Council in Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed, and Bill reported without amendment.
The Attorney General moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
HARBOUR OF REFUGE BILL.-The Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to authorize the Construction and Maintenance of a Harbour of Refuge upon and over certain portions of the Sea Bed and Foreshore situated upon the Harbour frontage at Tai- koktsui, Mongkoktsui, and Yaumati, Kowloon, in this Colony, was not proceeded with.
TRAMWAY AMENDMENT BILL.-The Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Tramway Ordinance, 1902, was not proceeded with,
LIQUOR LICENCES AMENDM ENT BILL.-The Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Liquor Licences Ordinance, 1898, and the Liquor Licences Exten- sion Ordinance, 1908, and to repeal the Liquor Licences Amendment Ordinance, 1902, was not proceeded with.
MALICIOUS DAMAGE BILL.-The Council resolved itself into a Committee of the whole Council to consider the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Malicious Damage Ordin- ance, 1865.
Council resumed, and Bill reported with amendments.
P
CHRISTIAN BURIAL GROUND BILL. The Committee stage on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to set apart certain Crown Land to be used as a burial ground for persons pro- fessing the Christian Religion, other than members of the Roman Catholic Church, was not proceeded with.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL RELIEF OF DUTIES BILL.-The Council resolved itself into a Committee of the whole Council to consider the Bill entitled An Ordinance to relieve the Governor-in-Council of certain ministerial duties.
Council resumed, and Bill reported with amendments.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 16th September,
1909.
Read and confirmed this 17th day of September, 1909.
C. CLEMENTI,
Clerk of Councils.
F. D. LUGARD,
Governor.