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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 18, 1931.
içil and moved the se provision for the
17. Betting Duty Bill.-The Attorney General addressed the First reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance t taxation of bets on authorised totalisators or pari-muels and on contribu- tions or subscriptions towards authorised cash-sweeps..'
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
18. Full Court Amendment Bill.---The Attorney General moved the Second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Full Court Ordinance,
1912."
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.
19. Suitors' Funds Amendment Bill. —The Attorney General moved the Third read- ing of the Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Suitors' Funds Ordinance, 1896."
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
ADJOURNMENT.
20. The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 17th day of December, 1931.
Confirmed this 17th day of December, 1931.
R. A. C. NORTH,
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
W. PEEL,
Governor.
No. 800.-His Excellency the Governor 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. 36 of 1931.- -An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law
relating to intoxicating liquors.
Ordinance No. 37 of 1931.-An Ordinance to amend the Public Revenue Pro-
tection Ordinance, 1927.
Ordinance No. 38 of 1931.—An Ordinance to amend further the Registration
of United Kingdom Patents Ordinance, 1925, Ordinance No. 39 of 1931.—An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law
relating to the taxation of tobacco,
Ordinance No. 40 of 1931.—An Ordinance to make provision for the taxation of bets on authorised totalisators or pari-mutuels
- and on contributions or subscriptions towards
anthorised cash-sweeps.