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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND APRIL, 1882.
The Clerk of Councils reads Art. IV of the Letters Patent, dated the 9th April, 1877, passed under the great Seal of the United Kingdom, constituting the Office of Governor and Commander-in- Chief of the Colony of Hongkong,
The President administers the Oaths of Office to the Administrator, the Hon. M. S. TONNOCHY. His Excellency, having taken the Chair, proceeds to administer the Oaths of Office to the following gentlemen, who respectively take their seats at the table :-
The Honourable W. M. DEANE, as Acting Colonial Secretary; Mr. S. BARFF, as Acting Colonial Treasurer.
His Excellency the Administrator moves that the following vote to the QUEEN, in connection with the recent attempt upon Her Majesty's life, be telegraphed to the Secretary of State :-
This Council desires to convey through Lord KIMBERLEY, the deep indignation and concern with which it has heard of the last cowardly attack that has been made against the life of the QUEEN, and expresses its heartfelt congratulations that Her Most Gracious Majesty, by the interposition of a Divine Providence, escaped unhurt.
Mr. RYRIE seconds the motion.
Mr. JOHNSON addresses the Council, and suggests the postponement of the transmission of the message, until the news should be confirmed.
Deliberation ensues, and the motion is finally carried unanimously.
His Excellency adjourns the Council sine die.
Read and confirmed this Twentieth day of April, 1882.
J. H. STEWART-LOCKHART,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 183.
W. H. MARSH, Administrator,
The following Bills, which were read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council, held on the 20th instant, are published for general information.
By Command,
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 22nd April, 1882.
J. H. STEWART-LOCKHART,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
A BILL
ENTITLED
Title.
Preamble.
Official Assignee
under
Ordinance
5 of 1804 to be Official
Assignee in all Bank- ruptcies.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled Bankruptcy Official Assignee Ordinance, 1882.
WE
HEREAS doubts have arisen as to the powers of the Official Assignee in bankruptcy to administer certain bankruptcies in relation to which special appoint- ments of Assignees were made under Ordinance 15 of 1867, and it is expedient to remove such doubts: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof as follows:-
The Official Assignee in bankruptcy under Ordinance 5 of 1864 shall be deemed to be the Official Assignee in all bankruptcies pending at the time of the passing of this Ordinance, notwithstanding any special appointments of Assignees that may have previously been made in relation to any of such bankruptcies under Ordinance 15 of 1867, and shall have all the powers and duties of an Official Assignee in bankruptcy, under Ordinance 5 of 1864, in relation to all such bankruptcies, as fully to all intents and purposes, as if no special appointments had previously been made under Ordinance 15 of 1867, and all property and effects and rights and interests which at the time of the passing of this Ordinance were vested in any persons specially appointed to be Assignees in any of such bankruptcies, under Ordinance 15 of 1867, shall on the passing of this Ordinance vest absolutely, by virtue thereof, in the said Official Assignee.