THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 9, 1915.
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INCREASE OF RATES. The Colonial Secretary moved the following Resolution:
Resolved by the Legislative Council that the percentages on the valuation of tenements payable as rates in the under-mentioned places be altered as follows, with effect from the 1st July, 1915 :----
Sham Shui Po,
Fuk Tsun Heung,
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
from
9% to 10% 10% to 121%
LAND FOR RECREATION PURPOSES.--His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council with reference to an exchange of land in the Sookunpoo Valley.
TRAVELLERS RESTRICTION BILL.--The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to regulate the entrance of persons into the Colony and the departure of persons from the Colony and to confer various powers in connection therewith.
His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
POST OFFICE AMENDMENT BILL.The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Post Office Ordinance, 1900.
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 section 5 be deleted and that the following section be substituted therefor:-
privilege of
General to
extend to newspapers
"5. Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 7 of Exclusive
the Principal Ordinance, no newspaper from out of the Colony, Postmaster coming directly or indirectly from any country or place to which the Governor-in-Council may direct that this section shall apply, shall be conveyed in the Colony otherwise than by the post or shall be delivered in or transmitted from the Colony otherwise than by or through the General Post Office."
in certain
cases.
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.
CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN AMENDMENT BILL. The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Certificates of Origin Ordinance, 1915.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.