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III.-LEGISLATION,
Sixteen (16) ordinances were passed during 1925, of which eight were amendments of previous ordinances.
The most important matters with which these ordinances dealt were:
The Bishop of Victoria Incorporation (No. 4)-The object of this ordinance was to incorporate the Bishop of Victoria in order to enable him to hold immovable property in perpetual succession, and in particular to enable him to hold the site of St. Paul's College, which was being vested in him with the consent of His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, the present legal owner.
The Sailors Home (No. 5)-The object of this ordinance was to create a corporation to be known as "The Trustees of the Sailors Home in Hong Kong," to appoint the first trustees, and to vest in the new incorporation the Crown lease of the land on which the present Sailors Home stands.
The "Petites Soeurs des Pauvres, St. Pern, Bretagne" (No. 6)-The object of this ordinance was to incorporate the Petites Soeurs des Pauvres, St. Pern, Bretagne, in order to enable them to hold immovable property in perpetual succession.
The Telephone (No. 9)-The object of this ordinance was to provide for the establishment of an improved telephone service in the Colony by means of a concession to a new local Telephone Company to supply telephonic communication within the Colony for a period of fifty years commencing from 1st July, 1925.
The June Settlement (No. 11)-The object of this ordinance was to postpone the June settlement day.
The Registration of United Kingdom Patents (No. 13)-The object of this ordinance was to provide for the registration in Hong Kong of letters patents granted in the United Kingdom.
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III.-LEGISLATION,
Sixteen (16) ordinances were passed during 1925, of which eight were amendments of previous ordinances.
The most important matters with which these ordinances dealt
were:
The Bishop of Victoria Incorporation (No. 4)-The object of this ordinance was to incorporate the Bishop of Victoria in order to enable him to hold immovable property in per- petual success, and in particular to enable him to hold the site of St. Paul's College, which was being vested in him with the consent of His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, the present legal owner.
The Sailors Home (No. 5)-The object of this ordinance was to create a corporation to be known as "The Trustees of the Sailors Home in Hong Kong," to appoint the first trustees, and to vest in the new incorporation the Crown lease of the land on which the present Sailors Home stands.
The "Petites Soeurs des Pauvres, St. Pern, Bretagne
(No. 6)-The object of this ordinance was to incorporate the Petites Soeurs des Pauvres, St. Pern, Bretagne, in order to enable them to hold immovable property in per- petual succession.
The Telephone (No. 9)-The object of this ordinance was to provide for the establishment of an improved telephone service in the Colony by means of a concession to a new local Telephone Company to supply telephonic communi- cation within the Colony for a period of fifty years com- mencing from 1st July, 1925.
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The June Settlement (No. 11)-The object of this ordinance
was to postpone the June settlement day.
The Registration of United Kingdom Patents (No. 13)-The object of this ordinance was to provide for the registration in Hong Kong of letters patents granted in the United Kingdom.
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