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(7) Dangerous Goods (Amsadment) Bill, 1961.

The Attorney General to move the Second and Third readings of :-

A Bill intituled: "An Ordinance to amead the Dangerous Goods

Ordinance, 1956."

(8) Motor Vehicles (First Registration Tax) Bill, 1961.

The Financial Secretary to move the Second and Third readinga

of :-

A Bill intituled; "sa Ordinance to impose a tax to be puld

on the first registration of certalo motor vehicles and to provide for mettera coonected with the purpose aforesaid."

(9) The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (Amendment)

BALL 1961.

The Financial Secretary to move the Second and Third readings

of :-

A Bill Sotituled: "An Ordinance to amend The Hongkong and

Shanghai Banking Corporation Ordinance, Chapter 70."

A. CHARAN,

DEPUTT CLERY OF COUNCILS.

LEGI

LATIVE

COUNCI

Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 5th July, 1961, at 2,30 p.m.

ORDER OF BUSINESS.

CONFIRMATION OF MUMES OF TRENT HELD ON 21ST JUNE. 1961.

OATHES

Mr. P.G.G. Knowles to take the Oath of Allegiance.

PAPERS TO BE LAID

QUESTIONS.

Mr. Dhan J. Ruttonges, pursuant to notios, will ask the following

question :-

"

In the light of recent public comment on backing affairs, doce

Government consider it desirable to conduct a thorougli revLew of the Colony's existing Banking Ordinances, particularly with a vlaw to establishing minimum liquid reserve holdings and quiform standards in other matters relating to sound banking practice ?

In posing the foregoing question, I wish, however, to make it clear that I do not subscribe to the current suggestion for the establishment of a Central Bank.

COVERMENT BUSINESS.

(1) Bank Notes Issue Ordinance, Chapter 65.

The Financial Secretary to move the following resolution :-

Resolved, pursuant to the proviso to section 5 of the Jack

Notes Issue Ordinance, Chapter 65, that this Council hereby extends the powers of all the note-issuing banks to make, issue or re-issue and circulate noten until and including the 12th day of July, 1962.

(2) Nursen Rewards and Fines Fund.

Dr. D.J.M. Mackenzie to move the following resolution :-

WHEREAS the Nurses Rewards and Pines Fund established by Resolution of this Council dated 24th May, 1950, has been discontinued:

NOW THEREFORE be it Resolved by this Council that the said

Nurses Rewards and Fines Fund se wound up.

(3) Public Services Comiasino (Amendment) Bill, 1961.

The Colonial Secretary to move the First reading of :-

A Bill intituled: "An Ordinance to amend the Public Services

Commission Ordinance, Chapter 93."

(4)