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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO CONSOLIDATE AND AMEND THE LAWS RELATING TO THE CON- STRUCTION OF Ordinances, to FURTHER SHORTEN THE LANGUAGE USED IN ORDINANCES, AND FOR OTHER LIKE PURPOSES.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO FURTHER AMEND THE WATERWOrks Ordinance, 1890.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF U HOI CHAU alias U CHIU TSUN.- The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CLOSED HOUSES AND INSANITARY DWELLINGS ORDINANCE, 1894.—The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO Vagrants.- General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
-The Attorney
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORISE THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, Limited, to LAY AND MAINTAIN TRAMWAYS ON CERTAIN PUBLIC ROADS AT Kow- LOON, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, and to confer UPON THE SAID HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED, CERTAIN OTHER RIGHTS, POWERS AND PRIVILEGES.—Mr. BELL-IRVING moved the second reading of the Bill.,
Mr. CHATER seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed and Bill reported with amendments.
Mr. BELL-IRVING moved the third reading of the Bill.
Mr. CHATER seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed:
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 1st November, 1897, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed this 1st day of November, 1897.
J. G. T. BUCKLE,
Clerk of Councils,
WILLIAM ROBINSON,
Governor.