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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 17,
1915.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
TRADING WITH THE ENEMY THIRD AMENDMENT BILL.The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend further the Trading with the Enemy Ordinance, 1914.
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,
MAGISTRATES AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, and for purposes connected therewith.
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.
ASIATIC EMIGRATION BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to "Chinese Passenger Ships" as defined by the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, and concerning Asiatic Emigrants generally.
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:-
Section 42 was re-numbered sub-section (1) and following sub-section, numbered (2), was added
"(2.) No person shall accommodate any assisted emigrant except in a boarding-
house for assisted emigrants licensed under this Ordinance."
In section 44, sub-section (1), the word "emigrants" in the fourth line was deleted and the word persons" substituted therefor; the word "register" in the fifth line was deleted and the word "registers" substituted therefor; and all the words from the words with regard" inclusive in the sixth line to the end of the sub-section were deleted.
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In the Fourth Schedule
The words and figures "the ages of one and 12 in the fifth and sixth lines of sub- section (2) of section 6 were deleted and the figures and words 1 and 12 years of age
substituted therefor.
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