LEGISLATIVN
COUCI L
Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 25th August, 1954, at 2.70 p.m.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
1.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF MASTING HELD ON 1111 MUGUST, 1954.
7.
PAPERS TO ES LAID.
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
(1) Resolution regarding gratuity for Lan Chun.
The Colonial Secretary to move the following resolution :-
WHEREAS
(1) It was resolved on the 10th day of February, 1954, by a
résolution made and pasged on the said day and published in the Gazette as Gazette Notification No. 4.14 da Supplement No. 2 that a gratulty of $1,464, be paid to Lam Chun, formerly a charge-hand linesman employed in the Post Offics, who rebived upon abolition of office from the public service on the 30th day of September, 1950;
(2) The said sun was equivalent to that payable under
regulation 27 of the Pensions Regulations in similar circus tancea;
(3) The proviso in the said regulation 27 limiting the total
amount of the gratuity payable thereunder vas deleted from the said regulation by amending regulations published in the Gazette as Gazette Notification No. 4.31 of 1954;
(4) The said amending regulatione had retrospective effect
to the 9th day of December, 1949;
(5) By reason of the said amending regulations the said Laun
Chun would have received a further sum of $219.60, hed he been eligible for a pension under the said regulation 27.
RESOLVED that a further gratuity of $219,60 be paid to the said
Lam Chan.
(2) The Mining Bill, 1954
The Attorney General to move the Second and Third readings of :-
A Bill intituled : "An Ordinance to make better provision with
regard to prospecting for minerals and mining, and for purposes collected therewith.
UNOFFICIAL MEMBER'S HOTION.
(1) The Hoseinse Society of Hong Kong Incorporation Bill, 1954.
Mr. Dhun J. Ruttonjee to move the First reading of :-
A Bill intituled : Min Ordinance to provide for the incorporation
of the Hoseinee Society of Hong Kong."
R. 7. Primrose,
Deputy Clerk of Councils.