LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 10.
TUESDAY, 19TH JULY, 1904.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).
His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.). The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).
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the Colonial Treasurer, (Lewis Audley Marsh JOHNSTON).
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the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).
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the Director of Public Works, (PATRICK NICHOLAS HILL JONES).
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the Harbour Master, (Capt. LIONEL AUBREY WALTER BARNES-LAWRENCE, R.N. (ret'd) ).
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Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.
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The Honourable the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 12th July, 1904, were read and confirmed.
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee dated the 12th July, 1904, and moved its adoption.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.-The Director of Public Works laid on the table the Report of the Public Works Committee dated the 12th July, 1904, (No. 2).
PRESERVATION OF WILD BIRDS BILL.--The Colonial Secretary said that this Bill was not yet quite ready, and asked for leave to withdraw it in the meanwhile.
Agreed to.
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AMENDMENT BILL--The Colonial Secretary addressed the Council, and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, 1899.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed, and Bill reported without amendments.
The Colonial Secretary moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.