THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH DECEMBER, 1896. 1209
BILL ENTITLED (6 AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION BEING PAid to PawnbrOKERS IN CERTAIN CASES."-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed and Bill reported with amendment.
The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer 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 PROBATES AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION IN THIS COLONY."-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
The Acting Attorney General moved that the Bill be referred to the Law Committee.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned until Monday, the 14th December, 1896, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed this 14th day of December, 1896.
F. J. BADELEY,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
WILLIAM ROBINSON,
Governor.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 488.
The following Bills, which were read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, are published.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 14th December, 1896.
F. J. BADELEY, Acting Clerk of Councils.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to further amend "The Medical Registration Ordinance, 1884."
WHEREAS it is desirable that the Senior Civil Medical
Officer, for the time being in the Colony, that is to say, the Colonial Surgeon or Acting Colonial Surgeon, should be an ex officio member of the Medical Board estab- lished by section 10 of The Medical Registration Ordinance (No. 6 of 1884):
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
Section 10 of Ordinance 6 of 1884 is hereby amended by striking out the words "Senior Military and Naval Officers" and by substituting in lieu thereof the words "Senior Civil, Military and Naval Officers."
Section 18 of Ordinance 6 of 1884 is hereby amended by striking out the words "wilfully or falsely" and by subs tituting in lieu thereof the words "wilfully and falsely."
Title,
Preamble,
Amendment of sect. 10 of Ordinance 6 of 1984.
Amendment of section 18 of Ordinance 6 of 1884.
HENRY E. POLLOCK,
Acting Attorney General.