THE BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE INCORPORATION OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC VICAR APOSTOLIC OF HONGKONG. On the motion of the Attorney General the Council went into Committee on this Bill.
CLAUSE 1.
The Attorney General moved, and the Colonial Secretary seconded, that after the words Vicar Apostolic the words "of Hongkong" be struck out, and the words "of the Roman Catholic Church in Hongkong" be inserted in lieu thereof.
The Honourable W. KESWICK, Seconded by the Honourable P. RYRIE, moved as an amendment, that the first six lines be struck out and that there be substituted in place thereof the words "The Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith shall be a body Corporate in Hongkong."
For..
The Honourable WONG SHING,
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F. D. SASSOON,
W. KESWICK,
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P. RYRIE.
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THE COUNCIL DIVIDED.
Against.
THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, THE SURVEYOR GENERAL, THE COLONIAL TREASURER, THE ATTORNey General, THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, THE CHIEF JUSTICE.
The Honourable T. JACKSON did not vote.
For, 4; Against, 6; Majority, 2.-Motion lost.
The original motion was then put to the vote.
THE COUNCIL DIVIDED.
For.
Against.
THE REGISTRAR GENERAL,
The Honourable F. D. SASSOON,
THE SURVEYOR GENERAL,
W. KESWICK, P. RYRIE.
THE COLONIAL TREASURER,
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, THE CHIEF JUSTICE.
The Honourable T. JACKSON and the Honourable WONG SHING did not vote.
For, 6; Against, 3; Majority, 3.-Motion carried.
A few verbal amendments were also made.
The Bill having been reported as amended, the Attorney General gave notice that at the next meeting he would move that the Bill be read a third time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 16 OF 1873, (Trade Marks).—FIRST READING.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of this Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a first time.
POSTPONEMENT OF THE OTHER ORDERS OF THE DAY.-The Attorney General moved the postpone- ment of the other Orders of the day.
Question-put and passed.
The Council adjourned until Wednesday, the 22nd instant, at 4 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 22nd day of April, 1885.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
G. F. BOWEN, Governor.
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