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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23rd MAY, 1891.
BILL ENTITLED "THE GAMBLING Ordinance, 1891."-The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Treasurer 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 sine die.
G. DIGBY BARKER, Officer Administering the Government.
Read and confirmed, this 22nd day of May, 1891.
A. M. THOMSON,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 231.
The following Bills, which were read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, are published for general information.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 22nd May, 1891.
A. M. THомSON,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
- A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to give the same validity to Ordi- nances Nos. 18 and 19 of 1884 as if they had been proclaimed to come into force on the
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23rd day of September, 1884.
HEREAS by section 21 of Ordinance No. 18 of 1884 it was enacted that the said Ordinance should come into force on a day to be proclaimed by the Governor and whereas by section 25 of Ordinance No. 19 of 1884 it was enacted that the said Ordinance should come into force on a day to be proclaimed by the Governor.
And whereas Her Majesty's gracious confirmation and allowance of the said two Ordinances was received in this Colony on the 23rd day of September, 1884.
And whereas the said Ordinances were, thereupon, ge- nerally assumed to come into force upon the said 23rd day of September, 1884, and were acted upon as if that day had been proelained by the Governor as the day upon which they were to come into force.
And whereas no record exists of such proclamations and doubts have arisen whether, in fact, any such day has been proclaimed by the Governor. Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. Ordinance No. 18 of 1884 being an Ordinance to au- thorise FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON to construct piers and wharves in the harbour of Victoria, and to confer upon the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON certain other powers and privileges; and Ordinance No. 19 of 1884, being an Ordinance to authorise CATCHICK PAUL CHATER to con- struct piers and wharves in the harbour of Victoria, and to confer upon the said CATCHICK PAUL CHATER certain other powers and privilegos, shall be deemed to have come into force on the 23rd day of September, 1884, and to have had from such date and to have the same validity as if that day had been proclaimed by the Governor as the day upon which they were to come into force.
2. All acts doue or purporting to have been done under the said Ordinances or either of them shall be as valid in all respects as if the said Ordinances had actually come into force upon the said 23rd day of September, 1881.