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MOTION. STANDING RULES AND ORDERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.-The Acting Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved :-
That the Standing Rules and Orders of this Council made in pursuance of Article XIX of the Royal Instructions of the 19th day of January, 1888, and dated the 9th day of June, 1890, and amended by the Legislative Council on the 11th day of June, 1900, be further amended as follows:-
(a.) That the present Rules and Orders 1 and 2 of the said Rules and Orders be omitted and that the following Rule be substituted therefor to be numbered 1 :— "The meetings of the Legislative Council shall be held on such day and hour as shall from time to time be ordered by the Governor"; and that the subsequent Standing Rules and Orders be renumbered accordingly,
(b.) That the present Rule and Order 3 be amended by deleting the word “special”
before the word “meeting”,
(c.) That the present Rule and Order 9 be amended by deleting the words “ After which
the orders of the day shall be read by the Clerk”.
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(d.) That paragraph 5 of the present Rule and Order 10 be amended by inserting the words" on receipt between the word "shall" and the word “be and by substituting the words, " of the Council", for the words, “on receipt", after the word, "Clerk”.
STATUTE LAW REVISION AMENDMENT BILL.-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Statute Law Revision Ordinance, 1:01.
The Colonial Secretary. seconded,
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
The Acting Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the suspension of the Standing Rules and Orders of the Council to enable the Bill to be carried through all its stages at this meeting of the Council.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
The Acting Attorney General moved that the Bill be read a second time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill..
Council resumed, and Bill reported without amendment.
The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put--that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION AMENDMENT BILL.-This item was discharged from the Orders of the Day.
DANGEROUS GOODS AMENDMENT BILL.-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to further amend the Law relating to Dangerous Goods.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed, and Bill reported without amendment.
The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill ́passed.