MERCHANT SHIPPING AMENDMENT BILL.The Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to further amend The Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, 1899, and to amend The Merchant Shipping Amendment Ordinance, 1901.
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 with amendments.
The 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.
FLOGGING BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Laws relating to the Punishment of Flogging.
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 with amendments.
The 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.
MALAY STATES (FUGITIVE CRIMINALS) SURRENDER BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to provide for the Surrender of Fugitive Criminals from the Territory of each of the Malay States-Perak, Selangor, Pahang and Negri Sembilan.
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 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.
The Council then proceed to consider the Jury List for 1903 in private.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned sine die.
Read and confirmed, this 20th day of April, 1903.
R. F. JOHNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councils.
HENRY A. BLAKE,
Governor.