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HON. MR. POLLOCK-I don't think Horsford Kemp, Esquire, Barrister-at-law.
that is fair.
How, ME. EDE-The dealers knew of the Bill on Monday week. They knew of it probably on the 31st July,
HON. ME. HEWETT-- But they prob ably did not know that it was to come into force so soon, and they had to go on beving.
Hrs EXCELLENCY Have you any objection to altering the amendment to read provided the opium has not been landed anywhere"? This lets in the whole of the opium sold in India at the sale prior to the 31st August What we want to avoid is the unloading of all the Singapore godowns in Hongkong.
HON. MR. HEWETT--That is why I pat that in.
Has EXCELLENCY-Say any opium which has not been landed anywhere, but which has come direct.
HON. Mx. HEWETT--That may not exactly meet the case. The opium may have been lauded for a day or two and then re-shipped.
HIS EXCELLENCY-The terms of the amendment are, that "This resolution shall not apply to any bona fide shipments of nucertificated Indian Opium which have been made from Calcutta or Bombay by a vessel sailing prior to 21st August, 1911, and which have not been landed at any port after such shipment.”
The resolution was then carried.
Arms and Ammunition Amendment Bill
The Committee stage on the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to amend the Arms and Annaunition Ordinance, 1900," was not proceeded with.
Crown Solicitor's Ordinance
THE ATTORNEY - GENERAL moved that Council go into Committee on the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to enable Joseph
to practise as Crown Solicitor in the Court, and to provide for the payment ofsoleitor's FC || costs in cases in which a salaried Crown- Solicitor or Assistant Crown Solicitor acts as solicitor.
THE COLONIAL SECRETA I. Y second- ed, and the motion was agreed to.
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL---I beg to report that the amendments were passed at last meeting which now appear printed. I have no other amendments to make, and move that Council do now resume.
THE COLONIAL, SECRETARY second- ed, and the motion was agreed to.
On Council resuming,
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the Bill be read a third time.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY second- ed, and the Bill was read a third time and passed.
HIS EXCELLENCY--Council will ad- journ sine die.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was then held, the Council Secretary presiding.
The following vote was passed:
Miscellaneous
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand Dollars ($3,000) in aid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Works.
Tas CHAIRMAN ---We have built a new Police Station at Tsünwan which is just finished, and the Captain Superintendent of Police did not, as he should have done, make provision in the estimates for a new telephone, and a police station without a telephone is almost useless.