.
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 the following amendments were agreed to:-- A new print dated 20.2 13 was substituted for the Bill as read a first time on the 13th instant.
The word penalty" in the fourth line of sub-section (7) of section 3 was deleted and the word "fine" substituted therefor; and the words "at the Magistrate's discretion" and "with or without hard labour" in the fifth and sixth lines respectively were deleted.
The word "by" was inserted between the words "and" and "the" in the first line of sub-section (») of section 3.