THE
Hongkong
Government
GAZETTE.
NEW SERIES.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 5TH JUNE, 1858.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
VOL. III. No. 158.
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*THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE" will, as before, be the only Official Organ for PROCLAMATIONS, NOTIFICATIONS, and PUBLIC PAPERS, of this Government.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2d July, 1855.
VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.
No. 15 of 1858.
MONDAY, 31st MAY, 1858.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR AND ALL THE MEMBERS, EXCEPT THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR AND THE COLONIAL TREASURER, ON ACCOUNT OF INDISPOSITION.
The Council met to-day, pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Council being read,--
The Attorney General proposed the following amendments -
1stly. That the words "Pursuant to " be inserted before the words " The following Notice of motion "
the words "from the Attorney General was brought up and read" next after, be struck out.
2dly. That the words " and moved," be inserted after the word " Memorialists."
Question put, and passed ;-whereupon,
The amendments being made,-
The Minutes were approved.
;
and that
The Council resolved itself into a Committee of the whole for the further consideration of the Market Ordinance. Sections 1 to 4 inclusive, were ordered to stand part of the Ordinance.
Section 18 was recommitted and amended.
Resolved, that the Market Ordinance from Section 5 to the end be recommitted.
Two new Sections were introduced, and ordered to stand as Sections 5 and 6.
A Draft of proposed Market Bye-Laws was read for the information of the Council, by order of His Excellency. Consideration of the Market Ordinance was resumed.
Sections 5 to 8 inclusive, were renumbered, and made Sections 7 to 10.
Section 9 was amended, and made Section 11.
Eight new Sections were discussed seriatim, agreed to, and ordered to be introduced next after Section 11, and to
stand as Sections 12 to 19 inclusive.
Section 10 was made Section 20, and amended.
Sections 11 to 14 inclusive, were renumbered, and made Sections 21 to 24.
A new Section was introduced, and ordered to stand as Section 25.
Sections 15 to 17 inclusive, were renumbered as Sections 26 to 28, and adopted.
Section 18 being renumbered as Section 29, was recommitted.
The Governor put the question, that this Section as amended stand part of the Ordinance.
pon which the Attorney General moved an amendment, that the words "Registrar General" be left out. Debate ensued.
The Governor put the question, That the words "Registrar General" stand part of the Clause.
Council divided.
Ayes (4.)
MR. DENT.
MR LYALL.
SURVEYOR GENERAL.
ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.
Noes (4.)
MR JARDINE.
CHIEF MAGISTRATE. ATTORNEY General. CHIEF JUSTICE.