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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH DECEMBER, 1897.
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee dated the 8th November, 1897, (No. 10), and moved its adoption.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED An OrdinanCE TO FURTHER amend The WIDOWS' and Orphans' PENSIONS ORDI- NANCE, 1890.-The Attorney General 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 FACILITATE THE RECOVERY OF POSSESSION OF TENEMENTS AND PREMISES OF SMALL VALUE.-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.-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.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 6th December, 1897, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 8th day of December, 1897.
J. G. T. BUCKLE,
Clerk of Councils.
WILLIAM ROBINSON,
Governor.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 540.
The following Resolution is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th December, 1897.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
That this Council approves of the repeal by the Sanitary Board of the Bye-laws made by such Board, under section 13 of Ordinance 15 of 1894, on the 19th and 28th days of March, 1895, which were approved by this Council on the 20th day of March, and the 4th day of April, 1895, respectively, and were published in the Gazette by Government Notifications Nos. 111 and 134 of 1895. Such repeal to have effect as regards all such Bye-laws except No. 4 as from the 22nd May, 1897, and, as regards No. 4, as from the 13th day of November, 1897, on which dates respectively new Bye-laws were published in the Gazette.
Passed by the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 8th day of December, 1897,
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
HONGKONG.
J. G. T. BUCKLE,
Clerk of Councils, ·