386 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD SEPTEMBER, 1876.
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE seconds the motion.
The Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK, seconded by the Honourable HENRY LOWCOCK, moves as an amendment that the 1st paragraph of the clause under discussion be amended by the insertion of the words after "belongs" or to any other first class steamer which is approved by the Governor."
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Amendment unanimously adopted.
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, while approving generally of the Clause as amended by Mr. KESWICK, suggests that it would expedite matters to pass the Bill as it stands without the insertion of the clause, which as it dealt with a case upon which no opinion had as yet been expressed by the Secretary of State, might be disallowed, and would, if embodied in the Bill, delay its confirmation. He would advise, that the provisions of the proposed clause be first submitted separately to the Secretary of State, when, if approved, they could be made the subject of a separate Ordinance.
The Council concurs in these views, and the Honourable the Attorney General thereupon begs leave to withdraw his motion.
The motion is then withdrawn, and the consideration of the Bill is proceeded with.
Finally the Bill is committed and passed, bearing the Title of-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend the Law relating to Chinese Passenger Ships and the Conveyance of Chinese Emigrants,—being “No. 5 of 1876."
Moved by the Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK, and seconded by the Honourable HENRY LOWCOCK, that His Excellency the Governor be requested to forward, with Ordinance No. 5, the special clause granting facilities to free emigration in certain first class Steamers, with a view to its early consideration by the Secretary of State, and its speedy emdodiment in an Ordinance.
Resolution carried unanimously.
The Chief Justice adjourns the Council sine die at 3.30 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 21st Day of September, 1876.
H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,
Clerk of Councils.
A. E. KENNEDY,
Governor.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Bills, which were read a first time at a Mecting of the Legislative Council, held on Thursday, the 21st day of September, 1876, are published for general information.
By Command,
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 21st September, 1876.
H. E. WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.
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