JULY 17, 1858.]
stion carried.
The Hongkong Government Gazette,
Acting Colonial Secretary moved,~That the words "as an Attorney" in the fourth line, be struck out. Governor put the question,--That the words proposed to be struck out, stand part of the Clause. neil divided.
Ayes (6).
MR DENT.
CHIEF MAGISTRATE.
MR JARDINE.
SURVEYOR General.
ATTORNEY General.
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
tion carried, and Section 4 adopted.
tions 5 and 6 agreed to.
Colonial Treasurer returned to his Seat.
otions 7 and 8 agreed to.
tion 9 being proposed, and discussed,—
No (1).
ACTING COLOnial SecretaRY.
Governor put the question,―That this Section stand part of the Ordinance. uncil divided.
Ayes (7).
MR DENT.
MR JARDINE.
CHIEF MAGISTRATE. SURVEYOR GENERAL.
COLONIAL TREASURER.
ATTORNEY General. LIEUTENANT-Governor.
No (1).
ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.
13
Question carried.
Section 10 agreed to..
Section 11 being proposed,
The Governor moved that “
gross negligence" should replace the Latin words employed ;-and put the question,—
That the words “ crassa negligentia " stand part of the Clause.
Debate ensued.
Council divided.
Ayes (7).
No (1).
ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.
MR DENT.
MR JARDINE.
CHIEF MAGISTRATE.
SURVEYOR General.
COLONIAL TREASURER.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
question carried, and Section 11 ordered to stand part of the Ordinance.
Section 12 being proposed, and discussed,-
The Governor put the question,-That this Section stand part of the Ordinance. Council divided.
question carried.
Ayes (7).
MR DENT.
MR JARDINE.
CHIEF MAGISTRATE.
SURVEYOR GENERAL.
COLONIAL TREASURER.
ATTORNEY GENERAL. LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
ction 13 agreed to.
No (1).
ACTING COLOnial SecretaRY.
The Governor stated, that he should propose the passing of the said Ordinance at the next Meeting of the Council. Read a Letter from Mr Parsons of this date, enclosing a note of the 4th June, from Mr Cooper Turner, expressing his approval of a Draft of a Petition, stated by Mr Parsons to be the Petition of the Hongkong Law Society. The Attorney General read a letter, of the 28th June, from Mr Moresby, refuting the Statement of Mr Parsons as to the authorship, and revisal by the Attorney General, of an anonymous letter published in the China Mail of the 17th June.
The Attorney General in defence of the conduct of a Public Officer, the Taxing Master, Mr Masson, which had been animadverted upon by Mr Parsons at the last Meeting, read the Bill of Costs and Allocatur referred to by Mr Parsons, and which related to his charges as Attorney for a Chinese, named Chinkoo, the Prosecutor in Regina v. Cheong-ah-lai (Piracy), amounting to $253, and since reduced to $47 by the Taxing Master. The Attorney General moved, that Mr Douglas Lapraik be called in, but he was absent.
He also read a Bill of Costs from Mr Stace in 1853, for drawing a Lease for a Chinaman, Akew, amounting to
$188.75, as an instance of the propriety of maintaining the System of Taxation introduced in 1856.
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The Ordinance for the prevention of Offences touching Securities, Sales, and Deposits," was brought forward for
passing.
tion 2 was recommitted, amended, and agreed to.
Section 33 was recommitted, amended, and agreed to. Title agreed to.