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this Bill is in a sense less drastic than that in the Ordinance of 1916, which has apparently worked well for the past 13 years. I therefore regret I cannot agree with the remarks of the hon. Dr. Kotewall.
H.E. THE GOVERNOR.-The amendment has not yet been seconded.
HON. SIR SHOU-SON CHOW.-I beg to second it.
H.E. THE GOVERNOR:-Do you wish to press the amendment?
HON. DR. R. H. KOTEWALL.-I do, Sir. I am very sorry to find myself in disagreement with such a champion of the rights of the people as the senior unofficial member, but I sincerely hold the section is unnecessary and is not in accord with the ordinary rule of British law. I therefore ask for a division.
On a division, the votes were recorded as follows:-
For the amendment:-Hon. Dr. S. W. Ts'o, Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes, Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow.
Against:-Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes, Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, the Harbour Master, the Captain Superintendent of Police, the Director of Public Works, the Colonial Treasurer, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the Attorney General, the Colonial Secretary.
The amendment was, therefore, lost by nine votes to five.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.I move that clause 27 be deleted. This matter is dealt with in the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, which was read a first time this afternoon. It is dealt with more appropriately there because it is an amendment of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded and the amendment was approved.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Before I move that the Council resume, I should like to say it is not proposed to take the third reading of this Bill until the next meeting of this Council.
The Council resumed.
JESUIT ORDER (PORTUGUESE PROVINCE) INCORPORATION
ORDINANCE, 1929.
HON. MR. W. E. L. SHENTON moved the second reading of the Bill intituled "An Ordinance to provide for the incorporation of the
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