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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 21, 1940.
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.
15. Prevention of Passing On of War Properly Tax Bill.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to Prevent the Passing On of War Property Tax."
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
ÁDJOURNMENT.
16. The Council then adjourned sine dic.
Confirmed this 10th day of June, 1940.
C. BRAMALL BURGESS,
Deputy Clerk of Councils,
N. L. SMITH,
Officer Administering the Government.
No. 678.-Ilis Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the KING, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council:---
Ordinance No. 15 of 1940.-An Ordinance to provide machinery for fixing
minimum wages, determining normal working hours, and fixing overtime rates in trades where the wage standards are unreasonably low.
Ordinance No. 16 of 1940.—An Ordinance to amend the Advertisements Regu-
lation Ordinance, 1912.
Ordinance No. 17 of 1910.--Au Ordinance to amend the New Territories Regu-
lation Ordinance, 1910.
Ordinner No. 18 of 1910.--An Ordinance to amend the Defences (Sketching
Prevention) Ordinance, 1895.
Ordinance No. 19 of 1910.—An Ordinance to Prevent the Passing On of War Property Tax.
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