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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH MARCH, 1893.
BILL ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A VOLUNTEER Force AND TO EMPOWER THE GOVERNOR TO RAISE A SPECIAL FORce of Coast DEFENCE VOLUNTEERS IN THE EVENT OF ANTICIPATED WAR."--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 went into Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed and Bill reported with amendments.
BILL ENTITLED
"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE HONGKONG CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.'".
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Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded,
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council went into 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 PROVIDE MEANS FOR ASCERTAINING THE AMOUNTS TO BE PAID BY WAY OF COMPENSATION IN RESPECT OF THE WHARVES AND PIERS ALONG THE LINE OF THE PRAYA RECLAMATION, TO FIX THE PERIODS FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES IN CONNEC- TION THEREWITH." -The Council on the suggestion of the Attorney General, agreed to postpone the second reading of the Bill.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned till Wednesday, the 8th March, 1893.
Read and confirmed, this 8th day of March, 1893.
F. H. MAY,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
WILLIAM ROBINSON,
Governor.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 78.
The following Bill, which was read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, is published.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 8th March, 1893.
DRAFT BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to provide means for ascertaining
the amounts to be paid by way of compensation
in respect of the Wharves and Piers along the line of the Praya Reclamation, to fix the periods for the payment thereof and
for other purposes in connection therewith.
W 1930, a sun not exceeding $180,000 was included
HEREAS by The Praya Reclamation Ordinance,
in the costs of the Reclamation works now being carried out under the said Ordinance, by way of compensation to the owners and occupiers of Wharves and Piers along the line of the Reclamation then proposed and now being carried out, and such sum was intended to provide for compensation in full for the removal and re-erection of the following five Government Public Piers and Wharves viz.: Murray Pier, l'eddar's Wharf, Pottinger Street Pier, Harbour Master's Pier and the Nam Pak Hong Pier and also partial compensation for the removal and re-erection of private wharves and piers along the line of Reclamation. And whereas difficulties have arisen as to the amounts to be paid in respect of the removal and re-erection of the said wharves and piers and the periods for the payment of such amounts and it is expedient to provide therefor.
F. H. MAY, Acting Clerk of Councils.