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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, STH JANUARY, 1887.
PAPER.The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the following paper :—
Correspondence respecting Deaths in Italian and French Convents, (No. 3%.)
QUESTIONS.-Mr. WONG SHING, pursuant to notice, asked :—
Is it still the practice for the Magistrates to send all destitute, Chinese found in the Colony by the Police, to the Commandant at Kowloon?
If the practice has ceased, when did it cease, and the reason for it?
The Acting Colonial Secretary replied.
Mr. MACEWEN, pursuant to notice, asked:
Whether in view of the probable shortness of the water supply during the present dry season, the Government has made any arrangement which can be carried out on short notice for supplying -the inhabitants with water free of charge, au if so, what is the nature of the arrangement? The Surveyor General replied.
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.-The Surveyor General moved, and the Treasurer seconded, that Mr. CHATER be appointed a Member of the Pub Worts Committee in the room of Mr. SASSOON, absent on leave.
Question-put and passed.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PROMISSORY OATHS ORDINANCE, 1869.- -On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, this Bill was read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 8 or 1879.The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill, and addressed the Council on the objects and reasons of it.
Captain THOMSETT seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a second time.
BILL ENTITLED THE POST OFFICE ORDINANCE, 1886.-The Treasurer moved the second reading
of this Bill, and addressed the Council on the objects and reasons of it.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a second time.
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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE COMPANIES ORDINANCES 1865 TO 1886.- On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Council went into Committee on this Bill.
Bill reported with amendments and the addition of a clause.
The Acting Attorney General moved, and the Acting Colonial Secretary seconded, that the Standing Orders be suspended and the Bill be read a third tune.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance No. 30 of 1886.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR PRESERVING AN AUTHENTIC RECORD OF THE Ordinances of THE COLONY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSE.-On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Council went into Committee on this Bill.
Bill reported without amendment.
On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Bill was read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance No. 31 of 1886.
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ADJOURNMENT. On the motion of Mr. RYRIE, seconded by Mr. MACEWEN, the Council was adjourned to 4 P.M. of Friday, the 7th proximo.
Read and confirmed, this 7th day of January, 1887.
W. H. MARSH, Administering the Government.
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ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.