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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH APRIL, 1891.
3. How is it that there has been no meeting of the Public Works Committee appointed in October
last?
4. Does the Government intend to give effect to the recommendation of the Un-official Members in their addendum of the 20th December, 1890, to submit to the Public Works Committee full details and estimates of all Public Works?
5. What arrangements have been made for examining and checking accounts sent to the Treasury for payment, and have any difficulties arisen, since the new system of audit was introduced, in checking and examining accounts for payment?
6. What are the duties of the Treasury Department and the Treasurer, under the new organization
of that department?
Honourable J. J. KESWICK asked the following question :-
Will the Government inform the Council whether in view of the piracy of the "Namoa" in December last any steps have been taken for special Police supervision of native passengers embarking on steamers, and if not is it the intention of the Government to adopt any measures whatever?
The Acting Colonial Secretary and His Excellency replied.
Consideration of the resolution to be proposed by the Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD of which notice had been given at the previous meeting of Council was, with His Excelleney's permission, post- poned till next meeting.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE to amend thE PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS Ordinance, 1886,' The Attorney General moved that this Bill be read a second time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
The Council then went into Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported without amendment.
The Attorney General then moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Acting 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 FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF LAU SAI alias LAU WAI Ch'ün.”- The Attorney General moved that this Bill be read a second time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
The Council then went into Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendment.
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Bill.
The Attorney General then moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED
"THE GAMBLING Ordinance, 1891."-The Council went into Committee on the
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council resumed and adjourned till Friday, the 3rd April, at 3 P.M.
W. M. DEANE, President.
Read and confirmed, this 10th day of April, 1891.
A. M. THOMSON, Acting Clerk of Councils.