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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, July 25th, 1891.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legislative Couuvil was held yesterday afternoon There were present :-
His Excellency Major-General DIGBY BAR-Here; II, Kesriek
KER, C.B.. Acting Governor.
Hon. W. M. GOODMAN, Acting Colonial Secretary.
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resolution and by the hon. gentleman who seconded it with reference to certain amendments it was proposed to introduce into the Bill. I think it would be very desirable I should wen- tion what those amendments were at once, and explain that so far certainly as one or two of them were concerned they could be much more properly introduced into the Bill which the Brokers Association themselves are bringing forward, as I understod from my hou. friend opposite (Hon. T. H. Whitehead) One of these amendments was that brokers should not sign for the concerned. Another one was in re- ference to the tires months period, or the two months period-1 will stand corrected by my hon. friend or posite, as I have not the memorandum before me within which sales forward should be allowed. Another amend- ment was with rofereuse to the point of the insertion of no numbers at all in the con- tract, that is to say that if a broker happen to → sell shares aud nó numbers are stated in the contract that should be the look-out of the person to whom he sells These are all the amendments
Hon. A. J. LEACH, Acting Attorney-General. Your Exelony,
Hon J. H. STEWART-LOCKHART, Registrar General.
Hon. N. G. MITCHELL-INNES, Colonial 'Treasurer.
Hon, S. BROWN, Surveyor-General.
Hon. P. RYRIE.
Hon. Ho KAI
Hou. J. J. KESWICK.
Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD.
Mr. A. M. THOMSON, Aoting Clerk of Councils, Hou. P. BIRIE-With all due deference to my
hon. friend opposite I may point out that there is still a great deal of dissatisfaction with regard to this Bill. Some amendments were proposed. which have never appeared.
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collection of any others I will be glad if he will kindly assist my memory in the matter. I may now my I am still of opinion that it would he very desirable and a very good thing to have any defects pointed out which may exist in the Bill, and especially if it is lik ly to prove hardship or to affect harshly any one in any way, but I do not see how it can, and there- fore I should be very happy to see the brokers themselves being forward this Bill that has much talked about and to have i placed side by side with this ons. But I am not aware that recommittal of this Bill will servo any useful purpose and I therefore beg to inova that it be read a third time.
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Hon. J. J. Keswick-I would point out that the hon. member is out of order unless he.. is going to second the motion.
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Hoa. P. RERIA No, I am not going to second 4411der the third reading. I am opposing it now.
HIS EXCELLENCY-I presumed the hon. Companies member rose to second the motion; if not he is as if 65
out of order.
Hon. J. J. KESWICK-I certainly thought to 1886 the bon, member was going to second the Bill.
Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD-I think if the Bill were re-committed I should be able to convines
the hon. meraber that one or two amendments
could be introduced which would remove the
hardship the Bill any otherwise entail oa por-
inuousut persons.
Hon. P. RYRIR No, I am not going to sacuud or otherprisectly in compared cannot see myself why
it. I want the Bill re-committed. If I am out Grck Compa. the time of the Council should be further wast of order I suppose I must submit,
Hon. Ho Kat seconded the motion for the se good reading.
Hon. P. Brate-I move as an amendment that the Bill be re-committed. I do so entirely in the interests of people who have talked about · the matter to me and who are not satisfied with the Bill as it now stands. If the Bill should be re-committed I think something might be introduced which might romove the objectious to the Bill. I may be wrong, bat, still that is my opinion. I do not wish to take up the time of the Council unnecessari- ly, but the public are not satisfied with this Bill I do not know personally any res son why they should be dissatisfied with it- (laughter)-but they are dissatisfied, and I think it will be as well to see what can be dous in re- committing the Bill. What it is they want I do not quite know myself. Laughter).
Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD-I rise to second the motion made by the senior unofficial member, and I would explain that I did not ask for a division on the second reading in conso- quence of the fact that the senior unofficial member informed me before coming to the Coun oil that certain amendments bad been drafted. that he had seen them, and that they would re move objections and render less obnoxions the measure we are now discussing. In the bolief that these amendments would be brought for- ward in committes, I did not more the Council for a division.
Hon. J. J. KESWICK-A. remark has been: made by the hon. gentleman who proposed the |
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ed. This Bill has practically been before the colouy for a year, Wo bare given unlimited time to its discussion and I purposely allowed longer than asual between onr meetings in orderto give full opportunity for its discussion. The Bill was read a second time without a dissentient voto and the hon. member who has seconded the amendment seems entirely at a loss as to what he is going to do in the matter. I think under the circumstances we should now proceed to the third reading. Any amendments would mae more properly form part of the Bill of which we have beard so long and which is promised by the Brokers Association. That Bill was within the knowl dge of the Officer Administering the to- vernment this time last year, when the Comil adjourned for a short recess, and he specially caled attention to it when he stated tha he had received a promise that a Bill should be brought forward by the Brokers' Associatio and that it would be brought forward during the year 1890. We are now in the middle of the year 1801 and we are still promised this Bill and nothing more. Under these circum- stauces I am against further delay.
The Connoil then divided on Hon. P. Rycio's amendment with the following rosult :-
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Hon. 7. H. Whitehead Hon Ho Kai Hon. P. Kyrieu
Hon. 1. J. Koswick
The Surveyor-General The Colonial Tronsurer
The Registrar-General
The Acting Attorney-General The Act. Colonial Secretary
H.E. the Acting Governor
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