THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH NOVEMBER, 1890.
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BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO APPLY A SUM NOT EXCEEDING ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DOLLARS TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1891."-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the Bill be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1873, ENTITLED The Dangerous Goods OrdinancE, 1873."—The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
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 TO AMEND THE POLICE FORCE CONSOLIDATION ORDINAnce, 1887."--The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
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 to provide FOR AND REGULATE A PENSION FUND FOR WIDOWS
AND CHILDREN OF PUBLIC OFFICERS OF THE COLONY.”—The Acting Attorney General moved that this Bill be referred to the Law Committee.
Honourable P. RYRIE addressed the Council.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD addressed the Council.
His Excellency addressed the Council.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded the motion.
Question-put and agreed to.
The Council then resolved itself into a meeting of the Finance Committee.
On the Council resuming the Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following resolution passed by the Finance Committee:-
"That the Government do lay on the table a list of those officers who have not received an increase under the new scale of pay and at the same time state the grounds on which these officers are not satisfied."
The adoption of this resolution was moved by the Honourable J. J. KESWICK and seconded by the Honourable P. RYRIE.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the consideration of the above resolution be adjourned. for a week.
The Acting Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED "THE SQUATTERs' Ordinance, 1890.”—Council in Committee on the Bill.
Progress reported.
Council resumed.
BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE to give further Powers TO COMPANIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ALTERATION OF their MemoraNDA OF ASSOCIATION."-Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported without amendment.
Council resumed.
ADJOURNMENT. -— The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 3rd November, at 2.30 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 3rd day of November, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.