THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH NOVEMBER, 1897.
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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHINESE EXTRADITION ORDINANCE, 1889.--Council in Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed and Bill reported with 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.
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 Bill having been reported without amendment by the Law Committee, the Attorney General moved the third reading.
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 22nd November, 1897, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed this 22nd day of November, 1897.
J. G. T. BUCKLE,
Clerk of Councils.
WILLIAM ROBINSON,
Governor.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 519.
The following Bills, which were read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held on the 22nd instant, are published.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 26th November, 1897.
J. G. T. BUCKLE,
Clerk of Councils.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to further amend The Widows' and ́ ́
Orphans' Pensions Ordinance, 1890.
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance shall be read and construed as one Construction. together with The Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Ordi- nance, 1890, No. 30 of 1890, aud the Ordinances heretofore amending the same.
2. The words forming part of section 4 of Ordinance Revival of No. 18 of 1891, which were struck out by section 6 of part of sect. Ordinance No. 28 of 1895, are hereby restored, and declared 4 of Ord. No. to form part of such first mentioned section.
18 of 1891.
3. Section 18 of Ordinance No. 30 of 1890 is hereby Repeal of sect. repealed, and, in licu thereof, the words following shall be 18 of Ord. No. substituted:
30 of 1890.
Any contributor, other than a bachelor, who has Substituted been transferred prior to the passing of this Ordinance, section, or who may be hereafter transferred, from the service of the Government of this Colony, to any other office under the Crown, may continue to contribute to the fund from the date of his ceasing to hold office in the service of the Government of this Colony, on the salary which he was receiving at the date of such