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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH NOVEMBER, 1897.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO APPLY A SUM Not exceeding TWO MILLIONS THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE THOUSANd Seven hundRED AND THIRTY DOLLARS TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1898-The Colonial Secretary moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHINESE EXTRADITION ORDINANCE, 1889.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO CONSOLIDATE AND AMEND THE Laws RELATING TO THE Con- STRUCTION OF Ordinances, to FURTHER SHORTEN THE LANGUAGE USED IN ORDINANCES, AND FOR OTHER LIKE PURPOSES.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
·BILL. ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO FURTHER AMEND The Waterworks Ordinance, 1890.—The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED An Ordinance for the NaturaliZATION OF U Hoi CHAU alias U CHIU TSUN. The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CLOSED HOUSES AND INSANITARY DWELLINGS ORDINANCE, 1894.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO VAGRANTS. General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
The Attorney
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORISE THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPAny, Limited, to LAY AND MAINtain Tramways ON CERTAIN PUBLIC Roads at Kow- LOON, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, AND TO CONFER UPON THE SAID HONGKONG and Kowloon Wharf AND GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED, CERTAIN OTHER rights, powers AND PRIVILEGES.—Mr. BELL-IRVING moved the second reading of the Bill.
Mr. CHATER seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
·Council in Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed and Bill reported with amendments.
Mr. BELL-IRVING moved the third reading of the Bill.
Mr. CHATER seconded.
Bill read a third time.
Question-put and agreed to.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 1st November, 1897, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed this 1st day of November, 1897.
J. G. T. BUCKLE,
Clerk of Councils.
WILLIAM ROBINSON,
Governor.