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10. The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the following

resolution:

RESOLVED pursuant to section 3 of the Public Officers (Changes of Style) Ordinance, 1937, that the style of the office of "Apothecary" be changed to that of "Chief Pharmacist" and of "Assistant Apothecary" to "Pharmacist” for all purposes, and that the following addition be made to the Schedule to the said Ordinance :-

Old Style of officer, office or department.

Apothecary.

Assistant Apothecary.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

New Style of officer, office or department.

Chief Pharmacist.

Pharmacist.

11. Promissory Oaths Amendment Bill.--The Attorney General moved the Second reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869.”

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.

ADJOURNMENT.

12. The Council then adjourned sine die.

Confirmed this 7th day of December, 1939.

C. BRAMALL BURGESS,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

G. A. S. NORTHCOTE,

Governor.

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