THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH FEBRUARY, 1899.
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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION OF VEHICLES.-Council in Committee on
the Bill.
Council resumed and Bill reported with amendments.
The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 13th February, 1899, at 3 p.m.
Read and confirmed this 13th day of February, 1899.
J. G. T. BuCKLE,
Clerk of Councils.
HENRY A. BLAKE,
Governor.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 75.
The following Despatch is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th February, 1899.
HONGKONG. No. 13.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
DOWNING STREET,
6th January, 1899.
SIR,I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Major-General BLACK's Despatch No. 326 of the 24th of November, enclosing a copy of the interesting speech which he delivered to the Legis- lative Council reviewing the principal events that bad occurred during his ten months' tenure of office as Acting Governor of Hongkong.
2. The period of General BLACK's administration was in many respects an eventful one for the Colony, and I wish to express my appreciation of his able services as Acting Governor, and my satis faction that they have been so cordially recognized by the members of the Legislative Council.
I have the honour to be,
Sir, Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
Governor,
Sir H. BLAKE, G.C.M.G.,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
J. CHAMBERLAIN.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.— No. 76.
His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of the QUEEN, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council :-
Ordinance No. 1 of 1899.-An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 5 of 1866 and the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1882.
Ordinance No. 2 of 1899.-An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 8 of 1870.
Ordinance No. 3 of 1899.--An Ordinance to provide for the reservation of certain land at British Kowloon known as Sung Wong Toi (ER) or Sung Wong Tong (✯E).
Ordinance No. 4 of 1899.--An Ordinance to amend The Dogs Ordinance, 1893.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th February, 1899.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.