THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 14, 1918.
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QUESTIONS. Mr. HOLYOAK, pursuant to notice, asked the following question:--
With reference to the statement made by the Director of Public Works on the 30th May regarding the Taitam Tuk pumping engines, will the contractors be held responsible for the defects in these engines?
The Colonial Secretary replied.
QUESTIONS. Mr. LANDALE, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions:-
1. Were any steps taken to approach any of the local Engineering Firms with a view to their repairing or replacing the damaged cylinder referred to by the Director of Public Works in his statement at the meeting of the Council held on the 30th May regarding the curtail- ment of the water supply?
2. If no such steps were taken why were they not taken 2
The Colonial Secretary replied.
GENERAL MILITARY SERVICE BILL. His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council and made a statement in connection with the Bill intituled An Ordinance to provide for the raising of a force the members of which shall be liable to service with His Majesty's Forces outside the Colony during the present war.
The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Mr. POLLOCK and Mr. HoLYOAK addressed the Council.
His Excellency the Governor replied.
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:-
In section 2:
The word
person in the definition of "Civil Servant words "British subject" substituted therefor.
was deleted and the
The following new definition was inserted after the definition of “Civil Servant "
"Competent Military Authority" shall have the same meaning as in the Army Act.
The figure "9" in the definition of Enrolment Lists figures 10" substituted therefor,
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The word and figure "section 10" in the definition of
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was deleted and the
"Force" were deleted
and the words and figures "sections 10 and II" substituted therefor.
The figures and word “5 and 11" in the definition of "Proper Authority" were deleted and the figures and word “5 and 6” substituted therefor.
In section 3, sub-section (1) (d), the comma and all the words from ́and including the word "and" in the third line to the end of the section were deleted.
In section 3, sub-section (2), the words "include any civil servant in an Enrolment List" at the end thereof were deleted and the words "decide that any civil servant of or over the age of eighteen years, who shall not have attained the age of forty years before the commencement of this Ordinance, should be enrolled in the force stituted therefor.
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were sub-
Section 4.-Mr. HOLYOAK moved and Mr. POLLOCK seconded that after the words "It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint such and so many persons as he may think fit" should be added the words "other than members of the Executive Council".
The section was left over to be considered at the next meeting of the Legislative Council.
The following new section, numbered 5, was inserted after section 4
5-(1) It shall be lawful for the Proper Authority, at any time or times, to order Medical
any male British subject of or over the age of eighteen years, who shall not examination. have attained the age of forty years before the commencement of this Ordinance, to attend at such time and place as may be specified in the said order and there to submit himself to be medically examined for the purposes of this Ordinance.
(2.) If any such British subject without lawful excuse fails to comply with any such order as is referred to in this section he shall upon summary con- viction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.