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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH OCTOBER, 1897.
Bill considered in Finance Committee and reported to the Council without amendment.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed and Bill reported without amendment.
The Colonial Treasurer moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Mr. WHITEHEAD moved, as an amendment, that the third reading of the Bill be postponed until the next meeting of Council.
Mr. CHATER seconded.
Council divided :-
For the amendment.
Honourable WEI YUK.
Honourable J. J. BELL-IRVING. Honourable E. R. BELILIOS. Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD. Honourable Ho KAI.
Honourable C. P. CHATER.
Against the amendment.
Honourable the Acting Director of Public Works. Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, Honourable the Harbour Master.
Honourable the Captain Superintendent of Police. Honourable the Attorney General. Honourable the Colonial Secretary.
Honourable the Colonel Commanding.
Amendment lost by a majority of seven votes to six.
The original motion was then put, and the Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE ARISING FROM THE CONSUMPTION OF CONTAMINATED OR UNWHOLESOME MILK.-The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed and Bill reported without amendment.
The 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.
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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO FURTHER AMEND THE HONGKONG FIRE BRIGADE ORDINANCE, 1868. The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved that the second reading of the Bill be postponed.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
ADJOURNMENT.--The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 20th September, 1897, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed this 25th day of October, 1897.
J. G. T. BUCKLE,
Clerk of Councils.
WILLIAM ROBINSON,
Governor.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.No. 456.
The following Bills, which were read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held on the 25th instant, are published.
J. G. T. BUCkle, Clerk of Councils.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 26th October, 1897.